Weather in Abuja in January 2025
- January is usually the driest month of the year in Abuja
Average weather
Average temperature in Abuja in January
The expected average maximum temperature in January is +93°F with a maximum of +99°F and a minimum of +66°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 28% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +90°F to +99°F.
Is Abuja warm or cold in January?
Abuja is typically hot in January.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +93°F to +93°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +70°F to +70°F.
Make sure that you pack your summer linen and swimming costumes; it’s probably going to be hot.
Take a look at how January is compared to other months in Abuja:
Climate in Abuja in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +93°F | +93°F | +95°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +61°F | +61°F | +64°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +99°F | +102°F | +106°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 2 mm | 2 mm | 6 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 40% | 35% | 37% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1010 HPa | 1010 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 18 | 16 | 12 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. The temperature levels stay the same in the area of +93°F for average maximum temperature during the day. The rainfall amount in January stays the same as in the previous month with a 2 mm of total precipitation. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 40% to 35%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 18 sunny days in December to 16 in January.
Next month (February) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 2 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Abuja is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Abuja?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Abuja in January has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+87°F) and the highest in 2021 (+90°F). The driest year was 2022 with only 1002 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2012 with 1812 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Abuja
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Abuja, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.