Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, not the Portuguese town sharing its name, grew from a 15th-century Awori Yoruba fishing settlement on a lagoon into a metropolis its own census disputes, put at roughly 15 million. It served as Nigeria's capital until Abuja took the title in December 1991, and still generates 30-35% of national GDP through the port of Apapa and the towers of Victoria Island. Yaba, on the mainland, is nicknamed Yabacon Valley: Bosun Tijani's Co-Creation Hub started the scene there in 2011, and it now hosts Andela, one of Africa's seven tech unicorns. Foreign advisories flag street crime here but reserve their strongest warnings for Nigeria's north, not Lagos.
Nights sit around 23°C and afternoons around 29°C.
Lagos barely changes season: afternoons sit around 32°C and nights around 24°C most of the year.
It rains all year — about 1550 mm in total, from 291 mm in June down to 23 mm in December — so there is no dry stretch to aim for.
Wind is rarely an issue; most months sit between calm and a light breeze. Air quality is worth watching: January averages an AQI of 141, while August clears to 62.
Daylight is steady all year, around 12.0 hours a day.
For what you're after, the best months in Lagos are November – March. Expect decent internet (46.2 Mbps) and a moderate cost of living (about €1050 a month).
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