Lightning strikes in Benin
The detection network has located 1,324 lightning strikes in Benin since the archive began, including 516 in the last 7 days. That is 0.01% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Benin #61 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Benin is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 21 |
| 2026-08-13 | 83 |
| 2026-08-11 | 155 |
| 2026-08-10 | 9 |
| 2026-08-09 | 32 |
| 2026-08-08 | 216 |
| 2026-08-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08-06 | 12 |
| 2026-08-05 | 83 |
| 2026-08-03 | 3 |
| 2026-08-02 | 37 |
| 2026-08-01 | 367 |
| 2026-07-30 | 2 |
| 2026-07-29 | 301 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Benin's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alibori | 499 | 201 | 37.7% |
| 2 | Atakora | 442 | 111 | 33.4% |
| 3 | Borgou | 263 | 153 | 19.9% |
| 4 | Donga | 86 | 43 | 6.5% |
| 5 | Collines | 26 | 4 | 2.0% |
| 6 | Kebbi State | 4 | 0 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Dosso | 2 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Kouffo | 2 | 2 | 0.2% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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