Weather in Assinie
The south coast of Côte d'Ivoire has two dry and two rainy seasons. We have no weather station for Assinie itself, so the table below shows Abidjan, the nearest place covered by our source.
| Month | Max temp. (°C) | Min temp. (°C) | Rain (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°C | 23°C | 21 mm |
| Feb | 32°C | 24°C | 49 mm |
| Mar | 32°C | 21°C | 110 mm |
| Apr | 32°C | 25°C | 159 mm |
| May | 31°C | 25°C | 319 mm |
| Jun | 29°C | 24°C | 607 mm |
| Jul | 28°C | 24°C | 201 mm |
| Aug | 27°C | 23°C | 32 mm |
| Sep | 28°C | 22°C | 69 mm |
| Oct | 29°C | 24°C | 165 mm |
| Nov | 31°C | 24°C | 149 mm |
| Dec | 31°C | 24°C | 92 mm |
The four seasons
According to the climate source, the south coast has a long dry season from December to April (hot, with a few showers), a long rainy season from May to July, a short dry season in August and September and a short rainy season in October and November. Humidity is high, between 80 and 90 %.
Reading the table
The monthly figures are those of Abidjan, 80 to 94 km west of Assinie, so treat them as an indication. The source does not give a reference period. Annual rainfall is 1,973 mm in the table, which matches the sum of the months, while the text of the same source says 1,766 mm. June is by far the wettest month (607 mm) and August the driest in the rainy half of the year (32 mm), which fits the short dry season.
What it means for a beach trip
The dry months are the safest choice: December to April, then August and September. We removed the sunshine hours, sea temperatures and "advice" ratings that this page carried before: they had no source. For swimming conditions, see our beaches page.
Source
Wikipédia, Climat de la Côte d'Ivoire (seasons, humidity, Abidjan table, itself citing ANAM 2002 and a website consulted in 2012).
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