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Level 2Exercise increased caution
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Benin · Regional climate
Plateauwhen to go
Regional slice of Benin with its own temperature profile. Best months here: May · Jan · Feb.
- Range
- 29–36 °C
- Compare
- −1.1°C vs. Benin mean
- Country
- Benin
- TZ
- Africa/Porto-Novo
Region match
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12-month climate · Plateau
How the year moves in Plateau
Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Plateau itself rather than over Benin as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) |
|---|---|
| January | 34.8 |
| February | 35.7 |
| March | 34.8 |
| April | 33.6 |
| May | 32.4 |
| June | 30.6 |
| July | 29.5 |
| August | 29.2 |
| September | 29.9 |
| October | 31.3 |
| November | 33.1 |
| December | 34.3 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 11 |
| February | 22 |
| March | 67 |
| April | 79 |
| May | 124 |
| June | 176 |
| July | 164 |
| August | 157 |
| September | 191 |
| October | 148 |
| November | 41 |
| December | 14 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 8.4 |
| February | 7.7 |
| March | 6.5 |
| April | 5.9 |
| May | 5.1 |
| June | 3.5 |
| July | 3.0 |
| August | 2.7 |
| September | 3.1 |
| October | 4.5 |
| November | 6.7 |
| December | 8.0 |
Safety · 4 governments
What the governments say about Benin
Combined advisory · most-cautious-wins
Exercise increased caution
Highest level across 4 governments · Advisory last changed
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DE
Level 1Exercise normal precautions
Exercise normal precautions
NL
Level 2Exercise increased caution
Exercise increased caution
US
Level 2Exercise increased caution
Exercise increased caution
Parts of Benin carry a higher advisory — up to level 4, "Do not travel". The governments concerned name a region rather than a boundary, so the carve-out is not drawn on the map and is not reflected in the combined level above. Follow the source links for where it applies.
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