Man climate

Man is warmest in February, with average highs of 33 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 21 °C. September is the wettest month (245 mm) and December the driest (21 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Man averages 1,511 mm of rain and 358 days above 25 °C.

Ivory Coast · population 241,969 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan 27°
  2. Feb 27°
  3. Mar 27°
  4. Apr 26°
  5. May 26°
  6. Jun 25°
  7. Jul 24°
  8. Aug 24°
  9. Sep 24°
  10. Oct 24°
  11. Nov 25°
  12. Dec 26°

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectMan through the year

Man has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 33 °C in January to 33 °C in February, a swing of 3.6 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 358 days a year reach 25 °C, 166 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in February.

Rain is strongly seasonal. September averages 245 mm against 21 mm in December — 12 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 32.8 °C 25 mm 38 %
February 33.1 °C 58 mm 51 %
March 32.0 °C 118 mm 69 %
April 31.2 °C 122 mm 77 %
May 30.3 °C 152 mm 80 %
June 28.8 °C 169 mm 78 %
July 27.4 °C 181 mm 83 %
August 27.2 °C 215 mm 86 %
September 27.9 °C 245 mm 81 %
October 28.6 °C 147 mm 72 %
November 29.4 °C 59 mm 63 %
December 31.2 °C 21 mm 41 %

Temperature month by month

Month Avg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January 32.8 °C20.9 °C26.5 °C36.6 °C15.0 °C31280
February 33.1 °C22.4 °C27.2 °C39.4 °C16.0 °C28260
March 32.0 °C23.0 °C26.7 °C37.4 °C19.3 °C31280
April 31.2 °C23.0 °C26.3 °C35.1 °C21.1 °C30250
May 30.3 °C22.8 °C25.7 °C33.8 °C20.5 °C31190
June 28.8 °C22.2 °C24.7 °C32.4 °C20.1 °C2950
July 27.4 °C21.6 °C23.8 °C30.9 °C18.1 °C2910
August 27.2 °C21.5 °C23.6 °C32.9 °C18.1 °C2810
September 27.9 °C21.6 °C24.0 °C31.6 °C20.1 °C2910
October 28.6 °C21.8 °C24.5 °C30.8 °C19.4 °C3110
November 29.4 °C21.7 °C25.0 °C33.8 °C19.3 °C3070
December 31.2 °C21.0 °C25.7 °C35.3 °C15.4 °C31240

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month RainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January 25 mm512 h/day38 %57 %9.7 km/h
February 58 mm912 h/day51 %65 %10 km/h
March 118 mm1812 h/day69 %78 %10 km/h
April 122 mm2012 h/day77 %83 %9.9 km/h
May 152 mm2212 h/day80 %85 %9.5 km/h
June 169 mm2413 h/day78 %86 %9.7 km/h
July 181 mm2513 h/day83 %87 %10 km/h
August 215 mm2612 h/day86 %88 %11 km/h
September 245 mm2712 h/day81 %89 %8.7 km/h
October 147 mm2412 h/day72 %89 %7.7 km/h
November 59 mm1312 h/day63 %85 %7.9 km/h
December 21 mm512 h/day41 %71 %8.8 km/h

How Man compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Man 33 °C 21 °C 1,511 mm 358
Daloa · Ivory Coast 33 °C 21 °C 1,164 mm 361
Nzérékoré · Guinea 32 °C 20 °C 1,872 mm 345
Sinfra · Ivory Coast 33 °C 21 °C 1,106 mm 361
Gagnoa · Ivory Coast 32 °C 22 °C 1,153 mm 361

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Man.

QuestionsCommon questions about Man’s climate

When is the best time to visit Man?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. July, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, February is the warmest month and December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Man get?

In February, the warmest month, daily highs average 33 °C. About 166 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 21 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Man?

September, averaging 245 mm over 27 days with rain. The driest month is December with 21 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,511 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Man rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Data point
7.413°, -7.554° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.