Cotonou, on any connection. Even on 1 Mbps.
Cotonou at a glance
- Where
- Capital of Benin
- Population
- about 679,000
- Time zone
- Africa/Porto-Novo (UTC+1)
- Evening viewing hours
- 19:00–23:00 local = 18:00–22:00 UTC
- Daylight
- about 11 h 45 min in mid-winter, 12 h 29 min in mid-summer
- Elevation
- about 7 m
- Nearest cities
- Porto-Novo 25 km
- Subtitle languages
- French
Cotonou, and the connections it runs on
For a city of about 679,000 like Cotonou, home upload speed — not download — decides how well films play remotely. Cotonou is the capital of Benin.
On the move from Cotonou
From Cotonou it's about 25 km to Porto-Novo. Wherever you are on the journey, your films stream from your own server at home.
The closest city we cover outside Benin is Lagos, Nigeria (about 108 km). Watching while roaming? Every gigabyte saved matters.
Mobile data in Cotonou
Same picture, less data: about 1.0 GB per HD hour, compared with 2.5–2.7 GB for Jellyfin and Plex in our live tests. That's the difference between a film finishing on mobile data in Cotonou or not.
Evenings in Cotonou
Cotonou is on UTC+1. The usual evening viewing hours, 19:00–23:00 local time, are 18:00–22:00 UTC — when networks everywhere are busiest.
Days in Cotonou barely change through the year (about 11 h 45 min to 12 h 29 min of daylight), so the evening rush on the networks is the same every month.
Questions from Cotonou
What's the busiest time for streaming in Cotonou?
Between about 7 and 11 pm local time. Quality re-adjusts every three seconds, so a crowded evening network means a lighter picture for a moment, not a frozen one.
Will it work on the way to Porto-Novo?
Yes — the 25 km trip to Porto-Novo is no problem: the stream adapts to each mast you pass instead of stopping.
How much mobile data does a film use in Cotonou?
Roughly 0.6 GB for an hour of 720p and 1.0 GB in 1080p, so a two-hour film in HD fits in about 2.0 GB of your plan.
Does it support French subtitles?
Every subtitle and audio track your files carry is offered in the player, in French or any other language.
What does Silux Media cost in Benin?
Free. Running the server at home in Cotonou costs nothing, and the apps are free; paid plans only add managed extras.
Can I watch my films in Nigeria?
Yes — the server stays at home in Cotonou and you watch from anywhere, including Lagos about 108 km away. On roaming data the lower data use makes a real difference.
Sources: GeoNames and our measurements.