GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
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BENIN'S COASTAL REGION HAS AN EQUATORIAL CLIMATE WITH A
STEADY TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 22 AND 34 DEGREES. THERE ARE TWO
RAINY SEASONS: FROM MARCH TO JULY & THEN FROM LATE SEPTEMBER
TO NOVEMBER. IN THE NORTH THE RAINY PERIOD LASTS FROM MAY TO
SEPTEMBER. THE REST OF THE YEAR IS DRY. ANNUAL RAINFALL OF
760 - 1270MM IS HEAVIER TOWARDS THE SOUTH.
CLOTHING: TROPICAL LIGHTWEIGHT AND RAINWEAR YEAR-ROUND.
COTONOU ALT 7M
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
TEMP MAX C 30 31 31 31 30 28 27 27 27 28 30 30
MIN C 24 26 26 26 25 24 23 23 23 24 25 24
RAIN MM 2 2 5 7 11 13 7 3 6 9 6 1
HUMIDITY AM 89 89 88 88 91 92 91 91 91 92 93 92
% PM 67 70 72 72 75 79 80 79 78 76 71 68 |
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