Current Local Time in Cotonou, Benin

6:12:30 pm WAT

Saturday, March 21, 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

90 °F

Overcast.
90 / 83 °F

Mon 23.		90 / 83 °F
Tue 24.		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

6:54 am
↑ 90° East

Sunset

7:00 pm
↑ 271° West

Day length

12 hours, 7 minutes
+21s longer

Moon 9.4%

Rise – 8:36 am
Set – 9:18 pm

High Tide

High – 6:12 am
High – 6:26 pm

Low Tide

Low – 12:00 midnight
Low – 12:02 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:57 pm
Altitude: 84.0°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:44 am – 6:09 am
7:45 pm – 8:09 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:09 am – 6:33 am
7:21 pm – 7:45 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:33 am – 6:54 am
7:00 pm – 7:21 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
March 19, 2026
2:23 am

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
March 25, 2026
8:17 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

6:1230pm

Saturday, March 21, 2026