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Best time to visit Abomey-Calavi

January is the best time to visit Abomey-Calavi for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 65/100
A beach holiday January sea 28 °C
The least cloud December 40 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 25 mm
Warmth March 30 °C
Cooler weather August 26 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 65 30 °C 7 87
2 August 63 26 °C 16 74
3 December 63 29 °C 8 84
4 February 60 30 °C 9 82
5 July 57 27 °C 20 75
6 September 55 27 °C 22 75
7 June 53 28 °C 25 73
8 October 52 28 °C 24 73
9 November 52 29 °C 17 70
10 March 50 30 °C 15 68
11 April 48 30 °C 17 68
12 May 48 29 °C 24 69

For a beach holiday

January scores highest, with a sea temperature of 28 °C and air temperatures around 30 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 28 °C 30 °C 48 % 87
February 28 °C 30 °C 57 % 82
March 29 °C 30 °C 68 % 68
April 29 °C 30 °C 74 % 68
May 29 °C 29 °C 79 % 69
June 28 °C 28 °C 81 % 73
July 26 °C 27 °C 81 % 75
August 25 °C 26 °C 80 % 74
September 26 °C 27 °C 80 % 75
October 27 °C 28 °C 72 % 73
November 29 °C 29 °C 52 % 70
December 28 °C 29 °C 40 % 84

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 24 wet days and highs near 29 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 29.6 °C 25 mm 48 %
February 30.0 °C 38 mm 57 %
March 30.1 °C 65 mm 68 %
April 29.9 °C 90 mm 74 %
May 29.0 °C 169 mm 79 %
June 27.5 °C 214 mm 81 %
July 26.5 °C 126 mm 81 %
August 26.2 °C 94 mm 80 %
September 26.9 °C 138 mm 80 %
October 27.9 °C 147 mm 72 %
November 28.9 °C 72 mm 52 %
December 29.5 °C 31 mm 40 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.