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Current Local Time in Cotonou, Benin

2:19:15 pm WAT

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

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

Weather

88 °F

Overcast.
87 / 78 °F

Thu 22.87 / 78 °F
Fri 23.86 / 78 °F

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Time Zone

WAT (West Africa Time)
UTC/GMT +1 hour
No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

No DST

No Daylight Saving Time in 2026

Difference

6 hours ahead of
Columbus

Sunrise

7:07 am
110° East

Sunset

6:55 pm
250° West

Day length

11 hours, 49 minutes
+12s longer

Moon 7.6%

Rise – 9:05 am
Set – 9:17 pm

High Tide

High – 6:04 am
High – 6:55 pm

Low Tide

Low – 12:04 am
Low – 12:20 pm

More Sun & Moon in Cotonou
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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 1:01 pm
Altitude: 63.8°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:53 am – 6:19 am
7:43 pm – 8:09 pm

Nautical
Twilight

6:19 am – 6:45 am
7:18 pm – 7:43 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:45 am – 7:07 am
6:55 pm – 7:18 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

New Moon
January 18, 2026
8:51 pm

Next
Moon Phase

First Quarter
January 26, 2026
5:47 am

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

Other cities near Cotonou

Cotonou
Benin
2:1915pm
Wednesday, January 21, 2026