Bas-Sassandra District · Ivory Coast
Sassandra travel guide
Sassandra is a city in Bas-Sassandra District, Ivory Coast, home to about 88,000 people.
- Best months
- August
- Nearest airport
- SPY68 km · San Pedro Airport
- Currency
- XOFWest African CFA franc
- Time zone
- Africa/Abidjan
- Language
- French
When to go
The best time to visit Sassandra
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sassandra are August. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; June is the wettest, with about 388 mm of rain.
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 Sassandra: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is San Pedro Airport (SPY), about 68 km from the city centre in a straight line.
SPY · San Pedro Airport
Questions
Sassandra: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Sassandra?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sassandra are August. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; June is the wettest, with about 388 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Sassandra?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is San Pedro Airport (SPY), about 68 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Sassandra?
West African CFA franc (XOF).
Nearby
Destinations near Sassandra
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.