Abuja Temperature by Month
Abuja, Nigeria has an average annual maximum temperature of 33°C (91°F), with moderate seasonal shifts ranging from 28°C (82°F) in December to 37°C (99°F) in March. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Abuja Monthly Temperatures
The moderate changes in the climate in Abuja ensure gradual weather shifts through each season. At night, temperatures drop to between 25°C (77°F) and 21°C (70°F) depending on the time of year.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Abuja by month:
Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Historical Abuja Temperatures: 1988-2026
Browse day-by-day temperature records for Abuja spanning 39 years. Select any month and year to see actual high and low temperatures recorded on each day.
Temperature: Abuja vs Nigeria
The map below shows the annual temperature across Nigeria. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Abuja vs World: Temperature Compared
Abuja's average annual maximum temperature is 33°C (91°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Lisbon, Portugal averages 21°C (70°F) annually — warm summers, mild winters, and rain mainly in the cooler months.
Toronto, Canada averages 13°C (55°F) annually, with cold snowy winters balanced by genuinely warm summers.
Beijing, China averages 20°C (68°F) annually, but with big seasonal swings — very cold winters and hot summers.
Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels — they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.
Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Abuja this rarely lasts long on the ground.
For more on Abuja's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Abuja climate page.
