Sea weather in Cotonou in Benin All the beach weather in Cotonou

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Cotonou in Benin, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Cotonou over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Cotonou in Benin this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Cotonou. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Monday 15 December 202579°F to 83°Fdiscouraged
Tuesday 16 December 202576°F to 83°Fdiscouraged
Wednesday 17 December 202577°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 18 December 202579°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Friday 19 December 202576°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Saturday 20 December 202581°F to 81°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 21 December 202577°F to 81°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Cotonou

Sea weather on Monday 15 December 2025

On Monday 15 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:53 and will set at 18:39 on the beach(es) of Cotonou. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 79°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 18.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 25.5mph). Wave height will be up to 3.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)
Perceived temperature32°C (90°F)31°C (89°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (89°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)32°C (90°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity87%84%83%82%82%82%83%85%
Barometric pressure1010 hPa1009 hPa1009 hPa1012 hPa1011 hPa1009 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover12%51%71%77%78%87%6%10%
Heat index32°C (90°F)31°C (89°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (89°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)32°C (90°F)
Dew point25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)23°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (75°F)25°C (77°F)
Wind
Speed30km/h (19mph)27km/h (17mph)23km/h (14mph)20km/h (13mph)22km/h (13mph)21km/h (13mph)22km/h (13mph)22km/h (13mph)
Gusts41km/h (26mph)37km/h (23mph)31km/h (19mph)28km/h (17mph)33km/h (21mph)31km/h (19mph)37km/h (23mph)31km/h (20mph)
Direction 224°
SW
237°
WSW
236°
WSW
237°
WSW
239°
WSW
231°
SW
208°
SSW
221°
SW
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)
Waves
Height1.1m (3.7ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.2m (3.8ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.1m (3.7ft)
Direction 195°
SSW
197°
SSW
197°
SSW
196°
SSW
198°
SSW
197°
SSW
197°
SSW
196°
SSW
Period15.6 sec.14.7 sec.14.6 sec.14.5 sec.6.8 sec.6.7 sec.6.5 sec.13.8 sec.
Significant height1.1m (3.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 16 December 2025

On Tuesday 16 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:53 and will set at 18:39 on the beach(es) of Cotonou. The outside temperature will be a high of 83°F t and a low of 76°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 16.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 24.2mph). Wave height will be up to 3.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)24°C (75°F)25°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)
Perceived temperature32°C (90°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)32°C (89°F)26°C (78°F)27°C (81°F)30°C (86°F)32°C (89°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity86%83%81%81%77%77%81%83%
Barometric pressure1011 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1007 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa
Cloud cover10%75%77%8%8%7%4%4%
Heat index32°C (90°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)32°C (89°F)26°C (78°F)27°C (81°F)30°C (86°F)32°C (89°F)
Dew point25°C (77°F)24°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)20°C (67°F)21°C (70°F)23°C (74°F)24°C (76°F)
Wind
Speed27km/h (17mph)24km/h (15mph)22km/h (14mph)27km/h (17mph)17km/h (11mph)21km/h (13mph)18km/h (11mph)26km/h (16mph)
Gusts37km/h (23mph)34km/h (21mph)36km/h (23mph)39km/h (24mph)23km/h (14mph)22km/h (14mph)30km/h (19mph)38km/h (23mph)
Direction 243°
WSW
232°
SW
236°
SW
234°
SW
229°
SW
219°
SW
200°
SSW
199°
SSW
Wind chill28°C (82°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)28°C (82°F)24°C (75°F)25°C (78°F)27°C (80°F)28°C (82°F)
Waves
Height1.2m (3.8ft)1.2m (3.8ft)1.2m (3.8ft)1.1m (3.8ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.1m (3.7ft)
Direction 195°
SSW
198°
SSW
198°
SSW
197°
SSW
197°
SSW
196°
SSW
195°
SSW
194°
SSW
Period13.6 sec.14.1 sec.12.9 sec.12.9 sec.12.9 sec.12.8 sec.12.8 sec.12.8 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 17 December 2025

