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Best time to visit Benin City
The best time to visit Benin City is December, with daytime temperatures around 32°C.
Benin City at a glance: warmest in February with daytime temperatures around 34°C and coolest in August (28°C). The wettest month is September (357 mm) and the driest January (11 mm), with about 2,050 mm of rain a year. Sunniest in December.
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Benin City
70 mHot and muggy
59
32°/22°20 mm34 %12 h
A typical mid-December in Benin City
Sunny 10Cloudy 18Rain 2
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
22°31°34°18°38°
Daylight (solar time)
06:0717:53
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11 h 45 m
Precipitation
0360 mm
20 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 75 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57 | 33° | 22° | 11 mm | 2 | 30 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| February | 48 | 34° | 24° | 42 mm | 3 | 26 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| March | 43 | 34° | 24° | 98 mm | 7 | 24 % | 12 h | Hot, muggy and grey |
| April | 41 | 32° | 24° | 155 mm | 10 | 25 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| May | 36 | 31° | 23° | 199 mm | 13 | 18 % | 12 h | Hot, showery and muggy |
| June | 34 | 30° | 23° | 263 mm | 16 | 9 % | 13 h | Rainy season · warm, showery and muggy |
| July | 35 | 29° | 22° | 339 mm | 17 | 6 % | 12 h | Rainy season · warm, rainy and muggy |
| August | 40 | 28° | 22° | 252 mm | 17 | 4 % | 12 h | Rainy season · warm, showery and muggy |
| September | 32 | 29° | 22° | 357 mm | 19 | 4 % | 12 h | Rainy season · warm, rainy and muggy |
| October | 37 | 30° | 23° | 254 mm | 14 | 14 % | 12 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| November | 57 | 32° | 23° | 65 mm | 5 | 31 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| December | 59 | 32° | 22° | 19 mm | 2 | 34 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 73 m. Coordinates: 6.34, 5.63.