Abidjan weather in January

In January, Abidjan sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 47 mm of rain across 12.8 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Abidjan's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abidjan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
26°
8th coldest
Rainfall
47 mm
12.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:34 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
48%
1st clearest
Wind
13 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Abidjan is major city and economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire.

Density
2,983/km²
people per km²
Founded
1898

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Abidjan reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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How January really feels in Abidjan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 3 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
3
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Abidjan weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°4712.811.76.2
Feb28° / 26°5315.411.85.3
Mar28° / 26°7820.3124.4
Apr28° / 26°10621.912.14.1
May28° / 26°20527.612.23.7
Jun27° / 25°25627.212.33.8
Jul25° / 24°12819.312.35.2
Aug25° / 23°6113.312.26.1
Sep25° / 24°8718125.4
Oct26° / 25°10723.211.94.7
Nov28° / 25°9623.611.84.4
Dec28° / 26°6417.711.75.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27030
37030
47030
56931
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Abidjan gets around 47 mm of rain over 12.8 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 42% and peaks near 45% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the oppressive band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10126235
21236034
31236034
41236034
51236034
61245934
71245934
81245835
91245835
101245736
111245637
121235737
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150135640
160125542
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210114850
220114652
230114553
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250114157
260114058
270113860
280113761
290013663
300013465
310013366

Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:28 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:286:10
211.76:296:10
311.76:296:11
411.76:306:11
511.76:306:12
611.76:306:12
711.76:316:13
811.76:316:13
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.34 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 5.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Abidjan

In seasonPeak

In January, Abidjan sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Abidjan's rainy season runs May–July, when most of the year's rain falls.

Abidjan sees seasonal dust haze (January–February), heaviest in February.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Abidjan?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Abidjan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Abidjan in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Abidjan sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Abidjan in January

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 29 km away) is warmest in May at about 28°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Refreshing
Sep24Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Abidjan in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abidjan peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 16 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Jul 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul8Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Abidjan in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Abidjan is worst in January — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorJan 1671 µg/m³Aug 2422 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar42Poor
Apr40Poor
May29Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec61Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Abidjan?

Abidjan sits at 5.4°N, 4.0°W, 50 m above sea level, in Ivory Coast. The nearest listed city is Marcory, 5.0 km away.

Dabou

Topography around Abidjan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abidjan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abidjan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 47 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 189 m.

The land around Abidjan is covered by artificial surfaces (83%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (41%), trees (24%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
145 m
80 km
189 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Marcory 5.0 km · Abobo 7.0 km · Koumassi 7.0 km · Bingerville 13 km · Anyama 17 km · Azaguié 32 km · Grand-Bassam 33 km · Dabou 42 km

Ivory Coast travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,050
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
36%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
24.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 393

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abidjan (5.3544°, -4.0017°, elevation 50 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).