Djougou
City in Benin: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Straßenbild djougou: Gregor Rom, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Djougou is a city in Benin, in Donga. About 94,773 people live in the city proper, making it the 7th largest city of Benin in our atlas.
It lies at 9.71° N, 1.67° E, about 444 m (1,457 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Porto-Novo time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Djougou. Green dots: other major cities of Benin. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Djougou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 36°C (97°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 16°C (62°F). Around 1,171 mm (46 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in BeninNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Parakou · 113 km
- Abomey · 283 km
- Bohicon · 284 km
- Abomey-Calavi · 370 km
- Porto-Novo · 371 km
- Godomè · 376 km
- Cotonou · 380 km
- Ekpé · 380 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2394560 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q868198 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Straßenbild djougou: Gregor Rom, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)