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Nigeria climate

Tropical, wetter south and drier north. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Lagos · Kano · Ibadan · Abuja · Port Harcourt · Kaduna

Browse all 64 cities in Nigeria

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

As

Tropical savanna (dry summer)

41 cities

Lagospop 15.4M Ibadanpop 3.6M Abujapop 2.7M Onitshapop 1.6M Ilorinpop 1.1M Jospop 1.0M Enugupop 950k Oyopop 736k Abeokutapop 735k Akurepop 730k Osogbopop 645k Ile-Ifepop 560k

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Am

Tropical monsoon

10 cities

Port Harcourtpop 2.1M Benin Citypop 1.8M Abapop 1.2M Owerripop 545k Calabarpop 540k Uyopop 437k Ondopop 375k Umuahiapop 370k Sapelepop 305k Ikot Ekpenepop 255k

BSh

Hot semi-arid

5 cities

Kanopop 4.9M Katsinapop 670k Gombepop 560k Gusaupop 227k Dutsepop 17k

Aw

Tropical savanna (dry winter)

3 cities

Kadunapop 1.9M Zariapop 980k Bauchipop 694k

BWh

Hot desert

3 cities

Maiduguripop 1.1M Sokotopop 1.0M Damaturupop 46k

Af

Tropical rainforest

2 cities

Warripop 910k Yenagoapop 365k

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Nigeria.

Tropical savanna (dry summer)As

Hot semi-aridBSh

Tropical savanna (dry summer)As

Tropical savanna (dry summer)As

Tropical monsoonAm

Tropical savanna (dry winter)Aw

Climate types in Nigeria

Nigeria spans 6 climate types. All climate types:

As Tropical savanna (dry summer) · 41 cities Am Tropical monsoon · 10 cities BSh Hot semi-arid · 5 cities BWh Hot desert · 3 cities Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter) · 3 cities Af Tropical rainforest · 2 cities

Climate records across Nigeria — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Birnin Kebbi (85.5 °F avg) · Coolest Jos (75.3 °F avg) · Wettest Calabar (118 in/yr) · Driest Maiduguri (14 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Nigeria sits well between them.