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Where to stay in Edo State
This guide covers 3 destinations in Edo State, a first-level administrative division of Nigeria, with 6 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Benin City, Uromi and Abudu. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Benin Airport (BNI).
- Destinations in this guide
- 3
- Places to stay
- 6
- Main airport
- BNIBenin Airport
- Currency
- NGNnaira
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
Destinations
Destinations in Edo State
Every destination in this guide in Edo State, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin City | 1,780,000 | 6 | BNI · 2 km |
| Uromi | 73,569 | ABB · 66 km | |
| Abudu | 50,000 | QRW · 54 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Edo State
6 hotels in Edo State recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| La VOD Hotel | Benin City | |
| Precious Palm Royal Hotel | Benin City | |
| Prestige Hotels&Suites Benin | Benin City | |
| Protea Hotel by Marriott Benin City Select Emotan | Benin City | |
| Protea Hotel& Suites, Benin | Benin City | 2013 |
| View Point Hotel and Suites | Benin City |
When to go
Best time to visit Edo State
From the climate of 3 destinations in Edo State 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 3 | 33 °C | 10 mm |
| February | 0 of 3 | 35 °C | 34 mm |
| March | 0 of 3 | 35 °C | 97 mm |
| April | 0 of 3 | 33 °C | 166 mm |
| May | 0 of 3 | 32 °C | 210 mm |
| June | 0 of 3 | 30 °C | 259 mm |
| July | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 337 mm |
| August | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 262 mm |
| September | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 343 mm |
| October | 0 of 3 | 30 °C | 257 mm |
| November | 0 of 3 | 33 °C | 57 mm |
| December | 0 of 3 | 33 °C | 14 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).
Getting there
Airports serving Edo State
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Edo State name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
BNI · Benin Airport
QRW · Warri Airport
ABB · Asaba International Airport
AKR · Akure Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Edo State, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Nigeria
Nearby
Regions near Edo State
Other regions of Nigeria 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; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.