Cotonou vs Freetown: which is better, month by month

Cotonou and Freetown split the year 5–5 — Cotonou wins June to October, Freetown wins December to April, and they are within 3 points in May and November.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Cotonou

🇧🇯 Benin · tropical climate

Best month: January 70/100
Months won: 5 of 12

Freetown

🇸🇱 Sierra Leone · tropical climate

Best month: March 79/100
Months won: 5 of 12

Cotonou vs Freetown — all 12 months

Month	Cotonou	Freetown	Winner	Gap
January	70Bsweltering, dry, poor air quality	78Bsweltering, dry, muggy air	Freetown	8
February	66Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality	77Bsweltering, dry, poor air quality	Freetown	11
March	67Csweltering, a little rain, muggy air	79Bsweltering, dry, muggy air	Freetown	12
April	66Csweltering, a little rain, clean air	72Bsweltering, a little rain, muggy air	Freetown	6
May	61Csweltering, rainy, clean air	61Csweltering, soaked, muggy air	Tie	0
June	56Dsweltering, soaked, clean air	51Dhot, soaked, clean air	Cotonou	5
July	66Chot, rainy, clean air	50Dhot, soaked, clean air	Cotonou	16
August	69Chot, rainy, clean air	49Fhot, soaked, clean air	Cotonou	20
September	62Csweltering, soaked, clean air	48Fhot, soaked, clean air	Cotonou	14
October	60Csweltering, soaked, clean air	56Dhot, soaked, clean air	Cotonou	4
November	67Csweltering, a little rain, muggy air	66Csweltering, rainy, muggy air	Tie	1
December	69Csweltering, a little rain, poor air quality	74Bsweltering, a little rain, muggy air	Freetown	5

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is August (69 vs 49). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.