Current Time in Benin 🇧🇯

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13:21:01 WAT
Saturday, 16 May 2026

Continent: Africa

Capital City: Porto-Novo

Largest Cities:

ISO Alpha 2/3: BJ, BEN

Uses Daylight Savings Time: No

IANA Time Zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)

Time Zones: WAT

Departments in Benin

All Cities in Benin by alphabetical order

Sunrise.am features the exact time for 66 cities in Benin.
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Time Now in Major Cities in Benin

CityCurrent Time
Cotonou Sat 13:21:01
Abomey-Calavi Sat 13:21:01
Porto-Novo Sat 13:21:01
Parakou Sat 13:21:01
Godomè Sat 13:21:01

Time Now in All IANA Timezones for Benin

TimezoneCurrent Time
Africa/Lagos Sat 13:21:01
Africa/Porto-Novo Sat 13:21:01

Time Zone Converters used in Benin

Convert time between the time zones of Benin and other locations worldwide.

Sunrise and Sunset in Benin (66 Locations)

City ↑ Sunrise ↓ Sunset
Cotonou
6:34 AM
6:59 PM
Abomey-Calavi
6:34 AM
6:59 PM
Porto-Novo
6:33 AM
6:58 PM
Parakou
6:29 AM
7:02 PM
Godomè
6:34 AM
6:59 PM

Current Weather in Benin (66 Locations)

City Condition Temp.

Information about Benin

Population 11,485,048
Area 112,620 km²
ISO Numeric Code 204
FIPS Code BN
Top Level Domain .bj
Currency Franc (XOF)
Phone Prefix +229
Country Code +229
Languages FR-BJ (fr-BJ)
Neighbouring Countries 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso, 🇳🇪 Niger, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇹🇬 Togo

Upcoming Public Holidays in Benin

This year, Benin observes 14 public holidays, with 14 scheduled for 2027. The next holiday is Whit Monday on 25 May. The most recently passed holiday was Ascension Day. Explore the full calendar of Public Holidays in Benin to plan your schedule.

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