Abidjan
City in Ivory Coast: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Plateau 2010, Abidjan: RyansWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Abidjan is a city in Ivory Coast, in Abidjan Autonomous District. About 6.3 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Ivory Coast in our atlas.
It lies at 5.35° N, 4.00° W, about 50 m (164 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Abidjan time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Abidjan. Green dots: other major cities of Ivory Coast. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Abidjan has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 32°C (89°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 22°C (71°F). Around 1,424 mm (56 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jun.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in Ivory CoastNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Marcory · 5 km
- Abobo · 7 km
- Koumassi · 7 km
- Yamoussoukro · 215 km
- Gagnoa · 232 km
- Sinfra · 254 km
- Bouaké · 283 km
- San-Pédro · 299 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2293538 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1515 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Plateau 2010, Abidjan: RyansWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- StadeFHB: Zenman, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Forêt du banco ( Côte d'Ivoire ): Emmanuel Grebo, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Stade R.Champroux marcory: The original uploader was Francky Dicaprio at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Tour F en construction: Zaizone, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Cipalaisdessports: Zenman, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Pont de Gaulle et Treichville, Abidjan: abdallahh, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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