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Benin travel guide: visa, weather and holidays
Entry rules for every passport, live weather, public holidays for Benin. Capital: Porto-Novo.
Do you need a visa for Benin?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 57 passports can enter Benin without a visa.
All 198 passports for Benin · Visa checker · Passport validity checker for Benin
Benin at a glance
- Capital
- Porto-Novo
- Region
- Western Africa, Africa
- Currency
- West African CFA franc (Fr, XOF)
- Languages
- French
- Calling code
- +229
- Drives on the
- right
Weather in Porto-Novo
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in Benin
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for Benin or read the six-month rule explained.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
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Questions
Do I need a visa for Benin?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 57 passports can enter Benin without a visa and 141 passports can apply for an e-Visa. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for Benin.
Which side of the road do they drive on in Benin?
Traffic keeps to the right in Benin.
What currency does Benin use?
West African CFA franc (Fr, XOF).
What is the calling code for Benin?
+229.
What is the capital of Benin?
Porto-Novo.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
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Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.