Weather, climate and best time to go to Benin
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Benin
Best time to go to Benin
Best time to go to Benin
The best time to go to Benin is from january until may and august until december, in which you have a warm or hot temperature and barely till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in Benin is 35° in january and the lowest is 29° in august.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Benin or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
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| Jan | 35° | 20 mm | |
| Feb | 34° | 40 mm | |
| Mar | 34° | 44 mm | |
| Apr | 34° | 40 mm | |
| May | 33° | 91 mm | |
| Jun | 31° | 154 mm | |
| Jul | 30° | 142 mm | |
| Aug | 29° | 86 mm | |
| Sep | 30° | 95 mm | |
| Oct | 32° | 55 mm | |
| Nov | 33° | 26 mm | |
| Dec | 35° | 18 mm |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Benin? Go to the full climate information about Benin
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Benin indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Benin.
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Climate Benin
Climate Benin
In Benin there are 3 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical monsoon climate, tropical wet and dry or savanna climate and hot semi-arid climate. The average annual temperature for Benin is 32° degrees and there is 812 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 82 days a year with an average humidity of 77% and an UV-index of 7.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Porto-Novo in Benin per month.
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MM rain |
Rain days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
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| Jan | 35° | 25° | 20 mm | 10 | 21 | 2 | 7 |
| Feb | 34° | 27° | 40 mm | 17 | 11 | 3 | 7 |
| Mar | 34° | 28° | 44 mm | 19 | 12 | 3 | 7 |
| Apr | 34° | 28° | 40 mm | 13 | 17 | 3 | 8 |
| May | 33° | 28° | 91 mm | 19 | 12 | 3 | 7 |
| Jun | 31° | 26° | 154 mm | 26 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Jul | 30° | 25° | 142 mm | 28 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Aug | 29° | 24° | 86 mm | 27 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Sep | 30° | 25° | 95 mm | 26 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Oct | 32° | 26° | 55 mm | 19 | 12 | 2 | 7 |
| Nov | 33° | 27° | 26 mm | 17 | 13 | 2 | 7 |
| Dec | 35° | 26° | 18 mm | 11 | 20 | 2 | 8 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 35° in january in Benin and at least around 25° degrees. In january there are 10 days of rainfall with a total of 20 mm and the it will be dry 21 days this month in Benin.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 34° in february in Benin and at least around 27° degrees. In february there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 40 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in Benin.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 34° in march in Benin and at least around 28° degrees. In march there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 44 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Benin.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 34° in april in Benin and at least around 28° degrees. In april there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 40 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in Benin.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 33° in may in Benin and at least around 28° degrees. In may there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 91 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Benin.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 31° in june in Benin and at least around 26° degrees. In june there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 154 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Benin.
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 30° in july in Benin and at least around 25° degrees. In july there are 28 days of rainfall with a total of 142 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Benin.
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 29° in august in Benin and at least around 24° degrees. In august there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 86 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Benin.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 30° in september in Benin and at least around 25° degrees. In september there are 26 days of rainfall with a total of 95 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Benin.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 32° in october in Benin and at least around 26° degrees. In october there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 55 mm and the it will be dry 12 days this month in Benin.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 33° in november in Benin and at least around 27° degrees. In november there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 26 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in Benin.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 35° in december in Benin and at least around 26° degrees. In december there are 11 days of rainfall with a total of 18 mm and the it will be dry 20 days this month in Benin.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather statistics Benin
Weather statistics Benin
View all weather statistics from Benin per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Benin and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Benin
About Benin
Time difference Benin
Vaccinations Benin
Currency Benin
Exchange rate West-Afrikaanse CFA-frank op
14 day weather forecast Benin
The weather for Porto-Novo in Benin will be 29° till 32° degrees in the next 14 days with every day chance of light rain showers or a quite a few rain.
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| Max (°C) | 29° | 28° | 27° | 25° | 29° | 31° | 30° |
| Min (°C) | 24° | 24° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 24° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 70% | 40% | 50% | 65% | 30% | 10% | 15% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 13.4mm | 4.0mm | 6.1mm | 11.3mm | 2.3mm | 0.6mm | 0.2mm |
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| UV-index | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
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| Max (°C) | 30° | 30° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 32° |
| Min (°C) | 24° | 23° | 23° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 22° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 10% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0.5mm | 0.1mm | 0.1mm | 0.1mm | 0.3mm | 0.1mm | 0.1mm |
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| UV-index | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
About Benin
Benin is in the continental part Afrika and the capital is Porto-Novo. It is 112.620 km² with 121 km of coastline and has a population of 11.002.578. In terms of area, the country is 4x as big as United Kingdom. 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 5.011 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 6 hour and 55 min.
Time difference Benin
In Benin it is now 17:49 hour in the afternoon on tuesday 21 august 2018. That is 1 hour earlier than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Benin is Africa/Porto-Novo and the Greenwich time is UTC+01.
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)
Currency Benin
In Benin the West-Afrikaanse CFA-frank is used to pay.
Exchange rate West-Afrikaanse CFA-frank op
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1 West-Afrikaanse CFA-frank = € 0,00 euro
100 West-Afrikaanse CFA-frank = € 0,15 euro
1 euro = 659,97 West-Afrikaanse CFA-frank
100 euro = 65.996,75 West-Afrikaanse CFA-frank
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
MasterCard ATM Hunter
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