Benin City Weather & Climate

Nigeria

Benin City sees feels-like daytime highs peak around 38.7°C in February and nighttime lows bottom out near 25.6°C in January. September is the wettest month (~245 mm), while January is the driest (~8 mm). For sunshine, December leads with about 46% clear skies.

Best time to visit Benin City

Based on mild feels-like temperatures and low rain chances, the most comfortable months are January, December, and November — expect around 25.636.9°C with roughly 5% chance of rain on a given day in January.

Benin City climate by month

MonthLow / High °CRain %RainfallClear skiesWind
January25.6° / 36.9°5%8 mm43%6.1 kph
February28.1° / 38.7°13%25 mm31%6.3 kph
March30° / 38.7°33%70 mm21%6.4 kph
April31° / 38.6°51%121 mm17%6.3 kph
May30° / 37.2°65%180 mm17%6.2 kph
June29.4° / 35.6°68%218 mm23%6.7 kph
July28.4° / 35.4°67%217 mm26%7.7 kph
August28.2° / 35.5°66%218 mm27%7.8 kph
September28.4° / 35.4°74%245 mm24%6.9 kph
October29.3° / 35.5°63%195 mm25%5.6 kph
November28° / 36.5°26%58 mm35%4.9 kph
December25.8° / 37°7%14 mm46%5.5 kph

Feels-like temperatures from long-term historical data; ☀ marks the most comfortable months (mild temperatures, low rain).

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