Alibori Department · Benin
Malanville travel guide
Malanville is a city in Alibori Department, Benin, home to about 169,000 people.
- Currency
- XOFWest African CFA franc
- Time zone
- Africa/Porto-Novo
- Language
- French
About
About Malanville
Malanville is a dusty border town on the Niger River. The main attraction is the large market which is busiest on Fridays and Saturdays. Other attractions include the river itself where one can take pirogue rides for a small fee (CFA1,000).
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When to go
The best time to visit Malanville
Malanville has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 41 °C; August is the wettest, with about 247 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 Malanville
Getting in
There are direct buses and taxis from Cotonou to Malanville. Travel time can range anywhere from 12 hours to 18. It is best to break the travel up into two days with a stop in Parakou. From Parakou to Malanville can be as little as 5 hours in a direct taxi on a good day but an average time is around 7 hours.
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Questions
Malanville: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Malanville?
Malanville has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 41 °C; August is the wettest, with about 247 mm of rain.
What currency is used in Malanville?
West African CFA franc (XOF).
Nearby
Destinations near Malanville
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.