Benin City

== Geography ==

=== Climate ===
Benin City has a borderline [[tropical savanna climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Aw'') bordering upon a [[tropical monsoon climate]] (''Am''). The weather is hot and humid year-round, and generally very dull, especially between July and September.

{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
 | metric first = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = Benin City (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–1965, 1991–2020)
 | Jan record high C = 40
 | Feb record high C = 43
 | Mar record high C = 42
 | Apr record high C = 48
 | May record high C = 39.5
 | Jun record high C = 39.5
 | Jul record high C = 35
 | Aug record high C = 32.8
 | Sep record high C = 35
 | Oct record high C = 34.5
 | Nov record high C = 36
 | Dec record high C = 36.9
 | year record high C = 48.0

 | Jan high C = 33.6
 | Feb high C = 34.9
 | Mar high C = 34.4
 | Apr high C = 33.4
 | May high C = 32.4
 | Jun high C = 30.7
 | Jul high C = 29.0
 | Aug high C = 28.6
 | Sep high C = 29.7
 | Oct high C = 31.1
 | Nov high C = 32.9
 | Dec high C = 33.4
 | year high C = 32.0

 | Jan mean C = 28.8
 | Feb mean C = 29.5
 | Mar mean C = 29.2
 | Apr mean C = 28.7
 | May mean C = 28.2
 | Jun mean C = 27.4
 | Jul mean C = 26.5
 | Aug mean C = 26.3
 | Sep mean C = 26.8
 | Oct mean C = 27.5
 | Nov mean C = 28.4
 | Dec mean C = 28.7
 | year mean C = 28.0

 | Jan low C = 23.0
 | Feb low C = 24.6
 | Mar low C = 24.8
 | Apr low C = 24.5
 | May low C = 24.1
 | Jun low C = 23.4
 | Jul low C = 23.0
 | Aug low C = 22.8
 | Sep low C = 22.9
 | Oct low C = 23.1
 | Nov low C = 23.7
 | Dec low C = 22.9
 | year low C = 23.6

|Jan record low C = 12.8
|Feb record low C = 13.3
|Mar record low C = 18.3
|Apr record low C = 19.4
|May record low C = 19.4
|Jun record low C = 18.3
|Jul record low C = 16.7
|Aug record low C = 16.1
|Sep record low C = 18.9
|Oct record low C = 18.9
|Nov record low C = 15.6
|Dec record low C = 11.0
|year record low C = 11.0

 | precipitation colour = green
 | Jan precipitation mm = 19.4
 | Feb precipitation mm = 55.7
 | Mar precipitation mm = 126.2
 | Apr precipitation mm = 192.5
 | May precipitation mm = 238.9
 | Jun precipitation mm = 300.6
 | Jul precipitation mm = 336.5
 | Aug precipitation mm = 304.1
 | Sep precipitation mm = 352.4
 | Oct precipitation mm = 266.5
 | Nov precipitation mm = 100.5
 | Dec precipitation mm = 24.2
 | year precipitation mm = 2317.5

 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
 | Jan precipitation days = 1.2
 | Feb precipitation days = 3.7
 | Mar precipitation days = 7.7
 | Apr precipitation days = 10.5
 | May precipitation days = 12.2
 | Jun precipitation days = 15.6
 | Jul precipitation days = 18.7
 | Aug precipitation days = 17.7
 | Sep precipitation days = 18.2
 | Oct precipitation days = 16.3
 | Nov precipitation days = 7.0
 | Dec precipitation days = 2.2
 | year precipitation days = 131.0

 | Jan humidity = 75.0
 | Feb humidity = 80.4
 | Mar humidity = 86.9
 | Apr humidity = 89.8
 | May humidity = 90.9
 | Jun humidity = 91.7
 | Jul humidity = 91.4
 | Aug humidity = 90.6
 | Sep humidity = 91.6
 | Oct humidity = 91.1
 | Nov humidity = 86.5
 | Dec humidity = 77.9
 | year humidity = 87.0

|Jan sun = 179.8
|Feb sun = 178.0
|Mar sun = 173.6
|Apr sun = 177.0
|May sun = 176.7
|Jun sun = 144.0
|Jul sun = 99.2
|Aug sun = 89.9
|Sep sun = 81.0
|Oct sun = 148.8
|Nov sun = 192.0
|Dec sun = 213.9
|year sun = 
|Jand sun = 5.8
|Febd sun = 6.3
|Mard sun = 5.6
|Aprd sun = 5.9
|Mayd sun = 5.7
|Jund sun = 4.8
|Juld sun = 3.2
|Augd sun = 2.9
|Sepd sun = 2.7
|Octd sun = 4.8
|Novd sun = 6.4
|Decd sun = 6.9
|yeard sun = 5.1

 | source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Nigeria/CSV/Benin_65229.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Benin City
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 4, 2024}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (sun 1951–1965)<ref name = DWD>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_652290_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Benin City / Nigeria
| work = Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = de
| access-date = 9 August 2016}}</ref>
}}