GreenlyGardening in Côte d’Ivoire: climate, frost dates and crops by region
None of the 4 cities of Côte d’Ivoire on this page had frost in 2016–2025, so gardens there follow warmth and rain rather than frost dates. The warmest month averages 36 °C by day in Korhogo and 30.4 °C in Abidjan.
Climate zones of Côte d’Ivoire
By the days between the last spring frost and the first autumn frost.
| Zone | Cities | Frost-free days | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No frost in ten years | Korhogo, Bouaké, Yamoussoukro, Abidjan | — | — | — |
How the regions of Côte d’Ivoire differ
Splitting the cities in two — north (Korhogo and Bouaké) and south (Yamoussoukro and Abidjan): the warmest month averages 35.8 °C by day in the north and 32.7 °C in the south; the north gets about 1,165 mm of rain a year and the south about 1,427 mm.
The gap between the warmest month’s days and the coldest month’s nights is widest in Korhogo (18.1 °C) and smallest in Abidjan (7.2 °C): the smaller it is, the milder both winter and summer. Abidjan is the wettest of these cities with 1,547 mm a year, Korhogo the driest with 1,016 mm.
Which crops suit which part of Côte d’Ivoire
Cities without a spring frost: months that suit each crop
Months whose average day is not above the highest temperature on the plant card and whose average night is not below its lowest.
| City | Tomato | Cucumber | Bell Pepper | Eggplant | Watermelon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korhogo | none | May–December | July–September | August, September | May–December |
| Bouaké | none | March–January | June–September | July, August | March–January |
| Yamoussoukro | none | all year | June–October | July, August | all year |
| Abidjan | July–September | all year | May–December | June–November | all year |
Cities of Côte d’Ivoire: weather in numbers
| City | Frost-free days | Warmest month, day | Coldest month, night | Rain a year | Driest month | Places to buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korhogo | no frost | March, 36 °C | January, 17.9 °C | 1,016 mm | January | 12 |
| Bouaké | no frost | February, 35.6 °C | January, 19.8 °C | 1,314 mm | January | 15 |
| Yamoussoukro | no frost | February, 34.9 °C | January, 21.7 °C | 1,307 mm | January | 12 |
| Abidjan | no frost | February, 30.4 °C | August, 23.2 °C | 1,547 mm | January | 50 |
ERA5 2016–2025 via Open-Meteo, 25 km grid cell of each city; dates by the Greenly calendar and the plant cards.
