Cotonou weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cotonou is expected to be 27°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cotonou, Benin for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:01 on Tuesday 14th October 2025 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Benin (Cotonou) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Cotonou weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Cotonou for the next 5 days.

Cotonou weather for Tuesday 14th October 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cotonou, Benin with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 98% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-west.

  • 27°C maximum temperature27
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 3 hours of bright sunshine3
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 98% chance of some rain98
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the South-West18
    kph wind from SW

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Cotonou weather for Wednesday 15th October 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cotonou, Benin with a maximum temperature of 28°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 71% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-west.

  • 28°C maximum temperature28
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 71% chance of some rain71
    % chance of some rain
  • 5-10 mm of rainfall expected<10
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South-West21
    kph wind from SW

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Cotonou weather for Thursday 16th October 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cotonou, Benin with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 74% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-west.

  • 28°C maximum temperature28
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 7 (High)7
    UV index (High)
  • 74% chance of some rain74
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 19 kph from the South-West19
    kph wind from SW

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Cotonou weather for Friday 17th October 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cotonou, Benin with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 58% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south.

  • 30°C maximum temperature30
    °C maximum temperature
  • 24°C minimum temperature24
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 58% chance of some rain58
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the South18
    kph wind from S

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Cotonou weather for Saturday 18th October 2025

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cotonou, Benin with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 80% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 17 kph from the south-west.

  • 30°C maximum temperature30
    °C maximum temperature
  • 25°C minimum temperature25
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 80% chance of some rain80
    % chance of some rain
  • 10-20 mm of rainfall expected<20
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 17 kph from the South-West17
    kph wind from SW

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