Benin City climate — normals and trends
Benin City (Nigeria) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 2,234 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is February (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Benin City averages 0 frost days, 197 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 282 rainy days per year.
Benin City has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.9 °C (on 21 February 2020) and the coldest 14.6 °C (on 16 January 2011).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Benin CityEdo State
- coords
- 6.34°, 5.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
2,234mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
10.1km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
197 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
282 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
27.0 °C
Average peak gust
26.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
356 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.9 °C
21 February 2020
Coldest day
14.6 °C
16 January 2011
Wettest day
221 mm
14 October 1990
Windiest day
19.3 km/h
8 August 2021
Strongest gust
43.9 km/h
5 March 1989
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
13 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.9 °C
4 February 1945
Sunniest day
11.9 h
10 July 1974
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 14 mm | -26 mm |
| Feb | 34.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 56 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 33.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 94 mm | -62 mm |
| Apr | 32.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 155 mm | -60 mm |
| May | 31.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 224 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 292 mm | +2 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 260 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 170 mm | -63 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 337 mm | +48 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 257 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 32.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 68 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 32.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 56 mm | +14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Benin City?
Benin City has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 2,234 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Benin City?
The hottest day measured in Benin City between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2020, reaching 38.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Benin City?
The coldest day measured in Benin City between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 2011, at 14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Benin City?
Almost never: Benin City sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Benin City warmed?
Yes: Benin City warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Benin City?
The wettest day measured in Benin City between 1940 and 2025 was 14 October 1990, with 221 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Benin City?
The windiest day measured in Benin City between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2021, with winds reaching 19.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Benin City?
The warmest month in Benin City is February (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Benin City?
Benin City receives on average 2,234 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 282 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Benin City?
Benin City gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Benin City?
Yes: Benin City has on average 356 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Benin City?
In Benin City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 13 February 2024, and the lowest was 11.9 °C on 4 February 1945.
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