Abomey-Calavi weather in July

In July, Abomey-Calavi sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 126 mm of rain across 21 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Abomey-Calavi's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abomey-Calavi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
21 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:46 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Abomey-Calavi is commune and city in Atlantique Department, Benin.

Density
593/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Abomey-Calavi reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Abomey-Calavi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Abomey-Calavi weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 25°257.811.75.2
Feb31° / 26°379.411.84.5
Mar31° / 26°6615.7123.8
Apr31° / 26°9117.612.13.6
May30° / 25°16624.612.33.2
Jun28° / 24°21525.712.43.5
Jul27° / 24°1262112.34.6
Aug27° / 23°961712.25.1
Sep28° / 24°14122.7124.1
Oct29° / 24°15025.211.93.6
Nov30° / 25°741911.73.9
Dec30° / 25°339.211.65.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 90%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Abomey-Calavi gets around 126 mm of rain over 21 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 68% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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21972
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Wind in July

Winds average 13 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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412light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:43 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:437:05
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512.46:447:06
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.11 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Abomey-Calavi

In seasonPeak

None of Abomey-Calavi's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Abomey-Calavi sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Dust
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Feb
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Jun
Jul
Aug
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Oct
Nov
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Is July a good time to visit Abomey-Calavi?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Abomey-Calavi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Abomey-Calavi in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Abomey-Calavi sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Abomey-Calavi in July

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Abomey-Calavi in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abomey-Calavi peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Abomey-Calavi in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Abomey-Calavi is worst in January — around 102 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 16100 µg/m³Aug 1425 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan102Unhealthy
Feb86Unhealthy
Mar47Poor
Apr44Poor
May33Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec89Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Abomey-Calavi?

Abomey-Calavi sits at 6.4°N, 2.4°E, 11 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Ganvié, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Abomey-Calavi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abomey-Calavi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abomey-Calavi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m.

The land around Abomey-Calavi is covered by artificial surfaces (49%) and water (32%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (28%) and water (28%) within 16 km, and trees (38%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
60 m
80 km
184 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Ganvié 4.0 km · Godomè 7.0 km · Cotonou 12 km · Zinvié 19 km · Ekpé 21 km · Porto-Novo 28 km · Missérété 29 km · Semi 30 km

Benin travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,658
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Muslim 28%Roman Catholic 26%Protestant 14%Vodoun 12%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abomey-Calavi (6.4485°, 2.3557°, elevation 11 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).