Abuja weather in July

In July, Abuja sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 257 mm of rain across 28.1 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Abuja's 11th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abuja's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 257 mm; 28.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 30 min; 6:21 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 11th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.88 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Abuja is capital city of Nigeria.

Founded: 1828

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Abuja reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	22
2	28	22
3	28	22
4	28	22
5	28	22
6	28	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	27	22
18	27	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	27	22
22	27	22
23	27	22
24	27	22
25	27	22
26	27	22
27	27	22
28	27	22
29	27	22
30	27	22
31	27	22

How July really feels in Abuja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Abuja weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 21°	2	0.6	11.5	3.9
Feb	35° / 23°	5	1.3	11.7	2.9
Mar	36° / 25°	20	3.9	11.9	2.4
Apr	34° / 25°	52	9.4	12.2	3.0
May	31° / 24°	130	18.4	12.4	3.4
Jun	29° / 22°	195	23.2	12.5	3.6
Jul	28° / 22°	257	28.1	12.5	3.6
Aug	27° / 21°	314	29.2	12.3	3.5
Sep	28° / 22°	285	27.5	12.1	3.3
Oct	30° / 22°	137	20.8	11.8	3.7
Nov	33° / 22°	10	1.9	11.6	4.4
Dec	34° / 21°	1	0.2	11.5	4.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
Cloudier (%)	89	89	90	90	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	9	91
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	4	96
31	4	96

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Abuja gets around 257 mm of rain over 28.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 91% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	84	84	85	85	86	86	87	87	88	88	89	90	90	91	92	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	94

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	85
4	85
5	86
6	86
7	87
8	87
9	88
10	88
11	89
12	90
13	90
14	91
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Muggy (%)	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	24	24	25	26	26	27	27	28	29	29	29	30
Oppressive (%)	87	86	86	85	85	84	84	83	83	82	82	81	81	80	80	79	78	78	77	76	76	75	74	74	73	73	72	71	71	71	70

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	87
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	30	70

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:48 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:21	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:22	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:23	6:24	6:24	6:24
Sunset (PM)	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:49	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.5	6:18	6:49
2	12.5	6:18	6:49
3	12.5	6:18	6:49
4	12.5	6:18	6:49
5	12.5	6:19	6:50
6	12.5	6:19	6:50
7	12.5	6:19	6:50
8	12.5	6:19	6:50
9	12.5	6:20	6:50
10	12.5	6:20	6:50
11	12.5	6:20	6:50
12	12.5	6:20	6:50
13	12.5	6:21	6:50
14	12.5	6:21	6:50
15	12.5	6:21	6:50
16	12.5	6:21	6:50
17	12.5	6:21	6:50
18	12.5	6:22	6:50
19	12.5	6:22	6:50
20	12.5	6:22	6:50
21	12.5	6:22	6:50
22	12.5	6:22	6:50
23	12.5	6:23	6:50
24	12.4	6:23	6:50
25	12.4	6:23	6:49
26	12.4	6:23	6:49
27	12.4	6:23	6:49
28	12.4	6:23	6:49
29	12.4	6:24	6:49
30	12.4	6:24	6:49
31	12.4	6:24	6:48

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in March across the year — July's 3.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.1	Bright
2	4.1	Bright
3	4.1	Bright
4	4.1	Bright
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.0	Bright
8	4.0	Bright
9	4.0	Moderate
10	4.0	Moderate
11	4.0	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.9	Moderate
14	3.9	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate
31	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Abuja

In seasonPeak

In July, Abuja sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Abuja's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Abuja sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is July a good time to visit Abuja?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.6

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abuja.

What to pack for Abuja in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Abuja sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Abuja in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abuja peaks around September 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	9	12	11	10	11	11	11	12	11	10	9
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	9	Very high

Air quality in Abuja in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Abuja is worst in February — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (July, 25 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	93	100	74	57	34	29	25	26	30	46	53	74
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	93	Unhealthy
Feb	100	Unhealthy
Mar	74	Unhealthy
Apr	57	Unhealthy
May	34	Moderate
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	46	Poor
Nov	53	Poor
Dec	74	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Abuja?

Abuja sits at 9.1°N, 7.5°E, 476 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kuje, 35 km away.

Topography around Abuja

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abuja.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abuja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m around an average of 495 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 583 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 909 m.

The land around Abuja is covered by artificial surfaces (60%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (33%), trees (21%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

141 m

artificial surfaces 60%

16 km

583 m

artificial surfaces 33%

80 km

909 m

cropland 44%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain

← June Abuja year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Kuje 35 km · Suleja 37 km · Keffi 48 km · Nasarawa 62 km · Akwanga 101 km · Lapai 101 km · Kachia 104 km · Kafanchan 105 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 13% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,224; 2025
Happiness: 4.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 30%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 15.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 569
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abuja (9.0579°, 7.4951°, elevation 476 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	22
2	28	22
3	28	22
4	28	22
5	28	22
6	28	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	27	22
18	27	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	27	22
22	27	22
23	27	22
24	27	22
25	27	22
26	27	22
27	27	22
28	27	22
29	27	22
30	27	22
31	27	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	9	91
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	85
4	85
5	86
6	86
7	87
8	87
9	88
10	88
11	89
12	90
13	90
14	91
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	87
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	30	70

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	22
2	28	22
3	28	22
4	28	22
5	28	22
6	28	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	27	22
18	27	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	27	22
22	27	22
23	27	22
24	27	22
25	27	22
26	27	22
27	27	22
28	27	22
29	27	22
30	27	22
31	27	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	9	91
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	85
4	85
5	86
6	86
7	87
8	87
9	88
10	88
11	89
12	90
13	90
14	91
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	87
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	30	70

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	22
2	28	22
3	28	22
4	28	22
5	28	22
6	28	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	27	22
18	27	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	27	22
22	27	22
23	27	22
24	27	22
25	27	22
26	27	22
27	27	22
28	27	22
29	27	22
30	27	22
31	27	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	11	89
2	11	89
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	9	91
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	7	93
10	7	93
11	7	93
12	6	94
13	6	94
14	6	94
15	6	94
16	6	94
17	6	94
18	6	94
19	6	94
20	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	6	94
24	5	95
25	5	95
26	5	95
27	5	95
28	5	95
29	5	95
30	4	96
31	4	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	84
2	84
3	85
4	85
5	86
6	86
7	87
8	87
9	88
10	88
11	89
12	90
13	90
14	91
15	92
16	92
17	92
18	93
19	93
20	93
21	94
22	94
23	94
24	94
25	94
26	94
27	94
28	94
29	94
30	94
31	94

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	13	87
2	14	86
3	14	86
4	15	85
5	15	85
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	17	83
9	17	83
10	18	82
11	18	82
12	19	81
13	19	81
14	20	80
15	20	80
16	21	79
17	22	78
18	22	78
19	23	77
20	24	76
21	24	76
22	25	75
23	26	74
24	26	74
25	27	73
26	27	73
27	28	72
28	29	71
29	29	71
30	29	71
31	30	70