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Abidjan Weather Records (IV000005578)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Abidjan (IV000005578), Cote D'Ivoire, with 37 years of record.

Key Facts for Abidjan

  • Abidjan (IV000005578) is a weather station in Cote D'Ivoire at 5.25 latitude and -3.93 longitude, 7 m (23 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1944 to 1980, 37 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Abidjan still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Abidjan set a daily record low minimum temperature of 19.3 C (66.7 F) on 24 December 1980.

About the Station

  • Location: Cote D'Ivoire, 5.25 latitude, -3.93 longitude.
  • Elevation: 7 m (23 ft).
  • Period of record: 1944 to 1980, 37 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Abidjan, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Abidjan. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 10152025303540 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Abidjan. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Abidjan, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan35.0 C (95.0 F)14.7 C (58.5 F)n/an/a
Feb38.1 C (100.6 F)16.0 C (60.8 F)n/an/a
Mar36.5 C (97.7 F)18.0 C (64.4 F)n/an/a
Apr34.5 C (94.1 F)15.5 C (59.9 F)n/an/a
May34.6 C (94.3 F)19.4 C (66.9 F)n/an/a
Jun33.5 C (92.3 F)19.4 C (66.9 F)n/an/a
Jul31.3 C (88.3 F)18.0 C (64.4 F)n/an/a
Aug33.0 C (91.4 F)17.2 C (63.0 F)n/an/a
Sep31.8 C (89.2 F)18.2 C (64.8 F)n/an/a
Oct33.8 C (92.8 F)19.0 C (66.2 F)n/an/a
Nov33.2 C (91.8 F)17.3 C (63.1 F)n/an/a
Dec33.5 C (92.3 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Abidjan by the year they were set 1,464 records at Abidjan still stand. 1953 holds the most, with 92. 02550751001944: 431945: 421946: 311947: 601948: 321949: 591950: 751951: 541952: 491953: 921954: 291955: 451956: 361957: 341958: 481959: 351960: 261961: 231962: 461963: 331964: 481965: 601967: 211968: 421969: 291970: 321971: 291972: 331973: 421974: 421975: 341976: 401977: 361978: 261979: 391980: 19194419481952195619601964196919731977
1,464 records at Abidjan still stand. 1953 holds the most, with 92.
Standing records at Abidjan by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
194443
194542
194631
194760
194832
194959
195075
195154
195249
195392
195429
195545
195636
195734
195848
195935
196026
196123
196246
196333
196448
196560
196721
196842
196929
197032
197129
197233
197342
197442
197534
197640
197736
197826
197939
198019

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Abidjan set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Abidjan between 25 August 1977 and 25 August 1977. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperature25 August 1977: Record low maximum temperature 22.3 C (72.1 F)
1 all-time records were set at Abidjan between 25 August 1977 and 25 August 1977. Each dot is a new record.
When Abidjan set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1977-08-25Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature 22.3 C (72.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 257.4 mm (10.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Abidjan The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Abidjan. The most was 257.4 mm (10.1 in) on 19 June 1961. 0100200300 Jan: 57.4 mm (2.3 in), 6 January 1944 Jan Feb: 120.0 mm (4.7 in), 2 February 1980 Feb Mar: 88.7 mm (3.5 in), 29 March 1967 Mar Apr: 118.2 mm (4.7 in), 19 April 1969 Apr May: 231.5 mm (9.1 in), 28 May 1954 May Jun: 257.4 mm (10.1 in), 19 June 1961 Jun Jul: 219.8 mm (8.7 in), 3 July 1956 Jul Aug: 85.4 mm (3.4 in), 6 August 1968 Aug Sep: 122.1 mm (4.8 in), 6 September 1974 Sep Oct: 159.5 mm (6.3 in), 21 October 1953 Oct Nov: 112.0 mm (4.4 in), 9 November 1956 Nov Dec: 131.5 mm (5.2 in), 11 December 1964 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Abidjan. The most was 257.4 mm (10.1 in) on 19 June 1961.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Abidjan
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan57.4 mm (2.3 in)6 January 1944
Feb120.0 mm (4.7 in)2 February 1980
Mar88.7 mm (3.5 in)29 March 1967
Apr118.2 mm (4.7 in)19 April 1969
May231.5 mm (9.1 in)28 May 1954
Jun257.4 mm (10.1 in)19 June 1961
Jul219.8 mm (8.7 in)3 July 1956
Aug85.4 mm (3.4 in)6 August 1968
Sep122.1 mm (4.8 in)6 September 1974
Oct159.5 mm (6.3 in)21 October 1953
Nov112.0 mm (4.4 in)9 November 1956
Dec131.5 mm (5.2 in)11 December 1964

