Benin City weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Benin City is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with December and February close behind. Benin City averages about 1,744 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 14 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

1,744

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

86/100

Rain / year

1,728 mm

Midday UV at peak

8 (very high)

Population

1.8M

Elevation

74 m

When is the best time to visit Benin City?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Benin City is January, then December and February. The dullest month is May (61/100, 168 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Benin City?

Benin City isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,744 hours of sunshine a year. January (86/100) is noticeably better than May (61). It ranks #19 of 23 destinations in Nigeria for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,273 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 44% of the annual 1,728 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Owerri Nigeria · 203 km · best in Dec · 1,819 h sun/yr
• Port Harcourt Nigeria · 208 km · best in Jan · 1,725 h sun/yr
• Enugu Nigeria · 217 km · best in Jan · 1,992 h sun/yr
• Lagos Nigeria · 253 km · best in Jan · 1,868 h sun/yr
• Abuja Nigeria · 351 km · best in Nov · 2,524 h sun/yr
• Cotonou Benin · 355 km · best in Jan · 1,921 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Warri Nigeria · 84 km · 1,621 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Akure Nigeria · 109 km · 2,006 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Asaba Nigeria · 118 km · 1,855 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Ibadan Nigeria · 213 km · 1,910 h sun/yr · best in Jan