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Best time to visit Benin City

December is the best time to visit Benin City for general sightseeing, with average highs of 32 °C and about 7 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly June to September.

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 61/100
The least cloud December 53 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 27 mm
Warmth January 33 °C
Cooler weather July 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 December 61 32 °C 7
2 January 58 33 °C 8
3 August 56 27 °C 28
4 July 56 27 °C 30
5 September 54 28 °C 29
6 June 52 28 °C 29
7 October 51 29 °C 29
8 November 50 30 °C 17
9 February 48 33 °C 14
10 May 47 30 °C 28
11 April 44 31 °C 25
12 March 42 32 °C 23

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 23 wet days and highs near 32 °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 33.3 °C 32 mm 58 %
February 33.1 °C 57 mm 68 %
March 31.7 °C 136 mm 81 %
April 30.5 °C 198 mm 86 %
May 29.7 °C 251 mm 87 %
June 28.2 °C 290 mm 87 %
July 27.2 °C 289 mm 89 %
August 27.3 °C 256 mm 89 %
September 27.8 °C 296 mm 89 %
October 28.8 °C 254 mm 88 %
November 30.1 °C 89 mm 73 %
December 31.9 °C 27 mm 53 %

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.