Donga Department · Benin
Djougou travel guide
Djougou is a city in Donga Department, Benin, home to about 237,000 people.
- Currency
- XOFWest African CFA franc
- Time zone
- Africa/Porto-Novo
- Language
- French
About
About Djougou
Djougou [dʒu.gu] is the largest city in northwestern Benin. It is an important market town.
It is located about 380 km from Cotonou, and 40 km from the Togolese border, at the gates of the Atacora massif.
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When to go
The best time to visit Djougou
Djougou has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; August is the wettest, with about 274 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Djougou
Getting in
Djougou is a major hub of transportation and communication. It acts as a crossroads of trade and travel, and is easily accessible during the entire year. There are four major roads that intersect to form the city’s center—the roads to Cotonou, Parakou, Natitingou, and the Ouake/Togolese border. There are bus connections from Parakou, Natitingou, and Cotonou. The 7-hour trip to Cotonou costs 6,000 CFA, to Natitingou 3,000 CFA and to Parakou also 3,000 CFA.
Getting around
A day trip to visit the huge market in the little village Ouaké which is situated directly to the border of Togo. The market is each Tuesday and offers a lot of Beninish and imported goods.
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Questions
Djougou: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Djougou?
Djougou has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 38 °C; August is the wettest, with about 274 mm of rain.
What currency is used in Djougou?
West African CFA franc (XOF).
Nearby
Destinations near Djougou
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.