Côte d'Ivoire in October

Short rains start; Abissa festival in Grand-Bassam late Oct–Nov (check).

October is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• DecemberGreatDry and festive; Assinie and Abidjan hotels fill for the holidays.
• FebruaryGreatDry and hot; good beach and city month.
• JanuaryGoodDry with Harmattan haze; holiday crowds leave Assinie after New Year.
• MarchGoodHot and humid; MASA arts market in even years (check).

• Lagoon coast · Abidjan, Grand-Bassam, Assinie, Sassandrarainy

  The long rains peak in June with violent storms and floods; August–September is a drier break; the short rains come in October–November.

• Forest and centre · Yamoussoukro, Daloa, Taïrainy

  Two rainy seasons, drier than the coast; Taï is wet for most of the year.

• Western mountains · Man, Dananérainy

  Cooler, hilly and wet from April to October; waterfalls at their best then.

• Northern savanna · Korhogo, Kong, Comoéfine

  One rainy season; Harmattan dust Dec–Feb. Areas near the borders are under advisories — check.

• Abidjan29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 13 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 13 rain days
• Abengourou31 °C (88 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 11 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 11 rain days
• Assinie30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 12 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 12 rain days
• Bouaké30.1 °C (86 °F) / 21.3 °C (70 °F), 10 rain days86 °F (30.1 °C) / 70 °F (21.3 °C), 10 rain days
• Grand-Bassam30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 13 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 13 rain days
• Korhogo32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 3 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 3 rain days
• Man32 °C (90 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 9 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 9 rain days
• San-Pédro29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 13 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 13 rain days
• Sassandra30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 10 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 10 rain days
• Yamoussoukro31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 5 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 5 rain days

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.

• Abissa festival

  Late Oct – early Nov (check)

  N'zima festival of renewal in Grand-Bassam; crowds.

Crowds · Côte d'Ivoire

Low

Prices · Côte d'Ivoire

Low

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Côte d'Ivoire, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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