Average annual temperature is 26.1 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 37.9 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: 17.7 °C
Number of sunny days: 65 days
Number of rainy days: 300 days
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* Weather data for Benin City Nigeria is based on climate observations for 2026 year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute maximum temperature (°C) | 35.8 | 37.9 | 35.8 | 33.4 | 32.9 | 30.9 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 31.8 | 31.4 | 33.1 | 36.1 |
| Average daytime temperature (°C) | 34.0 | 35.3 | 33.0 | 31.4 | 31.0 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 30.2 | 31.0 | 33.6 |
| Average temperature (°C) | 26.9 | 28.5 | 27.2 | 26.7 | 26.4 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 25.7 | 26.0 | 27.0 |
| Average night temperature (°C) | 21.2 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 21.5 |
| Absolute minimum temperature (°C) | 17.7 | 19.9 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 21.9 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 22.3 | 21.2 | 18.4 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight maximum duration (h) | 11.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Daylight mean duration (h) | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| Daylight minimum duration (h) | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Sunshine mean duration (h) | 9.7 | 9.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 10.4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 17 | 8 | 83 | 114 | 147 | 448 | 229 | 251 | 220 | 124 | 89 | 6 |
| Sunny days | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| Rainy days | 8 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 10 |
| Snow days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The best time to visit Benin City during the most sunny months:
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