Current Local Time in Cotonou, Benin

5:12:56 pm WAT

Friday, November 13, 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

88 °F

Overcast.
90 / 81 °F

Sat 14.		90 / 81 °F
Sun 15.		90 / 80 °F

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Time Zone

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

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

6 hours ahead of
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:39 am
↑ 108° East

Sunset

6:29 pm
↑ 252° West

Day length

11 hours, 50 minutes
-14s shorter

Moon 17.0%

Rise – 10:01 am
Set – 9:59 pm

High Tide

High – 6:14 am
High – 7:16 pm

Low Tide

Low – 12:15 am
Low – 12:45 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:34 pm
Altitude: 65.6°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:26 am – 5:52 am
7:16 pm – 7:42 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:52 am – 6:17 am
6:51 pm – 7:16 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:17 am – 6:39 am
6:29 pm – 6:51 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
November 9, 2026
8:02 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
November 17, 2026
12:47 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

5:12 56 pm

Friday, November 13, 2026