Current Local Time in Cotonou, Benin

4:48:51 am WAT

Saturday, May 9, 2026

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

°F

Weather

76 °F

Mild.
90 / 83 °F

Sun 10.		90 / 83 °F
Mon 11.		90 / 83 °F

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Time Zone

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

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

5 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:35 am
↑ 72° East

Sunset

6:58 pm
↑ 288° West

Day length

12 hours, 23 minutes
+16s longer

Moon 57.3%

Rise – 12:38 am
Set – 12:41 pm

High Tide

High – 10:24 am
High – 9:56 pm

Low Tide

Low – 3:23 am
Low – 4:00 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in North: 12:46 pm
Altitude: 78.9°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:22 am – 5:47 am
7:45 pm – 8:11 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:47 am – 6:13 am
7:20 pm – 7:45 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:13 am – 6:35 am
6:58 pm – 7:20 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
May 1, 2026
6:23 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
May 9, 2026
10:10 pm

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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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Cotonou

Benin

4:48 51 am

Saturday, May 9, 2026