Shin
in Borgou Department, Benin

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
9.833 and 3.016 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 9° 49' 59" and E 3° 0' 58"
Currency and Currency Code:
Franc - XOF
Spoken languages:
French
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 06:12 AM (Saturday)
Timezone: Africa/Porto-Novo
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:27 am and 7:00 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-13.222 and -176.206 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Vailala
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Benin in Western Africa

Safety Score: 3,3 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Benin.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Benin. Last Update: 2024-05-10 08:04:54

Discover Shin

Shin in Borgou Department is a town in Benin about 232 mi (or 374 km) north of Porto-Novo, the country's capital city.

Current time in Shin is now 06:12 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Africa / Porto-Novo with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports near Shin. The closest airport in Benin is Parakou Airport in a distance of 43 mi (or 69 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kosubosu, Parakou, Kaiama, Kisi and Saki. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 35°C / 94 °F

Morning Temperature 25°C / 77 °F
Evening Temperature 35°C / 96 °F
Night Temperature 27°C / 80 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 44%
Air Pressure 1008 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 90% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Sunday, 12th of May 2024

25°C (77 °F)
24°C (76 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 13th of May 2024

35°C (94 °F)
29°C (84 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Tuesday, 14th of May 2024

36°C (97 °F)
25°C (78 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Pèrèrè

Pèrèrè is a town, arrondissement, and commune in the Borgou Department of eastern Benin. The commune covers an area of 2017 square kilometres (1253 square miles) and as of 2002 had a population of 42,891 people.

Located at 9.79944, 2.99278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Communes of Benin, Populated places in Benin

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Shin.


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Shini, Shin