On Wednesday 17 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:54 and will set at 18:40 on the beach(es) of Cotonou. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 77°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 18.6mph km/h (with gusts up to 25.5mph). Wave height will be up to 4.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature32°C (89°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)30°C (85°F)27°C (80°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity85%82%81%81%80%80%82%83%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1009 hPa1009 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1008 hPa1008 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover14%16%51%49%53%11%87%16%
Heat index32°C (89°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)30°C (85°F)27°C (80°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)
Dew point25°C (76°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)23°C (73°F)21°C (70°F)24°C (75°F)24°C (76°F)
Wind
Speed30km/h (19mph)24km/h (15mph)24km/h (15mph)23km/h (15mph)18km/h (11mph)21km/h (13mph)23km/h (14mph)23km/h (15mph)
Gusts41km/h (26mph)34km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)32km/h (20mph)28km/h (17mph)27km/h (17mph)33km/h (20mph)33km/h (21mph)
Direction 210°
SSW
226°
SW
233°
SW
238°
WSW
231°
SW
228°
SW
201°
SSW
198°
SSW
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)25°C (77°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height1.3m (4.2ft)1.3m (4.4ft)1.3m (4.4ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.2ft)1.3m (4.1ft)1.2m (4.1ft)
Direction 192°
SSW
191°
S
190°
S
190°
S
193°
SSW
192°
SSW
192°
SSW
192°
SSW
Period12.6 sec.12.6 sec.12.5 sec.12.3 sec.12.0 sec.11.9 sec.11.8 sec.11.7 sec.
Significant height1.5m (4.9ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 18 December 2025

On Thursday 18 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:54 and will set at 18:40 on the beach(es) of Cotonou. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 79°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 15.5mph km/h (with gusts up to 21.1mph). Wave height will be up to 3.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature32°C (89°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (88°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity84%80%80%80%79%78%78%82%
Barometric pressure1010 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1012 hPa
Cloud cover22%35%68%100%72%22%25%77%
Heat index32°C (89°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)31°C (88°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (85°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (88°F)
Dew point24°C (76°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (75°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (74°F)24°C (75°F)
Wind
Speed25km/h (16mph)25km/h (16mph)23km/h (15mph)18km/h (11mph)15km/h (10mph)18km/h (11mph)17km/h (10mph)19km/h (12mph)
Gusts34km/h (21mph)34km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)25km/h (16mph)23km/h (15mph)27km/h (17mph)24km/h (15mph)27km/h (17mph)
Direction 206°
SSW
212°
SSW
216°
SW
204°
SSW
211°
SSW
214°
SSW
209°
SSW
192°
SSW
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height1.2m (4.0ft)1.2m (4.0ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.8ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.5ft)
Direction 192°
SSW
194°
SSW
194°
SSW
194°
SSW
193°
SSW
192°
SSW
191°
S
190°
S
Period11.5 sec.11.3 sec.11.3 sec.11.4 sec.11.3 sec.11.1 sec.11.0 sec.10.9 sec.
Significant height1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.9m (3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)

Sea weather on Friday 19 December 2025

On Friday 19 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:55 and will set at 18:41 on the beach(es) of Cotonou. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 76°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 20.5mph). Wave height will be up to 3.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature31°C (88°F)31°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)29°C (84°F)27°C (80°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (87°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity81%81%80%79%80%79%80%80%
Barometric pressure1012 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa1009 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover20%63%67%59%22%6%8%7%
Heat index31°C (88°F)31°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)29°C (84°F)27°C (80°F)29°C (85°F)30°C (87°F)
Dew point24°C (75°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)22°C (72°F)21°C (69°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (74°F)
Wind
Speed19km/h (12mph)23km/h (14mph)17km/h (11mph)12km/h (7mph)13km/h (8mph)17km/h (11mph)21km/h (13mph)22km/h (14mph)
Gusts27km/h (16mph)31km/h (19mph)23km/h (14mph)16km/h (10mph)21km/h (13mph)32km/h (20mph)33km/h (21mph)32km/h (20mph)
Direction 202°
SSW
221°
SW
215°
SW
226°
SW
223°
SW
209°
SSW
195°
SSW
198°
SSW
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (79°F)25°C (77°F)26°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height1.1m (3.5ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.2ft)1.0m (3.2ft)0.9m (3.0ft)0.9m (3.0ft)0.9m (3.0ft)
Direction 190°
S
191°
SSW
187°
S
186°
S
196°
SSW
201°
SSW
202°
SSW
190°
S
Period10.9 sec.10.7 sec.10.7 sec.10.6 sec.10.4 sec.10.1 sec.9.9 sec.9.8 sec.
Significant height1.3m (4.3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.3m (4.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)26°C (79°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 20 December 2025

