Climate risk in Benin City
Edo State, Nigeria · 1.2M people in the urban area
What threatens Benin City most
- Drought
- High WRI Aqueduct
- Water stress
- Low WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Low GSHAP
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Nigeria
In an average year, fire burns 3% of the land around Benin City.
Lagos: 0%.
3% © OpenStreetMap Benin City's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Benin City is projected to have the climate that Onitsha (Nigeria) has today.
+1.3°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.3°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.3°C
Lowest in the coldest month
0%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, the nearest is Bekasi (Indonesia), and only in part.
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How close the match is: 1.7 σ to the climate of Onitsha today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 2 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Where else Benin City stands out
364 days
Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C
Lagos: 365 days.
Higher than in 92% of the world's 630 large cities
18 days
Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025
Lagos: 8 days.
Higher than in 79% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Benin City
Read at the city's centre and compared with the Atlas's 630 large cities. Moderate emissions is the IPCC's scenario SSP2-4.5.
| Hazard | Benin City | Among large cities | In Nigeria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 10 days | Among large cities: above 58% | In Nigeria: 12 of 14 |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 364 days | Among large cities: above 92% | In Nigeria: 5 of 14 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 35.7°C | Among large cities: above 45% | In Nigeria: 12 of 14 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +1.7°C | Among large cities: above 30% | In Nigeria: 6 of 14 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 18 days | Among large cities: above 79% | In Nigeria: 3 of 14 |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Water stress | Low (<10%) | Among large cities: above 0% | In Nigeria: 4 of 14 |
| Drought risk | High | Among large cities: above 50% | In Nigeria: 2 of 13 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0.15 m/s² | Among large cities: above 17% | In Nigeria: 1 of 14 |
| Land burned in an average year | 3% | Among large cities: above 95% | In Nigeria: 3 of 14 |
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 0 m/s |
Flood depth is read in a single 1 km cell at the city's centre, in today's climate. Other parts of the city can still flood. The country page names the deepest point near a coastal city in 2080, so its figure can be higher. See how deep a river flood reaches around Benin City on the live map
See the tropical nights around Benin City on the live map
364 days © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Benin City
- Onitsha · Nigeria
- Ikare · Nigeria
- Ibadan · Nigeria
- Port Harcourt · Nigeria
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author = {{Criora}},
title = {Benin City, Nigeria: climate risk profile},
year = {2026},
url = {https://criora.com/atlas/NGA/benin-city},
urldate = {2026-11-02}
} Each reading stays under its source's terms; the sources are named on this page.
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