Period of Record Coverage

1944 to 1980
Days with data per year at Abidjan 36 years of record at Abidjan, 1944 to 1980. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days. 1944: 363 of 366 days1945: 362 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 357 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 363 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 364 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days19451950195519601965197019751980
36 years of record at Abidjan, 1944 to 1980. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.
Days with data per year at Abidjan
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
194436399%Yes
194536299%Yes
1946365100%Yes
194735798%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949364100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951364100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
195936399%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976365100%Yes
1977364100%Yes
1978364100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980365100%Yes

Latest Records

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Latest records at Abidjan
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 December 1980Abidjan, CIdaily low min19.3 C (66.7 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1980Abidjan, CIdaily low min18.5 C (65.3 F)1.9 C (3.4 F)35 years25 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1980Abidjan, CIdaily low min18.1 C (64.6 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)15 years9 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 1980Abidjan, CIdaily low min18.0 C (64.4 F)2.0 C (3.6 F)18 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 1980Abidjan, CIdaily low min20.6 C (69.1 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)31 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1980Abidjan, CIdaily high min25.6 C (78.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)24 years10 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 1980Abidjan, CIdaily rain104.8 mm (4.1 in)82.1 mm (3.2 in)10 years46 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 1980Abidjan, CIdaily high min (Tie)25.2 C (77.4 F)tie25 years2 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 1980Abidjan, CIdaily high min (Tie)23.8 C (74.8 F)tie36 years3 of 100 (Routine)
26 July 1980Abidjan, CIdaily low max24.7 C (76.5 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)23 years9 of 100 (Routine)
25 July 1980Abidjan, CIdaily low max23.7 C (74.7 F)0.8 C (1.4 F)15 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1980Abidjan, CIdaily low max24.7 C (76.5 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)11 years12 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1980Abidjan, CIdaily rain145.2 mm (5.7 in)48.3 mm (1.9 in)7 years18 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1980Abidjan, CIdaily high min25.8 C (78.4 F)0.4 C (0.7 F)21 years12 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1980Abidjan, CIdaily high min25.4 C (77.7 F)0.2 C (0.4 F)17 years9 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 1980Abidjan, CIdaily low max25.3 C (77.5 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)26 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 May 1980Abidjan, CIdaily low min (Tie)21.5 C (70.7 F)tie10 years1 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 1980Abidjan, CImonthly low max24.8 C (76.6 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)28 years21 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1980Abidjan, CIdaily high min27.0 C (80.6 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)20 years13 of 100 (Routine)
9 May 1980Abidjan, CIdaily high min26.7 C (80.1 F)0.1 C (0.2 F)11 years6 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

36 complete years, 1944 to 1980
Annual mean temperature at Abidjan as warming stripes, 1944 to 1980 One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Abidjan, 1944 to 1980. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 26.4 C (79.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 25.7 C (78.2 F), and the warmest was 1952, at 27.0 C (80.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F). 1944: 26.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1945: 26.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1946: 26.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1947: 26.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1948: 26.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1949: 26.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1950: 26.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1951: 27.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1952: 27.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1953: 26.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1954: 26.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1955: 26.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1956: 25.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1957: 26.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1958: 26.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1959: 26.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1960: 26.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1961: 26.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1962: 26.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1963: 26.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1964: 25.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1965: 25.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1967: 26.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1968: 26.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1969: 26.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1970: 26.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1971: 26.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1972: 26.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1973: 26.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1974: 26.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1975: 26.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1976: 25.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1977: 26.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1978: 26.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1979: 26.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1980: 26.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean19441950195519601965197019751980
One stripe for each of 36 complete years at Abidjan, 1944 to 1980. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 26.4 C (79.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1965, at 25.7 C (78.2 F), and the warmest was 1952, at 27.0 C (80.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Abidjan as warming stripes, 1944 to 1980
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
194426.8 C+0.38 C
194526.7 C+0.31 C
194626.4 C+0.06 C
194726.4 C-0.03 C
194826.3 C-0.13 C
194926.9 C+0.48 C
195026.7 C+0.32 C
195127.0 C+0.60 C
195227.0 C+0.63 C
195326.9 C+0.53 C
195426.4 C+0.01 C
195526.1 C-0.25 C
195625.9 C-0.52 C
195726.1 C-0.30 C
195826.0 C-0.39 C
195926.3 C-0.04 C
196026.2 C-0.23 C
196126.3 C-0.08 C
196226.1 C-0.27 C
196326.4 C+0.03 C
196425.9 C-0.47 C
196525.7 C-0.72 C
196726.3 C-0.09 C
196826.6 C+0.19 C
196926.9 C+0.49 C
197026.9 C+0.52 C
197126.1 C-0.29 C
197226.0 C-0.36 C
197326.7 C+0.30 C
197426.2 C-0.19 C
197526.3 C-0.13 C
197625.9 C-0.53 C
197726.3 C-0.11 C
197826.1 C-0.24 C
197926.7 C+0.35 C
198026.5 C+0.10 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1944 to 1980 is -0.09 C (-0.20 to 0.02) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.16 F (-0.35 to 0.04) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 36 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Abidjan
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.09 C (-0.20 to 0.02) per decade-0.16 F (-0.35 to 0.04) per decade1944 to 198036Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.4 C (-0.5 to -0.2) per decade-0.7 F (-1.0 to -0.4) per decade1944 to 198036Fall
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade1944 to 198036Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1944 to 1980
Yearly extremes at Abidjan: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)38.1 C (100.6 F)195033.3 C (91.9 F)36
Coldest night (TNn)14.7 C (58.5 F)195718.0 C (64.4 F)36
Wettest day (Rx1day)257.4 mm (10.1 in)1961134.4 mm (5.3 in)36
Wettest five days (Rx5day)723.3 mm (28.5 in)1956272.8 mm (10.7 in)36
Longest dry spell (CDD)68 days197927 days36

