Region · Benin
Best time to visit Collines department
This guide covers 4 destinations in Collines department, a first-level administrative division of Benin. The largest by population are Ouèssè, Glazoué and Dassa-Zoumé.
- Destinations in this guide
- 4
- Currency
- XOFWest African CFA franc
- Time zone
- Africa/Porto-Novo
Destinations
Destinations in Collines department
Every destination in this guide in Collines department, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouèssè | 142,017 | ||
| Glazoué | 124,431 | ||
| Dassa-Zoumé | 112,118 | ||
| Savè | 97,309 |
When to go
Best time to visit Collines department
From the climate of 4 destinations in Collines department with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 4 | 35 °C | 5 mm |
| February | 0 of 4 | 37 °C | 16 mm |
| March | 0 of 4 | 37 °C | 58 mm |
| April | 0 of 4 | 35 °C | 94 mm |
| May | 0 of 4 | 33 °C | 133 mm |
| June | 0 of 4 | 32 °C | 139 mm |
| July | 0 of 4 | 30 °C | 156 mm |
| August | 0 of 4 | 29 °C | 140 mm |
| September | 0 of 4 | 30 °C | 181 mm |
| October | 0 of 4 | 32 °C | 117 mm |
| November | 0 of 4 | 35 °C | 11 mm |
| December | 0 of 4 | 35 °C | 5 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. 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).
Good to know
Public holidays in Collines department, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Benin
Nearby
Regions near Collines department
Other regions of Benin with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT). A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.