🌅 Cotonou Sunrise & Sunset Calendar
🇧🇯 Benin · Africa/Porto-Novo
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 🌄 07:01 🌇 18:46 | 2 🌄 07:01 🌇 18:47 | 3 🌄 07:02 🌇 18:47 | 4 🌄 07:02 🌇 18:48 | |||
| 5 🌄 07:02 🌇 18:48 | 6 🌄 07:03 🌇 18:49 | 7 🌄 07:03 🌇 18:49 | 8 🌄 07:04 🌇 18:50 | 9 🌄 07:04 🌇 18:50 | 10 🌄 07:04 🌇 18:51 | 11 🌄 07:05 🌇 18:51 |
| 12 🌄 07:05 🌇 18:52 | 13 🌄 07:05 🌇 18:52 | 14 🌄 07:05 🌇 18:53 | 15 🌄 07:06 🌇 18:53 | 16 🌄 07:06 🌇 18:53 | 17 🌄 07:06 🌇 18:54 | 18 🌄 07:06 🌇 18:54 |
| 19 🌄 07:07 🌇 18:55 | 20 🌄 07:07 🌇 18:55 | 21 🌄 07:07 🌇 18:55 | 22 🌄 07:07 🌇 18:56 | 23 🌄 07:07 🌇 18:56 | 24 🌄 07:07 🌇 18:57 | 25 🌄 07:08 🌇 18:57 |
| 26 🌄 07:08 🌇 18:57 | 27 🌄 07:08 🌇 18:58 | 28 🌄 07:08 🌇 18:58 | 29 🌄 07:08 🌇 18:58 | 30 🌄 07:08 🌇 18:58 | 31 🌄 07:08 🌇 18:59 |
All times in local time for Cotonou (Africa/Porto-Novo).
Lengthening days in Cotonou through January 1997
Across January 1997, daylight in Cotonou, Benin keeps getting longer — the month opens with 11h 45m of daylight and closes with 11h 50m (a swing of about 5 minutes). Expect a change of around 1 minute from one week to the next.
Sunrise this month spans 07:01 (January 1) to 07:08 (January 25); sunset runs between 18:46 (January 1) and 18:59 (January 31).
It falls in northern-hemisphere winter, which sets the overall pattern of these times. On an average day this month Cotonou sees about 11h 47m of daylight. Handy for photographers, early risers, travellers and anyone timing their day to the light in Cotonou.
About the Cotonou Sunrise & Sunset Calendar
This calendar shows the sunrise and sunset time in Cotonou, Benin for every day of January 1997. All times are shown in Cotonou's local time (Africa/Porto-Novo), with daylight saving changes applied automatically.
Each day's cell shows the local 🌄 sunrise and 🌇 sunset time, so you can see at a glance how daylight grows and shrinks through the month — useful for photography, travel, prayer planning, gardening, fitness and organising your day around the sun.
How to use this calendar
- Search any city using the box at the top to jump to its full monthly calendar.
- Change month with the ← and → arrows above the grid.
- Print or save a clean copy with the 🖨️ Print button.
Frequently Asked Questions
What time does the sun rise in Cotonou in January 1997?
In January 1997, sunrise in Cotonou, Benin ranges from about 07:01 on January 1 (its earliest) to 07:08 on January 25 (its latest). Each day's exact time is in the calendar above.
What time does the sun set in Cotonou in January 1997?
Sunset in Cotonou, Benin during January 1997 runs from 18:46 on January 1 to 18:59 on January 31.
How much daylight does Cotonou get in January 1997?
Cotonou, Benin has between 11h 45m and 11h 50m of daylight per day in January 1997, increases by about 5 minutes across the month.
When are the days longest and shortest in Cotonou?
Daylight peaks around the summer solstice (about June 21 in the northern hemisphere, December 21 in the southern) and bottoms out at the winter solstice. Browse the months above to watch the change.
Are the sunrise and sunset times for Cotonou accurate?
Times are calculated from the location's exact latitude, longitude and time zone using standard astronomical algorithms, accurate to about a minute. Local terrain such as hills or tall buildings can slightly shift when the sun actually appears or disappears.
What time zone are the Cotonou calendar times shown in?
All times are shown in Cotonou's local time, with daylight saving changes applied automatically, so you can read them directly with no conversion.