Lagos (Nigeria) vs Lima (Peru): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Lagos 2013–2023 · Lima 2013–2023

Lagos (Nigeria) has a higher monthly mean temperature than Lima (Peru) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Lagos
March · 28.35 °C
Lima
February · 22.67 °C

Coolest month

Lagos
August · 25.10 °C
Lima
August · 15.96 °C

Driest month

Lagos
December · 0.68 mm/day
Lima
June, July, August · 0.02 mm/day

Sunniest month

Lagos
December · 10.31 hours/day
Lima
November · 11.09 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 5.35 °C (February); the largest is 9.48 °C (October).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 3.26 °C in Lagos (Nigeria) and 6.72 °C in Lima (Peru). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Lagos (Nigeria) has a higher daily rainfall average in 12 months and Lima (Peru) in 0; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Lagos (Nigeria) has more average sunshine hours per day in 0 months and Lima (Peru) in 12; 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: Lima (Peru) minus Lagos (Nigeria)

Temperature °C

Month Lagos Lima +/-
Jan 27.37 21.64 −5.73
Feb 28.02 22.67 −5.35
Mar 28.35 22.47 −5.88
Apr 28.28 20.72 −7.56
May 27.61 18.73 −8.89
Jun 26.20 17.20 −9.00
Jul 25.41 16.34 −9.08
Aug 25.10 15.96 −9.14
Sep 25.46 16.29 −9.17
Oct 26.33 16.85 −9.48
Nov 27.35 18.00 −9.35
Dec 27.50 19.86 −7.64
Annual mean 26.92 18.89 −8.02

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Lagos Lima +/-
Jan 9.92 10.85 +0.93
Feb 9.94 10.37 +0.43
Mar 9.49 10.39 +0.90
Apr 9.59 10.65 +1.07
May 8.94 10.08 +1.13
Jun 7.87 9.98 +2.11
Jul 8.57 10.16 +1.59
Aug 8.74 10.15 +1.41
Sep 8.03 10.48 +2.45
Oct 8.95 10.82 +1.86
Nov 10.28 11.09 +0.81
Dec 10.31 10.84 +0.53
Annual mean 9.22 10.49 +1.27

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Lagos Lima +/-
Jan 0.69 0.43 −0.26
Feb 1.09 0.65 −0.44
Mar 2.37 0.80 −1.58
Apr 2.66 0.11 −2.55
May 5.41 0.04 −5.37
Jun 8.82 0.02 −8.80
Jul 5.78 0.02 −5.76
Aug 3.88 0.02 −3.87
Sep 6.82 0.05 −6.77
Oct 4.91 0.08 −4.83
Nov 2.21 0.05 −2.16
Dec 0.68 0.24 −0.43
Annual mean 3.78 0.21 −3.57

Snow (mm)

Month Lagos Lima +/-
Jan 0.00 0.00 0.00
Feb 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mar 0.00 0.00 0.00
Apr 0.00 0.00 0.00
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 0.00 0.00
Dec 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual mean 0.00 0.00 0.00