climigo

Ivory Coast

When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are December–January, the least hot. Avoid February–November (hot, at times often rainy).

Climate zones

LiberiaGhanaGuineaBurkina FasoMaliAbidjanAbidjanAbidjanYamoussoukroYamoussoukroYamoussoukroBouakéBouakéBouakéKorhogoKorhogoKorhogoSan-PédroSan-PédroSan-Pédro

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 34°20°
February 35°22°
March 35°23°
April 34°24°
May 33°23°
June 31°22°
July 29°22°
August 29°22°
September 30°22°
October 31°22°
November 32°22°
December 33°20°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec19.9 · 33.7 °CJanuary: 19.9 · 33.7 °C21.7 · 34.8 °CFebruary: 21.7 · 34.8 °C23.3 · 34.9 °CMarch: 23.3 · 34.9 °C23.7 · 34.2 °CApril: 23.7 · 34.2 °C23.3 · 32.8 °CMay: 23.3 · 32.8 °C22.3 · 30.7 °CJune: 22.3 · 30.7 °C21.7 · 29.1 °CJuly: 21.7 · 29.1 °C21.8 · 28.9 °CAugust: 21.8 · 28.9 °C22.1 · 29.9 °CSeptember: 22.1 · 29.9 °C22.1 · 31.1 °COctober: 22.1 · 31.1 °C21.5 · 32.0 °CNovember: 21.5 · 32.0 °C20.2 · 32.8 °CDecember: 20.2 · 32.8 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 19.9 – 33.7 °C
Feb 21.7 – 34.8 °C
Mar 23.3 – 34.9 °C
Apr 23.7 – 34.2 °C
May 23.3 – 32.8 °C
Jun 22.3 – 30.7 °C
Jul 21.7 – 29.1 °C
Aug 21.8 – 28.9 °C
Sep 22.1 – 29.9 °C
Oct 22.1 – 31.1 °C
Nov 21.5 – 32.0 °C
Dec 20.2 – 32.8 °C

How much it rains

January 17 mm2 d
February 31 mm3 d
March 76 mm6 d
April 120 mm9 d
May 165 mm12 d
June 171 mm13 d
July 141 mm15 d
August 165 mm16 d
September 192 mm17 d
October 144 mm13 d
November 60 mm6 d
December 21 mm2 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec17 mm · 2 rain days · 9 mm a dayJanuary: 17 mm · 2 rain days · 9 mm a day31 mm · 3 rain days · 10 mm a dayFebruary: 31 mm · 3 rain days · 10 mm a day76 mm · 6 rain days · 13 mm a dayMarch: 76 mm · 6 rain days · 13 mm a day120 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a dayApril: 120 mm · 9 rain days · 13 mm a day165 mm · 12 rain days · 14 mm a dayMay: 165 mm · 12 rain days · 14 mm a day171 mm · 13 rain days · 13 mm a dayJune: 171 mm · 13 rain days · 13 mm a day141 mm · 15 rain days · 9 mm a dayJuly: 141 mm · 15 rain days · 9 mm a day165 mm · 16 rain days · 10 mm a dayAugust: 165 mm · 16 rain days · 10 mm a day192 mm · 17 rain days · 11 mm a daySeptember: 192 mm · 17 rain days · 11 mm a day144 mm · 13 rain days · 11 mm a dayOctober: 144 mm · 13 rain days · 11 mm a day60 mm · 6 rain days · 10 mm a dayNovember: 60 mm · 6 rain days · 10 mm a day21 mm · 2 rain days · 11 mm a dayDecember: 21 mm · 2 rain days · 11 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 17 mm2 d
Feb 31 mm3 d
Mar 76 mm6 d
Apr 120 mm9 d
May 165 mm12 d
Jun 171 mm13 d
Jul 141 mm15 d
Aug 165 mm16 d
Sep 192 mm17 d
Oct 144 mm13 d
Nov 60 mm6 d
Dec 21 mm2 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 11 h 44
February 11 h 53
March 12 h 04
April 12 h 17
May 12 h 28
June 12 h 33
July 12 h 31
August 12 h 22
September 12 h 10
October 11 h 58
November 11 h 47
December 11 h 42

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Abidjan

Yamoussoukro

Bouaké

Cities