Weather in Lagos in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Lagos in March
The temperature in March is +32°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +34°C during the day and a minimum of +25°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 33% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +34°C to +31°C.
Is Lagos warm or cold in March?
Lagos is typically hot in March.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +32°C to +31°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +25°C to +26°C.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Lagos:
Water temperature in Lagos in March
Water in Lagos in March is Very warm. It varies from +27°C to +29°C, with an average of +28°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +31°C.
In March, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Lagos in March?
Climate in Lagos in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +31°C | +31°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +22°C | +23°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +37°C | +35°C | +34°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 45 mm | 90 mm | 118 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +28°C | +29°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 80% | 82% | 83% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 19 | 25 | 23 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March typically has worse weather conditions compared to February. It’s getting colder in March. From +32°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +31°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 45 mm to 90 mm. Humidity rises from 80% to 82%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 3 sunny days in February to 0 in March.
April 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 increasing during March, going from 3 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Lagos?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Lagos in March 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.
FAQ
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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.