Cotonou weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cotonou is expected to be 29°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cotonou, Benin for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
6th Oct
29

26

4

6
Wednesday
7th Oct
29

26

4

9
Thursday
8th Oct
29

26

4

7
Friday
9th Oct
30

26

4

7
Saturday
10th Oct
30

26

5

10

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Monday 5th October 2026 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 6th October 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cotonou, Benin with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 86% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-west.

29
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
86
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
20
kph wind from SW

Cotonou weather for Wednesday 7th October 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cotonou, Benin with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 63% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 22 kph from the south-west.

29
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
63
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
22
kph wind from SW

Cotonou weather for Thursday 8th October 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cotonou, Benin with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 71% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-west.

29
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
71
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
20
kph wind from SW

Cotonou weather for Friday 9th October 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cotonou, Benin with a maximum temperature of 30°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 7 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 61% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-west.

30
°C maximum temperature
26
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
7
UV index (High)
61
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
18
kph wind from SW

Cotonou weather for Saturday 10th October 2026

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 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 59% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-west.