Weather in Lagos in August 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Lagos in August
The temperature in August is +28°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +31°C during the day and a minimum of +24°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 29% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +27°C to +29°C.
Is Lagos warm or cold in August?
Lagos is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +27°C to +27°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +24°C to +23°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
August is one of the coolest months in Lagos, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Lagos in August
Water in Lagos in August is Warm. It varies from +25°C to +26°C, with an average of +25°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +27°C.
The water temperature in August is one of the coldest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Lagos in August?
Climate in Lagos in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +27°C | +28°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +21°C | +22°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +30°C | +31°C | +31°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 197 mm | 131 mm | 174 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +25°C | +26°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 87% | 86% | 87% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1012 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 26 | 28 | 25 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as ok as in July. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +27°C for average maximum temperature during the day. As August arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 197 mm to 131 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 87% to 86%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 0 sunny days during the month.
September brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Lagos is gradually decreasing during August, going from 4 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Lagos?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Lagos in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1986 (+29°C) and the highest in 2020 (+31°C). The driest year was 2013 with only 1129 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1980 with 2312 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Lagos, 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.