Current Local Time in Cotonou, Benin

2:03:14 pm WAT

Saturday, March 29, 2025

Country:	Benin
Lat/Long:	6°22'N / 2°26'E
Elevation:	8 m
Currency:	CFA Franc BCEAO (XOF)
Languages:	French
Country Code:	+229

Holiday Note: Mar 31, Korité. Businesses may be closed. See more

°F

Weather

90 °F

Overcast.
91 / 83 °F

Sun 30.		91 / 83 °F
Mon 31.		87 / 79 °F

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Time Zone

WAT (West Africa Time)
UTC/GMT +1 hour

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2025

Difference

5 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:50 am
↑ 86° East

Sunset

6:59 pm
↑ 274° West

Day length

12 hours, 10 minutes
+21s longer

Moon 0.0%

Rise – 6:41 am
Set – 7:10 pm

High Tide

High – 4:33 am
High – 4:58 pm

Low Tide

Low – 10:29 am
Low – 11:07 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:54 pm
Altitude: 87.2°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:40 am – 6:05 am
7:44 pm – 8:09 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:05 am – 6:29 am
7:20 pm – 7:44 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:29 am – 6:50 am
6:59 pm – 7:20 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 29, 2025
11:57 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
April 5, 2025
3:14 am

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Airports

Cadjehoun Airport, COO
About 4 mi WSW of Cotonou
Murtala Muhammed International Airport, LOS (Nigeria)
About 63 mi ENE of Cotonou
Lomé-Tokoin Airport, LFW (Togo)
About 82 mi W of Cotonou

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Saturday, March 29, 2025