14-day forecast — Cotonou Updated every hour
Fri · Today · 11 Sep
Showers
+25°
+25°
3,7 mm
Sat · Tomorrow · 12 Sep
Cloudy
+25°
+25°
0,4 mm
Sunday · 13 Sep
Showers
+25°
+25°
0,5 mm
Monday · 14 Sep
Cloudy
+25°
+25°
0,2 mm
Tuesday · 15 Sep
Showers
+26°
+25°
0,7 mm
Wednesday · 16 Sep
Showers
+25°
+25°
0,5 mm
Thursday · 17 Sep
Partly cloudy
+25°
+25°
27%
Friday · 18 Sep
Cloudy
+25°
+25°
32%
Saturday · 19 Sep
Partly cloudy
+26°
+25°
0,2 mm
Sunday · 20 Sep
Cloudy
+26°
+25°
8,6 mm
Monday · 21 Sep
Showers
+26°
+25°
3,3 mm
Tuesday · 22 Sep
Showers
+26°
+25°
2,5 mm
Wednesday · 23 Sep
Clear
+26°
+25°
12%
Thursday · 24 Sep
Cloudy
+26°
+25°
6,6 mm
About Cotonou
Capitale économique du Bénin, climat tropical chaud et humide.
Country Benin
Region Littoral
Continent Africa
Time zone Africa/Porto-Novo (+01:00)
Latitude 6.3667°
Longitude 2.4333°
Air quality Fair (EAQI 23)
Climate in Cotonou in May
Normals 8 years · best time to visit · Open-Meteo
Best time to visit Cotonou : January–December . With good weather, May is a recommended month to visit.
Photo: Wikimedia
April
May
June
Average temperature
▼ 29°C
28°C
▼ 27°C
Highest temperature
▼ 31°C
30°C
▼ 28°C
Lowest temperature
▼ 27°C
26°C
▼ 25°C
Sea temperature
→ 29,9°C
29,9°C
▼ 29,1°C
Precipitation
▲ 66 mm
133 mm
▲ 214 mm
Days with precipitation
▲ 14 d
18 d
▲ 24 d
Sunshine hours per day
→ 9,6 h
9,6 h
▼ 8,4 h
Cloud cover
▲ 22%
23%
▲ 32%
UV index (midday)
▼ 12
11
→ 11
Day length
12:16
12:25
12:29
Our rating
Good
Good
Good
Temperature day by day in May mean + moving average
26° 27° 28° 29° 30° 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
Precipitation day by day in May mm
0 5.2 10.3 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
UV index day by day in May midday value, clear-sky
0 6 12 1 6 11 16 21 26 31
Climate normals calculated from Open-Meteo (ERA5 archive 8 years, sea temperature Marine API). UV estimated from solar elevation.
Other destinations in Africa
Data source
Global weather models — international forecasts
Météo de Cotonou (Benin) : conditions actuelles et prévisions à 24 h et 14 jours pour préparer votre voyage. Sur place actuellement, il fait +25°, clear, vent 27 km/h. Sur les 7 prochains jours, les températures varient de 25 à 26 °C avec 1 belle journée et 6 mm de pluie. Heure locale (fuseau Africa/Porto-Novo). Données Open-Meteo et WeatherAPI.