climigo

Benin

When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are November–January, the least hot. Avoid February–October (hot, at times extreme heat and often rainy).

Climate zones

GhanaTogoBurkina FasoNigeriaNigerCotonouCotonouCotonouOuidahOuidahOuidahAbomeyAbomeyAbomeyParakouParakouParakouDjougouDjougouDjougou

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 35°20°
February 37°22°
March 38°25° extreme heat
April 37°25°
May 35°25°
June 32°23°
July 30°22°
August 30°22°
September 31°22°
October 33°22°
November 35°21°
December 35°20°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec20.2 · 34.9 °CJanuary: 20.2 · 34.9 °C22.4 · 36.6 °CFebruary: 22.4 · 36.6 °C24.7 · 37.8 °CMarch: 24.7 · 37.8 °C25.4 · 37.0 °CApril: 25.4 · 37.0 °C24.5 · 34.9 °CMay: 24.5 · 34.9 °C23.1 · 32.3 °CJune: 23.1 · 32.3 °C22.3 · 30.4 °CJuly: 22.3 · 30.4 °C22.1 · 29.7 °CAugust: 22.1 · 29.7 °C22.2 · 30.9 °CSeptember: 22.2 · 30.9 °C22.2 · 33.2 °COctober: 22.2 · 33.2 °C21.1 · 35.1 °CNovember: 21.1 · 35.1 °C20.0 · 34.8 °CDecember: 20.0 · 34.8 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 20.2 – 34.9 °C
Feb 22.4 – 36.6 °C
Mar 24.7 – 37.8 °C
Apr 25.4 – 37.0 °C
May 24.5 – 34.9 °C
Jun 23.1 – 32.3 °C
Jul 22.3 – 30.4 °C
Aug 22.1 – 29.7 °C
Sep 22.2 – 30.9 °C
Oct 22.2 – 33.2 °C
Nov 21.1 – 35.1 °C
Dec 20.0 – 34.8 °C

How much it rains

January 3 mm0 d
February 8 mm1 d
March 26 mm2 d
April 66 mm5 d
May 119 mm8 d
June 142 mm11 d
July 178 mm15 d
August 226 mm16 d
September 187 mm14 d
October 89 mm8 d
November 10 mm1 d
December 2 mm0 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec3 mm · 0 rain daysJanuary: 3 mm · 0 rain days8 mm · 1 rain day · 8 mm a dayFebruary: 8 mm · 1 rain day · 8 mm a day26 mm · 2 rain days · 13 mm a dayMarch: 26 mm · 2 rain days · 13 mm a day66 mm · 5 rain days · 13 mm a dayApril: 66 mm · 5 rain days · 13 mm a day119 mm · 8 rain days · 15 mm a dayMay: 119 mm · 8 rain days · 15 mm a day142 mm · 11 rain days · 13 mm a dayJune: 142 mm · 11 rain days · 13 mm a day178 mm · 15 rain days · 12 mm a dayJuly: 178 mm · 15 rain days · 12 mm a day226 mm · 16 rain days · 14 mm a dayAugust: 226 mm · 16 rain days · 14 mm a day187 mm · 14 rain days · 13 mm a daySeptember: 187 mm · 14 rain days · 13 mm a day89 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a dayOctober: 89 mm · 8 rain days · 11 mm a day10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a dayNovember: 10 mm · 1 rain day · 10 mm a day2 mm · 0 rain daysDecember: 2 mm · 0 rain days

Rain days and how much water

Jan 3 mm0 d
Feb 8 mm1 d
Mar 26 mm2 d
Apr 66 mm5 d
May 119 mm8 d
Jun 142 mm11 d
Jul 178 mm15 d
Aug 226 mm16 d
Sep 187 mm14 d
Oct 89 mm8 d
Nov 10 mm1 d
Dec 2 mm0 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 38
February 11 h 50
March 12 h 04
April 12 h 20
May 12 h 33
June 12 h 40
July 12 h 37
August 12 h 26
September 12 h 11
October 11 h 55
November 11 h 42
December 11 h 35

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Cotonou

Ouidah

Abomey

Cities