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815K
149 km²
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Porto-Novo enjoys 225 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Porto-Novo, Benin is a 815K-resident city with 225 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 37.5 µg/m³. The capital of Benin.
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Climate Lab·Porto-Novo
Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
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| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Daily mean°C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Daily low°C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 39 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 37 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 79 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 82 |
| Dewpoint°C | 24.4 | 24.9 | 25.3 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 24.1 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 23.4 | 23.9 | 24.6 | 24.3 | 24.2 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 6 | 13 | 77 | 116 | 122 | 307 | 119 | 47 | 177 | 142 | 83 | 11 | 1219 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 1 | 4 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 187 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| Clear skyindex | 50% | 62% | 42% | 37% | 39% | 25% | 27% | 29% | 27% | 35% | 42% | 66% | 40% |
| UV indexmax avg | 7.1 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025
Confidence: High
Lifestyle Calendar·Porto-Novo
Outdoor activities in Porto-Novo are challenging most of the year. September through June are the toughest stretch. Even dinner outside manages 1/12 months, while even walking manages 2/12 months.
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Dinner Outside49
Jan: 50% viability
50Feb: 45% viability
45Mar: 41% viability
41Apr: 39% viability
39May: 40% viability
40Jun: 47% viability
47Jul: 61% viability
61Aug: 66% viability
66Sep: 58% viability
58Oct: 46% viability
46Nov: 41% viability
41Dec: 48% viability
481/12
Dinner OutsideJan: 50% viability
50Feb: 45% viability
45Mar: 41% viability
41Apr: 39% viability
39May: 40% viability
40Jun: 47% viability
47Jul: 61% viability
61Aug: 66% viability
66Sep: 58% viability
58Oct: 46% viability
46Nov: 41% viability
41Dec: 48% viability
4849%
Humid
0/12
Lunch Outside19
Jan: 41% viability
41Feb: 29% viability
29Mar: 13% viability
13Apr: 9% viability
9May: 9% viability
9Jun: 9% viability
9Jul: 19% viability
19Aug: 29% viability
29Sep: 14% viability
14Oct: 9% viability
9Nov: 14% viability
14Dec: 35% viability
350/12
Lunch OutsideJan: 41% viability
41Feb: 29% viability
29Mar: 13% viability
13Apr: 9% viability
9May: 9% viability
9Jun: 9% viability
9Jul: 19% viability
19Aug: 29% viability
29Sep: 14% viability
14Oct: 9% viability
9Nov: 14% viability
14Dec: 35% viability
3519%
Humid
2/12
Walking32
Jan: 8% viability
8Feb: 6% viability
6Mar: 10% viability
10Apr: 11% viability
11May: 20% viability
20Jun: 48% viability
48Jul: 81% viability
81Aug: 81% viability
81Sep: 59% viability
59Oct: 31% viability
31Nov: 15% viability
15Dec: 8% viability
82/12
WalkingJan: 8% viability
8Feb: 6% viability
6Mar: 10% viability
10Apr: 11% viability
11May: 20% viability
20Jun: 48% viability
48Jul: 81% viability
81Aug: 81% viability
81Sep: 59% viability
59Oct: 31% viability
31Nov: 15% viability
15Dec: 8% viability
832%
Humid
0/12
Running4
Jan: 0% viability
0Feb: 0% viability
0Mar: 0% viability
0Apr: 1% viability
1May: 0% viability
0Jun: 6% viability
6Jul: 13% viability
13Aug: 15% viability
15Sep: 6% viability
6Oct: 2% viability
2Nov: 0% viability
0Dec: 0% viability
00/12
RunningJan: 0% viability
0Feb: 0% viability
0Mar: 0% viability
0Apr: 1% viability
1May: 0% viability
0Jun: 6% viability
6Jul: 13% viability
13Aug: 15% viability
15Sep: 6% viability
6Oct: 2% viability
2Nov: 0% viability
0Dec: 0% viability
04%
Humid
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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025
Confidence: High
