Côte d'Ivoire in December

Dry and festive; Assinie and Abidjan hotels fill for the holidays.

• Lagoon coast · 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.

• Forest and centre · Yamoussoukro, Daloa, Taïbest weather

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

• Western mountains · Man, Dananébest weather

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

• Northern savanna · Korhogo, Kong, Comoébest weather

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

• Abidjan31° / 24°, 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.

• Christmas big impact

  25 Dec

  Holiday peak; resorts full.

• Christmas and year-end

  Dec · Abidjan

  Maquis and bars fill through the holidays; flights and hotels get pricier around the New Year.

Crowds · Côte d'Ivoire

High

Prices · Côte d'Ivoire

High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Lagoon coast

  Best weather of the year (Abidjan, Grand-Bassam, Assinie, Sassandra)

• Forest and centre

  Best weather of the year (Yamoussoukro, Daloa, Taï)

• Western mountains

  Best weather of the year (Man, Danané)

• Northern savanna

  Best weather of the year (Korhogo, Kong, Comoé)

• Abidjan

  Dry; peak season, flights and hotels fill.