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Monthly climate in Ouidah, Benin

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ouidah features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (78 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 21 °C (71 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1194 mm (47.0 inches) and receives 204 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ouidah enjoys an average of 3715 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 45 minutes to 12 hours 28 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ouidah, Benin §

The warmest months in Ouidah are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ouidah experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Ouidah, Benin.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average low 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean minimum 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Minimum 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ouidah, Benin §

Ouidah usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 24 rainy days and 201 mm (7.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ouidah are January, February and December. On average, 29 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ouidah, Benin.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14 (0.6) 37 (1.5) 43 (1.7) 49 (1.9) 117 (4.6) 234 (9.2) 117 (4.6) 92 (3.6) 174 (6.8) 196 (7.7) 85 (3.3) 34 (1.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 4 12 12 12 21 25 23 17 24 24 21 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Ouidah, Benin §

The sunniest months in Ouidah are May, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 30 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ouidah: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 25 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ouidah, Benin.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 261 290 320 319 329 295 313 325 304 318 314 321
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 47m 11h 54m 12h 4m 12h 15m 12h 23m 12h 28m 12h 26m 12h 18m 12h 7m 11h 57m 11h 49m 11h 45m

Solar UV radiation in Ouidah, Benin §

Ouidah experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.February, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ouidah UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ouidah, Benin.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 11 12 14 13 12 12 12 12 12 9 9