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Benin · Regional climate

Zouwhen to go

Regional slice of Benin with its own temperature profile. Best months here: May · Jan · Feb.

Range
29–36 °C
Compare
−0.7°C vs. Benin mean
Country
Benin
TZ
Africa/Porto-Novo
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12-month climate · Zou

How the year moves in Zou

Ten years of ERA5, aggregated over Zou itself rather than over Benin as a whole — the same series the month-by-month scores below are built from.

Temperature°C
Temperature · 12-month climatologyZou, Benin. Average daytime high by month in °C. Lowest in August (29.4), highest in February (36.1). Monthly means: 35.1, 36.1, 35.4, 34.0, 32.8, 30.9, 29.7, 29.4, 30.2, 31.5, 33.5, 34.6.
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MonthAverage daytime high (°C)
January35.1
February36.1
March35.4
April34.0
May32.8
June30.9
July29.7
August29.4
September30.2
October31.5
November33.5
December34.6
Rainfallmm
Rainfall · 12-month climatologyZou, Benin. Rainfall by month in mm. Lowest in January (6), highest in September (192). Monthly means: 6, 19, 66, 78, 109, 154, 159, 160, 192, 132, 28, 9.
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MonthRainfall (mm)
January6
February19
March66
April78
May109
June154
July159
August160
September192
October132
November28
December9
Sunshinehr / day
Sunshine · 12-month climatologyZou, Benin. Sunshine hours by month in hr / day. Lowest in August (2.9), highest in January (8.6). Monthly means: 8.6, 8.0, 7.0, 6.4, 5.5, 3.9, 3.2, 2.9, 3.4, 5.1, 7.2, 8.2.
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MonthSunshine hours (hr / day)
January8.6
February8.0
March7.0
April6.4
May5.5
June3.9
July3.2
August2.9
September3.4
October5.1
November7.2
December8.2
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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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AU

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked www.smartraveller.gov.au
DE

Exercise normal precautions

Changed Checked www.auswaertiges-amt.de
US

Exercise increased caution

Changed Checked travel.state.gov

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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