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Nigeria · Month guide
Nigeria in November
Around 34 °C with 20 mm of rain and 9.0 hours of sun a day.
November is a challenging month for Nigeria overall; regional choices matter most. Around 34 °C with 20 mm of rain and 9.0 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
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Nigeria · November
What the weather usually does
Nigeria · typical month
- Day / night21 – 34 °CYear range 19 – 37 °C
- Rainfall20 mmYear range 4 – 238 mm
- Sunshine9.0 hr / dayYear range 3.8 – 9.8 hr / day
What’s open · November
Things to do in Nigeria in November
Nothing in Nigeria shuts for the season; November runs the full list.
- OpenTravelling in the harmattan
the harmattan runs from late November to mid-March — dry, cool mornings and hazy skies, and the peak of the West African dry season
Sources: en.wikipedia.org, britannica.com
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
37 regions · current month
Nigeria, taken apart
- Abia State32°C now · 29–37 °C yr
- Adamawa State35°C now · 29–39 °C yr
- Akwa Ibom State31°C now · 28–34 °C yr
- Anambra State33°C now · 30–37 °C yr
- Bauchi State33°C now · 29–38 °C yr
- Bayelsa State30°C now · 28–32 °C yr
- Benue State34°C now · 30–37 °C yr
- Borno State35°C now · 31–41 °C yr
- Cross River State32°C now · 29–36 °C yr
- Delta State32°C now · 29–34 °C yr
- Ebonyi State33°C now · 30–37 °C yr
- Edo State33°C now · 29–36 °C yr
- Ekiti State33°C now · 28–36 °C yr
- Enugu State33°C now · 29–37 °C yr
- Federal Capital Territory35°C now · 29–37 °C yr
- Gombe State35°C now · 29–39 °C yr
- Imo State32°C now · 29–37 °C yr
- Jigawa State34°C now · 30–40 °C yr
- Kaduna State33°C now · 27–36 °C yr
- Kano State33°C now · 29–39 °C yr
- Katsina State33°C now · 29–39 °C yr
- Kebbi State36°C now · 30–40 °C yr
- Kogi State34°C now · 29–37 °C yr
- Kwara State35°C now · 29–38 °C yr
- Lagos30°C now · 27–31 °C yr
- Nasarawa State35°C now · 29–37 °C yr
- Niger State35°C now · 29–38 °C yr
- Ogun State32°C now · 28–35 °C yr
- Ondo State32°C now · 28–35 °C yr
- Osun State32°C now · 28–36 °C yr
- Oyo State34°C now · 29–36 °C yr
- Plateau State33°C now · 28–37 °C yr
- Rivers State31°C now · 28–34 °C yr
- Sokoto State36°C now · 31–41 °C yr
- Taraba State34°C now · 29–37 °C yr
- Yobe State34°C now · 30–40 °C yr
- Zamfara State34°C now · 29–39 °C yr
Safety · 4 governments
What the governments say about Nigeria
Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
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Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
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Parts of Nigeria carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.
Climate at a glance · 10-year ERA5
A decade of weather, in one page
— daytime high— overnight low▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.9 | 18.7 | 16.7 | 35.5 |
| February | 34.8 | 20.9 | 18.1 | 37.6 |
| March | 37.0 | 24.3 | 22.1 | 38.8 |
| April | 37.0 | 25.6 | 24.2 | 38.8 |
| May | 35.1 | 25.5 | 24.2 | 37.4 |
| June | 32.3 | 24.2 | 22.9 | 34.9 |
| July | 30.1 | 23.3 | 22.4 | 32.2 |
| August | 29.2 | 22.8 | 22.2 | 31.0 |
| September | 30.4 | 22.9 | 22.1 | 32.4 |
| October | 32.4 | 22.7 | 21.6 | 34.2 |
| November | 33.9 | 21.0 | 18.9 | 35.1 |
| December | 33.1 | 19.3 | 17.1 | 35.3 |
View data table
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 4 |
| February | 9 |
| March | 28 |
| April | 42 |
| May | 83 |
| June | 132 |
| July | 184 |
| August | 238 |
| September | 194 |
| October | 101 |
| November | 20 |
| December | 4 |
View data table
| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 9.8 |
| February | 9.6 |
| March | 8.7 |
| April | 8.1 |
| May | 7.2 |
| June | 6.0 |
| July | 4.6 |
| August | 3.8 |
| September | 5.1 |
| October | 7.0 |
| November | 9.0 |
| December | 9.5 |
— average▬ typical range
View data table
| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.3 | 7.3 | 12.0 |
| February | 9.3 | 7.3 | 11.8 |
| March | 8.8 | 7.4 | 10.4 |
| April | 8.7 | 7.4 | 10.0 |
| May | 8.5 | 6.8 | 10.6 |
| June | 8.1 | 6.2 | 10.3 |
| July | 8.1 | 6.1 | 10.4 |
| August | 8.0 | 5.7 | 10.6 |
| September | 6.5 | 5.1 | 8.2 |
| October | 6.5 | 5.3 | 8.1 |
| November | 7.9 | 6.2 | 9.5 |
| December | 8.8 | 7.1 | 10.7 |
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