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Best time to visit Parakou

December is the best time to visit Parakou for general sightseeing, with average highs of 34 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November 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 December comfort 67/100
The least cloud December 27 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 2 mm
Warmth March 37 °C
Cooler weather August 28 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 December 67 34 °C 0
2 November 67 34 °C 1
3 January 65 35 °C 0
4 February 59 36 °C 1
5 August 55 28 °C 26
6 March 55 37 °C 4
7 October 55 31 °C 15
8 July 54 29 °C 25
9 September 52 29 °C 24
10 June 50 31 °C 19
11 April 48 35 °C 12
12 May 44 33 °C 18

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 18 wet days and highs near 33 °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 34.7 °C 2 mm 32 %
February 36.3 °C 7 mm 41 %
March 36.9 °C 25 mm 60 %
April 35.5 °C 70 mm 70 %
May 33.0 °C 124 mm 75 %
June 30.6 °C 137 mm 76 %
July 28.8 °C 212 mm 83 %
August 28.2 °C 253 mm 86 %
September 29.3 °C 216 mm 80 %
October 31.2 °C 97 mm 69 %
November 33.8 °C 6 mm 44 %
December 34.3 °C 2 mm 27 %

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.