Federal Capital Territory · Nigeria
Abuja in July
In July, Abuja averages a daytime high of 29 °C and a night-time low of 21 °C, with about 201 mm of rain over the month. Abuja has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 29 °C
- Average low
- 21 °C
- Rain in the month
- 201 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jul
- 12 h 40 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 76
When to go
How July compares with the rest of the year in Abuja
July is tied for the 10th warmest month in Abuja by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 28 °C to 37 °C and the lows from 18 °C to 24 °C. By day, July is 2 °C cooler than June, and August is 1 °C cooler than July.
July brings 201 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 100 mm (1203 mm a year); it is the 3rd wettest month.
On 15 July the sun is up for about 12 h 40 min, against 11 h 40 min at the shortest and 12 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34 °C | 19 °C | 1 mm | |
| February | 35 °C | 22 °C | 3 mm | |
| March | 37 °C | 24 °C | 11 mm | |
| April | 35 °C | 24 °C | 66 mm | |
| May | 32 °C | 23 °C | 147 mm | |
| June | 30 °C | 22 °C | 170 mm | |
| July | 29 °C | 21 °C | 201 mm | |
| August | 28 °C | 21 °C | 241 mm | |
| September | 29 °C | 21 °C | 247 mm | |
| October | 31 °C | 21 °C | 113 mm | |
| November | 33 °C | 19 °C | 3 mm | |
| December | 33 °C | 18 °C | 1 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is July a good time to visit Abuja?
Not by the measure used here: about 201 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Abuja meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Abuja
This guide lists 76 places to stay in Abuja, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 3; 1–3 km, 22; 3–10 km, 41; 10 km or more, 10.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.