Abuja Weather in August
Abuja in August
The short of it: Abuja in August averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 21 °C (71 °F), with 291 mm (11.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 25 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are August and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 21° · rain 291 mm · daylight 12 h 25 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: August & January
August in Abuja brings afternoons near 29° and nights around 21°, with about 291 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Abuja: highs scarcely reach 29°, nights fall to 21°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 291 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 25 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; it is the best month of the year to come.
Against its neighbours, Abuja runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Madala, 31 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
August in Abuja, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 74 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 25 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MadalaFCT | 31 km W | 29° | 22° | 274 mm |
| KujeFCT | 35 km SW | 29° | 22° | 262 mm |
| SulejaNiger State | 37 km WNW | 28° | 22° | 279 mm |
| KeffiNasarawa State | 48 km ESE | 29° | 22° | 301 mm |
| KwaliFCT | 56 km WSW | 29° | 23° | 252 mm |
| NasarawaNasarawa State | 62 km SSE | 29° | 23° | 272 mm |
| BugaNasarawa State | 67 km SSW | 29° | 22° | 256 mm |
| AkwangaNasarawa State | 101 km E | 28° | 21° | 338 mm |