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Abidjan by year The hottest day of the year at Abidjan, 1944 to 1980. The record is 38.1 C (100.6 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F). 3032343638401950196019701980Record: 38.1 C (100.6 F) in 1950
The hottest day of the year at Abidjan, 1944 to 1980. The record is 38.1 C (100.6 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.3 C (91.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Abidjan by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
194433.4 C (92.1 F)
194533.5 C (92.3 F)
194633.3 C (91.9 F)
194735.0 C (95.0 F)
194836.5 C (97.7 F)
194935.0 C (95.0 F)
195038.1 C (100.6 F)
195133.5 C (92.3 F)
195233.9 C (93.0 F)
195333.6 C (92.5 F)
195433.4 C (92.1 F)
195532.2 C (90.0 F)
195632.0 C (89.6 F)
195732.1 C (89.8 F)
195832.5 C (90.5 F)
195935.0 C (95.0 F)
196033.2 C (91.8 F)
196133.3 C (91.9 F)
196234.0 C (93.2 F)
196332.5 C (90.5 F)
196433.2 C (91.8 F)
196532.6 C (90.7 F)
196733.8 C (92.8 F)
196833.0 C (91.4 F)
196933.5 C (92.3 F)
197033.6 C (92.5 F)
197133.0 C (91.4 F)
197231.5 C (88.7 F)
197333.2 C (91.8 F)
197433.4 C (92.1 F)
197532.6 C (90.7 F)
197633.4 C (92.1 F)
197733.0 C (91.4 F)
197831.3 C (88.3 F)
197932.8 C (91.0 F)
198032.0 C (89.6 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Abidjan by year The coldest night of the year at Abidjan, 1944 to 1980. The record is 14.7 C (58.5 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.0 C (64.4 F). 14161820221950196019701980Record: 14.7 C (58.5 F) in 1957
The coldest night of the year at Abidjan, 1944 to 1980. The record is 14.7 C (58.5 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 18.0 C (64.4 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Abidjan by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
194417.1 C (62.8 F)
194518.7 C (65.7 F)
194615.3 C (59.5 F)
194715.1 C (59.2 F)
194817.8 C (64.0 F)
194917.7 C (63.9 F)
195017.1 C (62.8 F)
195118.8 C (65.8 F)
195219.5 C (67.1 F)
195318.6 C (65.5 F)
195418.0 C (64.4 F)
195516.7 C (62.1 F)
195618.4 C (65.1 F)
195714.7 C (58.5 F)
195817.2 C (63.0 F)
195917.8 C (64.0 F)
196017.9 C (64.2 F)
196116.0 C (60.8 F)
196218.0 C (64.4 F)
196320.2 C (68.4 F)
196418.7 C (65.7 F)
196516.4 C (61.5 F)
196717.2 C (63.0 F)
196817.9 C (64.2 F)
196919.9 C (67.8 F)
197020.0 C (68.0 F)
197119.2 C (66.6 F)
197218.8 C (65.8 F)
197320.0 C (68.0 F)
197419.9 C (67.8 F)
197516.0 C (60.8 F)
197619.2 C (66.6 F)
197718.5 C (65.3 F)
197819.8 C (67.6 F)
197920.2 C (68.4 F)
198018.0 C (64.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Abidjan by year The wettest day of the year at Abidjan, 1944 to 1980. The record is 257.4 mm (10.1 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.4 mm (5.3 in). 501001502002503001950196019701980Record: 257.4 mm (10.1 in) in 1961
The wettest day of the year at Abidjan, 1944 to 1980. The record is 257.4 mm (10.1 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 134.4 mm (5.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Abidjan by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1944243.0 mm (9.6 in)
1945112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1946150.7 mm (5.9 in)
1947128.2 mm (5.0 in)
194873.4 mm (2.9 in)
194992.1 mm (3.6 in)
195091.3 mm (3.6 in)
1951133.6 mm (5.3 in)
195270.2 mm (2.8 in)
1953184.1 mm (7.2 in)
1954231.5 mm (9.1 in)
1955186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1956219.8 mm (8.7 in)
1957198.9 mm (7.8 in)
1958108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1959149.7 mm (5.9 in)
1960176.7 mm (7.0 in)
1961257.4 mm (10.1 in)
1962134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1963167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1964165.4 mm (6.5 in)
1965133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1967158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1968132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1969128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1970106.8 mm (4.2 in)
