When to go · Lagos
Lagos in December
Mixed month. Dry, but concerts and holidays make flights, hotels and roads very busy.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Temperature
- 32°C90°F / 24°C75°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 3
- Crowds
- High
- Nigeria overall
- Prices
- High
- Nigeria overall
Verdict
Dry, but concerts and holidays make flights, hotels and roads very busy.
Weather in December
- LagosHighs around 32 °C, lows around 24 °C, rain on about 3 daysHighs around 90 °F, lows around 75 °F, rain on about 3 days
- Lagos and the south-west coast, Nigeria · Lagos, Abeokuta, Ibadanbest weather
Two rainy peaks (June, then September–October) with a short dry break in August; floods in Lagos after heavy storms.
Dry season season
The easiest months to move around; clear evenings.
Watch: Heat, humidity and harmattan dust some weeks; December is the busiest month.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Detty December check
Most of December · Citywide
Concerts and parties; flights, hotels and roads are at their busiest and dearest.
Calabar Carnival and Detty December big impact
Dec · Nigeria
Street parades in Calabar; concerts and parties in Lagos; flights sell out.
Christmas and Boxing Day big impact
25–26 Dec · Nigeria
Mass travel to home towns; roads jammed.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Nigeria overall
- High
- Prices · Nigeria overall
- High
Nigeria overall: Detty December in Lagos and the Calabar Carnival: book flights and hotels months ahead.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen