Weather in Abuja in September 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Abuja in September
Going from a maximum of +32°C during the day to a minimum of +21°C during the night, the temperature in September averages around +30°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 9% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +30°C to +31°C.
Is Abuja warm or cold in September?
Abuja is typically warm in September.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +27°C to +28°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +22°C to +22°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
September is one of the coolest months in Abuja, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Abuja in September
| August | September | October | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +28°C | +30°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +20°C | +19°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +33°C | +32°C | +35°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 315 mm | 277 mm | 130 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 0 m/s | 0 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 87% | 86% | 82% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1011 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 28 | 26 | 21 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
September weather is still as ok as in August. It’s getting warmer as September arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +27°C to +28°C during the day. As September arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 315 mm to 277 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 87% to 86%. Winds are calmer in comparison to August, going down from 1 m/s to 0 m/s on average. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
October brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 1 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Abuja is gradually increasing during September, going from 1 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last September in Abuja?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Abuja in September has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+31°C) and the highest in 2021 (+32°C). The driest year was 2022 with only 1002 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2012 with 1812 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Abuja, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.