Abidjan

"Akwaba | Welcome (Akan greeting used nationwide)"

Why visit

Abidjan is the gateway to Ivorian art, music (zouglou, coupé-décalé), and food, include the Musée des Civilisations and the seafood-grill terraces of Bassam. Visit during the dry season, December through March, when the heat is bearable and the Harmattan haze lifts in the mornings.

When to avoid

Avoid the heaviest rains of June and October, flash flooding paralyzes traffic and lower neighborhoods. Check current travel advisories and avoid demonstrations. Petty crime is common in busy markets and at night around Treichville and Adjamé. In Abidjan, build in a margin for closures and delays. Use Abidjan with room for Sunday closures, holidays, queues, traffic, and cross-town movement.

Plan Abidjan

Current conditions and the practical reference material that helps turn the saved places into a trip.

The next week in Abidjan

7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).

Today

Drizzle

26° / 23°

UV Very high

Thu

Showers

26° / 23°

14.7 mm

UV High

Fri

Drizzle

26° / 24°

2.3 mm

UV High

Sat

Drizzle

26° / 24°

2.8 mm

UV High

Sun

Drizzle

26° / 24°

4.6 mm

UV Moderate

Mon

Drizzle

26° / 24°

UV Moderate

Tue

Overcast

26° / 24°

UV Moderate

Climate

Wet season (Mar-Jun)

About 53% of the year's rain falls in these months. Typical highs around 29°C, lows around 24°C.

Dry season (Nov-Feb)

About 62mm of rain a month, against 187mm in the wet season.

In August 5

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Weather

27° / 22°

Typical high / low

2 mm rainfall this month

Daylight

12.3h

06:12 – 18:29local

Holidays coming up

Public holidays from Nager.Date.

Airports

closest ABJ · 14 km

Getting around Abidjan

Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.

Local transit operators

AqualinesExpressGbaka d'AboboGbaka d'AdjaméGbaka de KoumassiGbaka de TreichvilleGbaka de Yopougonmonbatomonbusmonbus / NavetteSTL

About Abidjan

Abidjan is the largest city and the former capital of Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of the overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city proper in Africa, after Lagos, Cairo, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, and Johannesburg. A cultural crossroads of West Africa, Abidjan is characterised by a high level of industrialisation and urbanisation. It is the most populous French-speaking city in West Africa.

Area: 2,119 km²
Demonym: Abidjanese
Airport codes: ABJ

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