Rank 97 · Nigeria

Lagos

Nigeria · metro
5.3
HECI score
D
Class D
Marginal

Component breakdown

Air Quality
PM2.5 as US AQI, annual means over the window
6.1
Fair
Climate
Apparent temperature, 18-24°C optimal
2.7
Severe
Wind
Daily maximum gusts, calm is comfortable
8.8
Good
UV Safety
Hazardous UV peaks penalized, low UV is not
7.1
Good
Day-Night Swing
Daily max-min gap, mild swings score high
2.7
Severe
Seasons
Distinct but gentle seasons score highest
4.0
Poor
Sunlight
Annual sunshine hours
8.3
Good
Rainfall
Volume and year-to-year reliability
6.9
Fair
Disaster Risk
Recorded events, 3 yr / 50 km
8.9
Good

Goldilocks curve

Cold18-24°CHot

Lagos sits on the hot slope: mean feels-like 31.5°C.

Air quality source

Ground monitor

This city's air quality is measured by a real monitoring station: OpenAQ ground monitor (3.2km).

Coordinates6.4452, 3.3896
Data window10y
Updated7/13/2026
Sources: Open-Meteo, OpenAQ ground monitor (3.2km), USGS Earthquakes, NOAA IBTrACS, Smithsonian GVP, GloFAS (Copernicus)