Abuja (Nigeria) vs London (Great Britain): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Abuja 2013–2023 · London 2013–2023

Abuja (Nigeria) has a higher monthly mean temperature than London (Great Britain) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Abuja
March · 29.40 °C
London
July · 18.57 °C

Coolest month

Abuja
August · 23.51 °C
London
January · 4.73 °C

Driest month

Abuja
December · 0.00 mm/day
London
April · 1.33 mm/day

Sunniest month

Abuja
December · 10.78 hours/day
London
July · 10.94 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 5.41 °C (July); the largest is 23.36 °C (February).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 5.89 °C in Abuja (Nigeria) and 13.84 °C in London (Great Britain). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Abuja (Nigeria) has a higher daily rainfall average in 6 months and London (Great Britain) in 6; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Abuja (Nigeria) has more average sunshine hours per day in 7 months and London (Great Britain) in 5; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

Show data and calculation

Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: London (Great Britain) minus Abuja (Nigeria)

Temperature °C

Month Abuja London +/-
Jan 27.22 4.73 −22.49
Feb 28.81 5.44 −23.36
Mar 29.40 6.84 −22.57
Apr 28.68 9.18 −19.50
May 26.92 12.67 −14.26
Jun 25.09 16.27 −8.82
Jul 23.98 18.57 −5.41
Aug 23.51 17.74 −5.77
Sep 24.11 15.48 −8.63
Oct 25.38 12.31 −13.07
Nov 26.97 8.09 −18.88
Dec 27.05 6.52 −20.53
Annual mean 26.43 11.15 −15.28

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Abuja London +/-
Jan 10.73 3.74 −6.99
Feb 10.59 5.11 −5.48
Mar 10.23 6.38 −3.85
Apr 9.97 9.22 −0.75
May 9.10 10.11 +1.00
Jun 7.96 10.51 +2.55
Jul 7.46 10.94 +3.48
Aug 6.58 9.68 +3.10
Sep 7.86 8.02 +0.16
Oct 9.52 5.86 −3.66
Nov 10.44 4.12 −6.32
Dec 10.78 3.14 −7.64
Annual mean 9.27 7.24 −2.03

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Abuja London +/-
Jan 0.03 1.92 +1.89
Feb 0.22 1.71 +1.49
Mar 0.60 1.61 +1.00
Apr 1.28 1.33 +0.05
May 3.61 1.85 −1.76
Jun 4.92 1.93 −2.99
Jul 6.49 1.79 −4.69
Aug 8.40 2.02 −6.38
Sep 8.13 1.61 −6.51
Oct 3.49 2.51 −0.98
Nov 0.17 2.27 +2.10
Dec 0.00 2.10 +2.10
Annual mean 3.11 1.89 −1.22

Snow (mm)

Month Abuja London +/-
Jan 0.00 0.94 +0.94
Feb 0.00 0.76 +0.76
Mar 0.00 0.77 +0.77
Apr 0.00 0.05 +0.05
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 0.04 +0.04
Dec 0.00 0.40 +0.40
Annual mean 0.00 0.25 +0.25