Ouidah enjoys 257 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Ouidah, Benin is a 135K-resident city with 257 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 31.3 µg/m³. A city in Benin.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
| Daily mean°C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Daily low°C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 37 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 73 | 79 |
| Dewpoint°C | 24.2 | 24.8 | 25.0 | 24.7 | 24.9 | 24.1 | 23.2 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 24.1 | 24.7 | 24.1 | 24.2 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 19 | 16 | 41 | 52 | 114 | 235 | 101 | 95 | 138 | 137 | 80 | 25 | 1051 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 182 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.4 |
| Clear skyindex | 50% | 63% | 44% | 38% | 40% | 26% | 30% | 31% | 30% | 38% | 54% | 66% | 43% |
| UV indexmax avg | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 |
Outdoor living in Ouidah is seasonal. Dinner outside is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive, while even walking manages 2/12 months.
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Air Quality
Ouidah reports an annual PM2.5 of 31.3 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Ouidah reports an annual PM2.5 of 31.3 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
PM2.5 annual average of 31.3 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Ouidah? Honestly, air quality is a meaningful downside — at 31.3 µg/m³ annual PM2.5, Ouidah sits above the EU limit, which may matter for allergy sufferers or long-term residents.
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