Cotonou weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Cotonou, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 30°C on 2024-05-05; its coldest fell to 22°C on 1998-08-27.
Records by month
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 30°C2024-01-26
25°C1992-01-11
|
28°C2024-01-24
23°C1989-01-12
|
| February | 29°C2024-02-27
25°C2016-02-01
|
29°C2024-02-27
24°C2016-02-02
|
| March | 30°C2024-03-30
27°C1983-03-01
|
29°C2024-03-31
24°C1981-03-14
|
| April | 30°C2024-04-10
27°C1997-04-30
|
29°C2024-04-30
25°C1985-04-05
|
| May | 30°C2024-05-05
26°C1989-05-12
|
30°C2024-05-05
25°C2004-05-31
|
| June | 29°C2025-06-01
25°C1983-06-30
|
28°C2021-06-03
24°C1989-06-30
|
| July | 28°C2024-07-02
23°C1997-07-25
|
26°C2006-07-02
23°C1997-07-25
|
| August | 27°C1987-08-11
23°C1998-08-17
|
26°C2023-08-29
22°C1998-08-27
|
| September | 27°C2023-09-25
24°C1989-09-05
|
27°C2023-09-26
23°C1989-09-19
|
| October | 29°C2023-10-29
25°C1991-10-14
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28°C2023-10-29
24°C1985-10-01
|
| November | 29°C2006-11-18
26°C1986-11-06
|
28°C2006-11-18
24°C1984-11-13
|
| December | 29°C2023-12-20
26°C1986-12-23
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28°C1997-12-06
24°C1991-12-23
|
Records by season
The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 30°C2024-01-26
25°C1992-01-11
|
29°C2024-02-27
23°C1989-01-12
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 30°C2024-05-05
26°C1989-05-12
|
30°C2024-05-05
24°C1981-03-14
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 29°C2025-06-01
23°C1997-07-25
|
28°C2021-06-03
22°C1998-08-27
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 29°C2006-11-18
24°C1989-09-05
|
28°C2006-11-18
23°C1989-09-19
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Cotonou has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.