On Saturday 20 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:55 and will set at 18:41 on the beach(es) of Cotonou. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 81°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 14.9mph km/h (with gusts up to 21.1mph). Wave height will be up to 3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature31°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (88°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity79%80%80%80%79%79%81%83%
Barometric pressure1010 hPa1009 hPa1009 hPa1011 hPa1011 hPa1008 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa
Cloud cover19%48%60%65%50%37%22%9%
Heat index31°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)30°C (86°F)30°C (86°F)31°C (87°F)31°C (88°F)
Dew point23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (73°F)23°C (73°F)24°C (74°F)24°C (75°F)
Wind
Speed23km/h (14mph)23km/h (15mph)22km/h (14mph)20km/h (12mph)17km/h (10mph)17km/h (11mph)19km/h (12mph)24km/h (15mph)
Gusts32km/h (20mph)32km/h (20mph)31km/h (19mph)27km/h (17mph)24km/h (15mph)25km/h (16mph)27km/h (17mph)34km/h (21mph)
Direction 220°
SW
236°
WSW
234°
SW
231°
SW
226°
SW
215°
SW
203°
SSW
202°
SSW
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height0.9m (3.0ft)0.9m (3.0ft)0.9m (3.0ft)0.9m (3.0ft)0.9m (3.0ft)0.9m (3.0ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Direction 184°
S
184°
S
184°
S
192°
SSW
197°
SSW
186°
S
181°
S
181°
S
Period9.8 sec.9.8 sec.9.7 sec.9.6 sec.9.5 sec.12.0 sec.10.5 sec.11.9 sec.
Significant height1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 21 December 2025

On Sunday 21 December 2025, the sun will rise at 06:56 and will set at 18:42 on the beach(es) of Cotonou. The outside temperature will be a high of 81°F t and a low of 77°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 16.2mph km/h (with gusts up to 23mph). Wave height will be up to 3.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)
Perceived temperature31°C (88°F)31°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)31°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)29°C (83°F)30°C (86°F)31°C (88°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity83%82%81%80%80%80%83%85%
Barometric pressure1009 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa1010 hPa1010 hPa1008 hPa1008 hPa1010 hPa
Cloud cover30%63%88%82%61%22%11%15%
Heat index31°C (88°F)31°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)31°C (87°F)30°C (87°F)29°C (83°F)30°C (86°F)31°C (88°F)
Dew point24°C (75°F)24°C (75°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)23°C (74°F)22°C (72°F)23°C (74°F)24°C (76°F)
Wind
Speed26km/h (16mph)24km/h (15mph)18km/h (11mph)17km/h (11mph)18km/h (11mph)20km/h (13mph)23km/h (15mph)25km/h (15mph)
Gusts36km/h (22mph)32km/h (20mph)25km/h (16mph)24km/h (15mph)27km/h (17mph)24km/h (15mph)32km/h (20mph)37km/h (23mph)
Direction 212°
SSW
225°
SW
228°
SW
225°
SW
234°
SW
231°
SW
217°
SW
216°
SW
Wind chill27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)27°C (81°F)26°C (79°F)27°C (80°F)27°C (81°F)
Waves
Height0.9m (3.0ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3.0ft)0.9m (3.0ft)
Direction 186°
S
190°
S
189°
S
188°
S
187°
S
186°
S
186°
S
187°
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Period10.4 sec.11.3 sec.12.2 sec.12.1 sec.9.6 sec.8.3 sec.8.2 sec.8.1 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.6m (2ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.9m (3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)28°C (82°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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