Benin
About 11.5M people live in Benin, on 112,620 km² in 12 regions; the capital is Porto-Novo. The highest summit is Mont Sokbaro (658 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Feb · Dec.
Benin at a glance
The atlas follows 3,665 places here month by month, with 72 mountains and 12 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.
Benin's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+558%2.25M in 1950 → 14.8M in 2025 → 24.4M in 2050Benin · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Benin
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Benin
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
49OctoberPorto-Novo
49OctoberOuidah
50OctoberGanvie
54OctoberCotonou
38OctoberParakou
41OctoberDjougou
42OctoberKandi
50OctoberAbomey-Calavi
12 regions
Benin from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Benin
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Benin
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Benin
12 monuments and 27 museums; the best known first.
The festival year
What's on in Benin
The ground and the sky in Benin
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Benin
1 large airports, 17 railway stations, 45 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.