Cotonou weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Cotonou is expected to be 31°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Cotonou, Benin for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Wednesday 21st 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 Wednesday 21st October 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cotonou, Benin with a maximum temperature of 31°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 65% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-west.

  • 31°C maximum temperature31
    °C maximum temperature
  • 28°C minimum temperature28
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 4 hours of bright sunshine4
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 65% chance of some rain65
    % 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 South-West18
    kph wind from SW

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Cotonou weather for Thursday 22nd October 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cotonou, Benin with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 49% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 19 kph from the south-west.

  • 32°C maximum temperature32
    °C maximum temperature
  • 28°C minimum temperature28
    °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)
  • 49% chance of some rain49
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • High heat & humidityH
    high heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 19 kph from the South-West19
    kph wind from SW

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Cotonou weather for Friday 23rd October 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cotonou, Benin with a maximum temperature of 32°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 50% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-west.

  • 32°C maximum temperature32
    °C maximum temperature
  • 28°C minimum temperature28
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 5 (Moderate)5
    UV index (Moderate)
  • 50% chance of some rain50
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • High heat & humidityH
    high heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South-West21
    kph wind from SW

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Cotonou weather for Saturday 24th October 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Cotonou, Benin with a maximum temperature of 33°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 46% chance of some rain and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-west.

  • 33°C maximum temperature33
    °C maximum temperature
  • 28°C minimum temperature28
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 6 (High)6
    UV index (High)
  • 46% chance of some rain46
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • High heat & humidityH
    high heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 20 kph from the South-West20
    kph wind from SW

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Cotonou weather for Sunday 25th October 2026

Expect broken clouds in Cotonou, Benin with a maximum temperature of 33°C, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-west.

  • 33°C maximum temperature33
    °C maximum temperature
  • 28°C minimum temperature28
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • High heat & humidityH
    high heat & humidity
  • Moderate breeze of 21 kph from the South-West21
    kph wind from SW

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