Federal Capital Territory · Nigeria
Abuja in May
In May, Abuja averages a daytime high of 32 °C and a night-time low of 23 °C, with about 147 mm of rain over the month. Abuja has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 32 °C
- Average low
- 23 °C
- Rain in the month
- 147 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 12 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 76
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in Abuja
May is the 7th 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, May is 3 °C cooler than April, and June is 2 °C cooler than May.
May brings 147 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 100 mm (1203 mm a year); it is the 5th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 12 h 30 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 May a good time to visit Abuja?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 32 °C is above 29 °C and about 147 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.
Public holidays in Nigeria in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
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; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.