Benin City monthly weather averages

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Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Benin City

Benin City average temperature chart (Celsius) Benin City average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Benin City (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 32.5 33.9 33.4 32.2 31 29.4 28.2 28.1 28.8 30 31.6 31.9
°F 90.5 93.1 92.2 89.9 87.7 85 82.8 82.5 83.9 86 88.9 89.4

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Benin City monthly rainfall chart (mm) Benin City monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Benin City (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 9 44 104 162 192 255 345 261 330 229 59 22
inches 0.4 1.7 4.1 6.4 7.6 10 13.6 10.3 13 9 2.3 0.9
Rainy days 1 3 7 10 13 16 17 16 18 14 4 2

Average annual rainfall in Benin City: 2022.6mm (796.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Benin City

Benin City average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Benin City
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.9 6 5.5 5.9 5.7 4.7 3.5 2.9 3.5 5.1 6.7 6.7

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Benin City average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Benin City average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Benin City (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 21.7 23.4 24 23.6 23.1 22.6 22.3 22 22.2 22.4 22.8 21.7
Max °C 32.8 34.2 33.7 32.4 31.2 29.6 28.4 28.2 29 30.2 31.9 32.2
Min °F 71 74.1 75.1 74.5 73.5 72.7 72.1 71.6 72 72.3 73 71
Max °F 81 83.8 83.8 82.4 80.8 79 77.5 77.2 78.1 79.3 81.1 80.4

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Benin City average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Benin City average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Benin City in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28 28.5 29 29.1 29.2 28.2 26.7 26 26.5 27.5 28.5 28.5
°F 82.4 83.4 84.1 84.4 84.6 82.8 80.1 78.9 79.8 81.5 83.4 83.3

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Benin City average winspeed by month (km/h) Benin City average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Benin City (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 7 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 7 7 5 6
mph 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 3 4

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Benin City relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Benin City
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
70% 71% 75% 80% 82% 84% 85% 85% 85% 85% 81% 74%

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Benin City weather stats

Benin City weather statistics
Hottest month: February 33.9°C 93°F
Driest month: January 9mm 0.4ins
Sunniest month: December 6.7hrs
Coldest month: August 28.1°C 82.6°F
Wettest month: July 345mm 13.6ins
Warmest sea: May 29.2°C 84.6°F
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