Abidjan Autonomous District · Ivory Coast

Abobo travel guide

Abobo is a city in Abidjan Autonomous District, Ivory Coast, home to about 1,340,000 people.

Best months
August
Nearest airport
ABJ20 km · Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport
Currency
XOFWest African CFA franc
Time zone
Africa/Abidjan
Language
French

About

About Abobo

Abobo is a northern suburb of Abidjan and one of the 10 urban communes of this city in Ivory Coast. Abobo is one of the most populated communes in the country with about 1.3 million inhabitants in an area of 6,925 ha (69.25 km2), a density of 193 inhabitants per hectare.

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When to go

The best time to visit Abobo

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Abobo are August. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; June is the wettest, with about 393 mm of rain.

0°16°32°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec393 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Abobo: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ), about 20 km from the city centre in a straight line.

large airport

ABJ · Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport

20.4 km from the centreICAO DIAP

Questions

Abobo: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Abobo?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Abobo are August. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; June is the wettest, with about 393 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Abobo?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ), about 20 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Abobo?

West African CFA franc (XOF).

Nearby

Destinations near Abobo

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.