Current Local Time in Cotonou, Benin

5:29:16 pm WAT

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

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

83 °F

Overcast.
83 / 78 °F

Thu 11.		83 / 78 °F
Fri 12.		82 / 77 °F

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Time Zone

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

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2025

Difference

6 hours ahead of
Chicago

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Sunrise

6:41 am
↑ 85° East

Sunset

6:52 pm
↑ 275° West

Day length

12 hours, 11 minutes
-20s shorter

Moon 88.5%

Set – 8:55 am
Rise – 9:10 pm

High Tide

High – 6:15 am
High – 6:32 pm

Low Tide

Low – 12:22 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:47 pm
Altitude: 88.4°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:32 am – 5:56 am
7:37 pm – 8:01 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:56 am – 6:20 am
7:13 pm – 7:37 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:20 am – 6:41 am
6:52 pm – 7:13 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
September 7, 2025
7:08 pm

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
September 14, 2025
11:32 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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Cotonou

Benin

5:29 16 pm

Wednesday, September 10, 2025