When to go · Abidjan
Abidjan in December
Great month. Dry; peak season, flights and hotels fill.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 31°C (88°F)88°F (31°C) / 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- High
- Côte d'Ivoire overall
- Prices
- High
- Côte d'Ivoire overall
Verdict
Dry; peak season, flights and hotels fill.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Abidjan in this guide.
Weather in December
- AbidjanHighs around 31 °C (88 °F), lows around 24 °C (75 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 88 °F (31 °C), lows around 75 °F (24 °C), rain on about 5 days
- Lagoon coast, Côte d'Ivoire · Abidjan, Grand-Bassam, Assinie, Sassandrabest weather
The long rains peak in June with violent storms and floods; August–September is a drier break; the short rains come in October–November.
Dry season season
Least rain, though still hot and humid; harmattan haze on some days.
Watch: Dust and reduced visibility during harmattan spells.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas
25 December · Churches, especially Cathédrale Saint-Paul
Public holiday; midnight mass draws large crowds.
Christmas and year-end
Dec
Maquis and bars fill through the holidays; flights and hotels get pricier around the New Year.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Côte d'Ivoire overall
- High
- Prices · Côte d'Ivoire overall
- High
Côte d'Ivoire overall: Dry and festive; Assinie and Abidjan hotels fill for the holidays.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Abidjan, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Jan: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Night low
Dec: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Jan: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 5
Jan: 3 (better)
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 2
Jan: 1
December: Dry; peak season, flights and hotels fill.
January: Dry season; harmattan haze some days.
Abidjan: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen