Cotonou (Benin) weather

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Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 28° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 25° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:41

Sunset: 18:48

Light showers changing to sunny by lunchtime.

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No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Today

Maximum daytime temperature: 28° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 25° Celsius;
Fri 19 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 25° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:40

Sunset: 18:48

Sunny.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Fri 19 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 25° Celsius;
Sat 20 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 25° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:40

Sunset: 18:47

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sat 20 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 25° Celsius;
Sun 21 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 25° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:40

Sunset: 18:47

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Sun 21 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 25° Celsius;
Mon 22 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 26° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:40

Sunset: 18:46

Sunny intervals.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Mon 22 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 26° Celsius;
Tue 23 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 26° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:40

Sunset: 18:46

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Tue 23 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 26° Celsius;
Wed 24 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 25° Celsius;

Sunrise: 06:40

Sunset: 18:45

Sunny changing to partly cloudy by nighttime.

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

Wed 24 Sep

Maximum daytime temperature: 29° Celsius; Minimum nighttime temperature: 25° Celsius;

Light showers changing to sunny by lunchtime.

Sunrise: 06:41

Sunset: 18:48

Ex UV

No pollution data.

No pollen data.

7 day forecast for Cotonou

Today (18 September 2025)

Time	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	40%	50%	50%	60%	60%	60%	40%	50%	50%	40%	40%	30%	30%	20%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	25°	25°	25°	26°	27°	26°	27°	27°	28°	28°	27°	27°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°
Feels like temperature (°C)	26°	26°	27°	28°	29°	28°	29°	28°	29°	29°	28°	28°	27°	27°	27°	26°	26°	26°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 9	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wind gust (mph)	13	13	13	13	13	15	17	19	19	20	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	15
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	89%	88%	89%	88%	86%	86%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%
UV	1	1	2	5	6	11	12	12	10	7	4	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Friday (19 September 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	30%	30%	30%	10%	10%	<5%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	25°	25°	25°	25°	25°	25°	25°	25°	26°	27°	27°	28°	29°	28°	28°	28°	28°	28°	27°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°
Feels like temperature (°C)	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	27°	28°	29°	30°	31°	30°	30°	30°	29°	29°	28°	27°	27°	27°	27°	27°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wind gust (mph)	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	17	19	20	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17
Visibility (description)	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	85%	85%	85%	86%	86%	86%	86%	86%	86%	86%	86%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	86%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	5	8	11	12	12	10	7	3	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Saturday (20 September 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	10%	20%	20%	10%	<5%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%	20%	20%	20%	30%	20%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	26°	26°	26°	26°	25°	25°	25°	25°	26°	27°	28°	28°	28°	28°	28°	28°	28°	27°	27°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°
Feels like temperature (°C)	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	27°	28°	29°	30°	30°	29°	29°	29°	29°	28°	28°	27°	26°	26°	26°	26°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wind gust (mph)	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	16	17	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	22	21	20	19	20	20	19	20
Visibility (description)	VG	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity	86%	87%	89%	89%	89%	89%	89%	90%	90%	89%	88%	88%	87%	87%	86%	86%	86%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	86%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	5	8	10	12	12	10	7	3	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (21 September 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	20%	30%	40%	40%	40%	40%	40%	50%	40%	40%	20%	10%	10%	<5%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	25°	25°	26°	26°	27°	27°	28°	28°	28°	28°	28°	27°	27°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°
Feels like temperature (°C)	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	27°	27°	28°	28°	29°	28°	28°	27°	27°	27°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
Wind gust (mph)	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	21	22	22	23	24	23	24	23	22	21	21	20	19	20
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G
Humidity	86%	87%	88%	89%	91%	92%	92%	92%	91%	91%	88%	88%	86%	86%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	85%	86%	86%	86%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	4	8	11	10	11	10	6	3	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (22 September 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%	30%	30%	20%	30%	30%	20%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	25°	25°	26°	26°	27°	28°	29°	28°	29°	28°	28°	28°	27°	27°	26°	26°	26°	26°
Feels like temperature (°C)	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	27°	27°	28°	29°	30°	29°	30°	29°	29°	28°	28°	27°	27°	27°	27°	27°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 14	SW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 12
Wind gust (mph)	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	17	17	18	18	19	20	21	21	22	22	20	20	19	19	18	17	17
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G
Humidity	87%	88%	89%	89%	89%	89%	89%	90%	91%	90%	89%	88%	86%	86%	86%	86%	85%	86%	86%	86%	86%	86%	87%	89%
UV	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	5	7	11	12	11	10	7	3	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (23 September 2025)

Time	00:00	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	<5%	10%	10%	30%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)	26°	26°	26°	26°	27°	29°	28°	27°	26°
Feels like temperature (°C)	27°	27°	27°	27°	29°	30°	29°	27°	27°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 12
Wind gust (mph)	17	17	16	17	19	21	21	20	17
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity	90%	91%	91%	92%	90%	86%	86%	86%	89%
UV	-	-	-	1	7	11	3	-	-

Wednesday (24 September 2025)

Time	01:00	04:00	07:00	10:00	13:00	16:00	19:00	22:00
Weather symbols
Chance of precipitation	10%	40%	40%	30%	20%	<5%	<5%	10%
Temperature (°C)	26°	26°	26°	27°	28°	28°	27°	26°
Feels like temperature (°C)	27°	27°	27°	29°	30°	29°	27°	27°
Wind direction and speed (mph)	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	SW 14	SW 13	SW 12
Wind gust (mph)	18	17	17	20	21	21	18	17
Visibility (description)	G	G	G	G	G	VG	G	G
Humidity	91%	92%	92%	92%	89%	86%	86%	86%
UV	-	-	1	7	11	3	-	-

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