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Nigeria travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

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Zuma Rock. Photo: Jeff Attaway, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
6h 15mflight from London
Nairacurrency
Visa neededfor UK passports
Type D, Gplugs

Afrobeats, Lagos energy and colourful festivals

Don't miss

  1. Lagos
  2. Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove
  3. Yankari National Park
Good forCultureCity breaksFood lovers

Best time to visit Nigeria from the UK

Best value: Mar, Oct. Nov–Feb: dry season; check FCDO advice for some states. Busiest and priciest: Nov–Feb.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Abuja, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Abuja for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Our pick: March and OctoberThe warmest of the best-value months (25–29°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
  • Peak season: Nov–FebUsually 24–27°C. The busiest time, so book flights and rooms early and expect higher prices.
  • Quiet season: Apr–SepAround 24–28°C. The cheapest and least crowded time, though often because of rain or heat.
  • Warmest: March (29°C) · coolest: August (24°C)A 5°C swing between the warmest and coolest months.
Temperatures as a table
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Festivals and events

  • Lagos Carnival Apr · Lagos
  • Durbar Festival Varies · Kano and Katsina
  • Osun-Osogbo Festival Aug · Osogbo
  • Calabar Carnival Dec · Calabar

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 6h 15m
Distance
4,768 km
Main airport
LOS

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

NairaCapital: Abuja
Type D, G · 230VUK plugs fit
Drive on the rightOpposite to the UK
112
EmergencyPolice, fire, ambulance
Drink bottledOr treated water
  • FCDO adviceAdvises against travel to parts of NigeriaCheck which areas before you book.
  • VisaVisa needed in advanceApply in advance
  • HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
  • LGBT+ travellersIllegal, and the death penalty is possibleRead the FCDO LGBT+ advice before you go.
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Nigeria, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 16 October 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Nigeria before you book and again before you go.

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