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Triplandio Porto-Novo guide covers 4 travel guides across 16 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 16 self-guided walking tours in Porto-Novo with 76 POI, spanning 47.1 km in total. Get inspired by 3 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Porto-Novo
City & Country Data Benin (Porto-Novo)
Key travel data for Porto-Novo — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Benin
Tourists
337K/y
GDP/cap
$1.7k
Life Exp
61.0 yrs
Population
14.8M
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Porto-Novo
Coffee
$6.00
Beer
$0.90
Lunch
$5.00
Groceries
$20.00/w
Taxi/km
$0.50
Transit
$0.50
Fuel
$1.20/l
Internet
$30.00/m
Salary
$300/m
Best time to visit Porto-Novo (Benin)
Now (September) avg: 26°C, wetter month, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Feb & Jan.
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~Day / Night Temp
29°C / 24°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:38 / 18:43
Local time
23:22
Sea Temp
27°C
Best Months 
Feb & Jan
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
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Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Steamed cakes made from fermented batter. Stew of wild greens with fish. A spicy paste made from cornmeal. A flavorful spinach and okra stew. Fried balls of sweet potato.
Traditional Local Food
Porto-Novo (Benin)
Bread
Vegan
Ablo
ah-bloh
· Steamed rice bread
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
Ago Glain
Ago Gbain
a-go glayn
· Wild greens and fish stew
Main course
Vegetarian
Amiwô
ah-mee-woh
· Spiced cornmeal porridge
Main course
Vegan
Calalou
Kalalou
ka-lah-loo
· Spinach and okra stew
Snack
Vegetarian
Fuflui
foo-floo-ee
· Sweet potato fritters
