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Best time to visit Cotonou
The best time to visit Cotonou is January, with daytime temperatures around 31°C.
Cotonou at a glance: warmest in March with daytime temperatures around 33°C and coolest in August (28°C). The wettest month is June (271 mm) and the driest December (11 mm), with about 1,270 mm of rain a year. The sea is warmest in May (29°C). Sunniest in November.
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Cotonou
0 mHot and muggy
64
31°/24°28°15 mm31 %12 h
A typical mid-January in Cotonou
Sunny 9Cloudy 19Rain 2
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
24°30°32°18°36°
Sea temperature
28°18°36°
Daylight (solar time)
06:0617:54
0006121824
11 h 48 m
Precipitation
0280 mm
15 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 74 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Sea | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64 | 31° | 24° | 28° | 14 mm | 2 | 31 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| February | 56 | 32° | 26° | 28° | 31 mm | 3 | 24 % | 12 h | Hot, muggy and grey |
| March | 47 | 33° | 26° | 29° | 79 mm | 7 | 27 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| April | 41 | 32° | 26° | 29° | 116 mm | 10 | 26 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| May | 33 | 31° | 25° | 29° | 180 mm | 14 | 21 % | 12 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| June | 32 | 30° | 24° | 28° | 271 mm | 17 | 8 % | 13 h | Rainy season · warm, rainy and muggy |
| July | 52 | 29° | 24° | 26° | 119 mm | 12 | 11 % | 12 h | Warm, showery and muggy |
| August | 58 | 28° | 23° | 26° | 59 mm | 10 | 8 % | 12 h | Warm, muggy and grey |
| September | 45 | 29° | 24° | 27° | 154 mm | 14 | 8 % | 12 h | Rainy season · warm, showery and muggy |
| October | 40 | 30° | 24° | 28° | 171 mm | 13 | 16 % | 12 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| November | 56 | 32° | 25° | 29° | 65 mm | 6 | 35 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| December | 62 | 32° | 25° | 29° | 11 mm | 1 | 33 % | 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: 0 m. Coordinates: 6.37, 2.42.