Current Local Time in Cotonou, Benin

4:35:18 am WAT

Friday, December 5, 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

Passing clouds.
89 / 81 °F

Sat 6.		89 / 81 °F
Sun 7.		89 / 82 °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
Columbus

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Sunrise

6:47 am
↑ 112° Southeast

Sunset

6:34 pm
↑ 247° West

Day length

11 hours, 46 minutes
-7s shorter

Moon 99.8%

Set – 7:09 am
Rise – 7:16 pm

High Tide

High – 4:23 am
High – 5:19 pm

Low Tide

Low – 10:47 am
Low – 10:56 pm

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Solar Noon

Sun in South: 12:40 pm
Altitude: 61.2°

Astronomical
Twilight

5:33 am – 5:59 am
7:22 pm – 7:48 pm

Nautical
Twilight

5:59 am – 6:25 am
6:56 pm – 7:22 pm

Civil
Twilight

6:25 am – 6:47 am
6:34 pm – 6:56 pm

Previous
Moon Phase

Full Moon
December 5, 2025
12:14 am

Next
Moon Phase

Third Quarter
December 11, 2025
9:51 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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4:3518am

Friday, December 5, 2025