1971224.8 mm (8.9 in)
197288.4 mm (3.5 in)
1973126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1974130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1975115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1976153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1977114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1978128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1979139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1980145.2 mm (5.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Abidjan by year The wettest five days of the year at Abidjan, 1944 to 1980. The record is 723.3 mm (28.5 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 272.8 mm (10.7 in). 02004006008001950196019701980Record: 723.3 mm (28.5 in) in 1956
The wettest five days of the year at Abidjan, 1944 to 1980. The record is 723.3 mm (28.5 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 272.8 mm (10.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Abidjan by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1944418.3 mm (16.5 in)
1945249.7 mm (9.8 in)
1946344.4 mm (13.6 in)
1947283.3 mm (11.2 in)
1948117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1949173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1950225.5 mm (8.9 in)
1951230.9 mm (9.1 in)
1952247.0 mm (9.7 in)
1953263.4 mm (10.4 in)
1954281.3 mm (11.1 in)
1955308.4 mm (12.1 in)
1956723.3 mm (28.5 in)
1957290.5 mm (11.4 in)
1958230.0 mm (9.1 in)
1959245.9 mm (9.7 in)
1960325.0 mm (12.8 in)
1961372.3 mm (14.7 in)
1962269.9 mm (10.6 in)
1963329.1 mm (13.0 in)
1964354.0 mm (13.9 in)
1965304.9 mm (12.0 in)
1967252.0 mm (9.9 in)
1968219.3 mm (8.6 in)
1969292.9 mm (11.5 in)
1970206.0 mm (8.1 in)
1971283.9 mm (11.2 in)
1972140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1973285.9 mm (11.3 in)
1974271.0 mm (10.7 in)
1975344.0 mm (13.5 in)
1976274.6 mm (10.8 in)
1977176.4 mm (6.9 in)
1978237.1 mm (9.3 in)
1979307.1 mm (12.1 in)
1980233.2 mm (9.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Abidjan by year The longest dry spell of the year at Abidjan, 1944 to 1980. The record is 68 days in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days. 0204060801950196019701980Record: 68 days in 1979
The longest dry spell of the year at Abidjan, 1944 to 1980. The record is 68 days in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Abidjan by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194424 days
194522 days
194633 days
194733 days
194822 days
194931 days
195025 days
195128 days
195223 days
195338 days
195419 days
195522 days
195650 days
195722 days
195840 days
195918 days
196028 days
196120 days
196242 days
196319 days
196443 days
196529 days
196732 days
196832 days
196926 days
197026 days
197126 days
197234 days
197323 days
197428 days
197535 days
197638 days
197725 days
197826 days
197968 days
198025 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

36 years, 1944 to 1980

A day with at least 140.0 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 295.2 mm (11.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Abidjan: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years140.0 mm (5.5 in)
5 years183.1 mm (7.2 in)
10 years211.0 mm (8.3 in)
25 years245.5 mm (9.7 in)
50 years270.7 mm (10.7 in)Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years295.2 mm (11.6 in)Longer than the 36 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 36 years of values from 1944 to 1980.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 257.4 mm (10.1 in) in 1961; 243.0 mm (9.6 in) in 1944; 231.5 mm (9.1 in) in 1954.

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  • Data for Abidjan standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Abidjan threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).