According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit Benin is February to April and October to November. Plan 7–14 days.
Best months for Benin
- Best months
- February to April and October to November
- How long to stay
- 7–14 days
- Continent
- Africa
What Benin is best for
Explore Dahomey history in Abomey, Vodun traditions in Ouidah, and the stilt village of Ganvié.
- Prices
- € · cheaper than in Slovakia
Weather in Benin by month
Monthly averages around Porto-Novo; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | about 26 °C | little rain (21 mm) |
| February best | about 28 °C | some rain (33 mm) |
| March best | about 28 °C | some rain (75 mm) |
| April best | about 28 °C | a lot of rain (120 mm) |
| May | about 27 °C | a lot of rain (168 mm) |
| June | about 26 °C | a lot of rain (216 mm) |
| July | about 25 °C | a lot of rain (159 mm) |
| August | about 25 °C | some rain (90 mm) |
| September | about 25 °C | a lot of rain (198 mm) |
| October best | about 26 °C | a lot of rain (165 mm) |
| November best | about 27 °C | some rain (54 mm) |
| December | about 27 °C | little rain (21 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about Benin
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Language
- French
- Currency
- West African CFA Franc (XOF)
- Time
- UTC+1
- Plugs
- Type C, E · 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +229
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
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