Abidjan weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire · major coastal city · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Abidjan is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with August and December close behind. Abidjan averages about 1,857 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 26 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,857
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 1,425 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 6.3M
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Abidjan?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Abidjan is January, then August and December. The dullest month is April (62/100, 158 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Abidjan?
Abidjan gets a moderate 1,857 hours of sunshine a year. January (85/100) is noticeably better than April (62). It ranks #3 of 3 destinations in Côte d’Ivoire for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,007 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around May, carries about 43% of the annual 1,425 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 85 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 26 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| February | 78 | 32° / 90°F | 25° / 77°F | 63 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| March | 66 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 130 mm | 9 | 28° / 82°F |
| April | 62 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 158 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| May | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 201 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| June | 62 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 260 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 71 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 98 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| August | 81 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 47 mm | 7 | 24° / 75°F |
| September | 71 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 99 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 62 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 183 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 110 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| December | 80 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 50 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
Sea temperature in Abidjan by month
The sea off Abidjan is warmest in April at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in August at 24°C / 75°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Kumasi Ghana · 305 km · best in Jan · 1,964 h sun/yr
- Accra Ghana · 418 km · best in Jan · 2,134 h sun/yr
- Lomé Togo · 582 km · best in Jan · 2,104 h sun/yr
- Cotonou Benin · 709 km · best in Jan · 1,921 h sun/yr
- Lagos Nigeria · 815 km · best in Jan · 1,868 h sun/yr
- Ouagadougou Burkina Faso · 832 km · best in Jan · 3,087 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Sekondi-Takoradi Ghana · 242 km · 2,174 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Sunyani Ghana · 293 km · 1,985 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Bouaké Côte d’Ivoire · 303 km · 2,007 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Korhogo Côte d’Ivoire · 493 km · 2,529 h sun/yr · best in Nov
Head-to-head
How Abidjan compares month by month: Abidjan vs Bamako · Abidjan vs Kumasi · Abidjan vs Lomé · Abidjan vs Accra · all comparisons
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