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Best time to visit Benin

Best time to visit Benin

The best time to visit Benin is from january until december, when you will have a warm or hot temperature and limited till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Benin is 36°C in december and the lowest is 30°C in july. The weather and climate of Benin is suitable for a sun vacation.

The average climate figure for Benin is an 9,1. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Benin has the tropical savanna climate prevailing. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Benin or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

Climate Benin per month

Climate data from: Porto-Novo
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Day
max °C
MM
rain
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 35 35 35 35 34 32 30 30 31 33 34 36
MM
rain		 9 mm 15 mm 11 mm 13 mm 25 mm 59 mm 64 mm 35 mm 46 mm 22 mm 14 mm 6 mm
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Climate Benin

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Climate Benin per Month

Climate Benin per Month
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Benin has the tropical savanna climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for Benin is 32° degrees and there is about 320 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 202 days a year with an average humidity of 76% and an UV-index of 7.

 
Day
max °C
Night
min °C
MM
rain
Rain
days
Dry
days
Sun hours
per day
Wind force
in Bft
UV-index
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 35 35 35 35 34 32 30 30 31 33 34 36
Night
min °C		 24 26 27 27 26 25 24 23 24 25 25 24
MM
rain		 9 mm 15 mm 11 mm 13 mm 25 mm 59 mm 64 mm 35 mm 46 mm 22 mm 14 mm 6 mm
Rain
days		 5 7 7 8 11 19 23 18 18 11 6 5
Dry
days		 26 21 24 22 20 11 8 13 12 20 24 26
Sun hours
per day		 10 9 9 9 9 7 6 6 7 8 9 10
Wind force
in Bft		 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2
UV-index 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
 

Climate Benin january

On average, it is maximum 35° in january in Benin and at least around 24° degrees. In january there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 9 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Benin.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Benin february

On average, it is maximum 35° in february in Benin and at least around 26° degrees. In february there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 15 mm and the it will be dry 21 days this month in Benin.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Benin march

On average, it is maximum 35° in march in Benin and at least around 27° degrees. In march there are 7 days of rainfall with a total of 11 mm and the it will be dry 24 days this month in Benin.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Benin april

On average, it is maximum 35° in april in Benin and at least around 27° degrees. In april there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 13 mm and the it will be dry 22 days this month in Benin.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Benin may

On average, it is maximum 34° in may in Benin and at least around 26° degrees. In may there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 25 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Benin.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Benin june

On average, it is maximum 32° in june in Benin and at least around 25° degrees. In june there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 59 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in Benin.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Benin july

On average, it is maximum 30° in july in Benin and at least around 24° degrees. In july there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 64 mm and the it will be dry 8 days this month in Benin.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Benin august

On average, it is maximum 30° in august in Benin and at least around 23° degrees. In august there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 35 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Benin.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Benin september

On average, it is maximum 31° in september in Benin and at least around 24° degrees. In september there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 46 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Benin.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Benin october

On average, it is maximum 33° in october in Benin and at least around 25° degrees. In october there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 22 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Benin.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Benin november

On average, it is maximum 34° in november in Benin and at least around 25° degrees. In november there are 6 days of rainfall with a total of 14 mm and the it will be dry 24 days this month in Benin.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Benin december

On average, it is maximum 36° in december in Benin and at least around 24° degrees. In december there are 5 days of rainfall with a total of 6 mm and the it will be dry 26 days this month in Benin.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation
14 day weather forecast Benin

14 day weather forecast Benin

The weather for Porto-Novo in Benin will be 30° till 31° degrees in the next 14 days with several days chance of light rain showers.

The weather forecast for Benin is based on the weather in Porto-Novo.

Weather forecast this week
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Tu
20 Aug
We
21 Aug
Th
22 Aug
Fr
23 Aug
Sa
24 Aug
Su
25 Aug
Mo
26 Aug
  Bewolkt Bewolkt Bewolkt Bewolkt Bewolkt Bewolkt Broken wolken
Max (°C) 30° 29° 30° 30° 28° 29° 29°
Min (°C) 25° 24° 25° 25° 25° 24° 23°
Rainfall (mm) 0.9
mm
 0.5
mm
 1.6
mm
 0.6
mm
 0.9
mm
 0.1
mm
 0.2
mm
Rainfall (%) 25% 15% 35% 15% 25% 20% 20%
UV-index
UV-index 4 4 9 5 4 4 7

Weather forecast next week
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Tu
27 Aug
We
28 Aug
Th
29 Aug
Fr
30 Aug
Sa
31 Aug
Su
1 Sep
Mo
2 Sep
  Broken wolken Bewolkt Bewolkt Broken wolken Bewolkt Gespreide bewolking Broken wolken
Max (°C) 29° 29° 26° 29° 31° 31° 28°
Min (°C) 22° 23° 24° 23° 24° 24° 25°
Rainfall (mm) 0
mm
 0.1
mm
 0.9
mm
 0.3
mm
 0
mm
 0.1
mm
 2.4
mm
Rainfall (%) 0% 20% 25% 10% 0% 20% 45%
UV-index
UV-index 5 7 4 4 7 8 4
About Benin

About Benin

Benin is in the continental part Africa and the capital is Porto-Novo. The total surface is 112.620 km² with 121 km of coastline and the population consists of 11.002.578 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 2,5x as small as United States. If you want to call Benin you have to use +229 or 00229 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2295012457809 or 002295012457809.

Benin is in a straight line at 4.697 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 7 hour and 15 min.

Time difference Benin

Time difference Benin

In Benin it is now 03:53 o’clock at night on tuesday 20 august 2019. That is 5 hour later than in United States. The time zone of Benin is Africa/Porto-Novo and the Greenwich time is UTC+01.

Currency Benin

Currency Benin

In Benin the CFA franc BCEAO is used to pay.

Exchange rate CFA franc BCEAO (XOF) 19 august 2019

1 CFA franc BCEAO = 0,00 United States dollar
100 CFA franc BCEAO = 0,17 United States dollar

1 United States dollar = 591,83 CFA franc BCEAO
100 United States dollar = 59.182,96 CFA franc BCEAO

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Vaccinations Benin

Vaccinations Benin

Mandatory vaccinations

  • Cholera
  • Gele koorts

Recommended vaccinations

  • DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
  • Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)

Person and travel related vaccinations

These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Benin.

  • BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
  • Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Meningitis of Meningokokkenziekte
  • Rabiës
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Tuberculose (TBC)
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