Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Yamoussoukro
Côte d'Ivoire
A colossal marble basilica that dwarfs St. Peter's, standing strangely amid the African bush.
Warmest month is February at 36°C on average. Coolest is July at 30°C. Driest reading falls in January with 1 rain days.
Costs and travel essentials
- CoffeeWorld Bank PPP baseline$1.50 (~$1.50)Country-level price estimate for Côte d'Ivoire, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
- $2.00 (~$2.00)Country-level price estimate for Côte d'Ivoire, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
- Flight timeMethodology7h from London HeathrowGreat-circle plus routing overhead.
- Flight CO2eDEFRA 2024 factors1,903 kg return from London HeathrowDEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
| Month | Avg high | Daily spread | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 3°C | 1 |
| February | 36° | 4°C | 3 |
| March | 35° | 4°C | 9 |
| April | 34° | 4°C | 9 |
| May | 33° | 4°C | 9 |
| June | 31° | 4°C | 13 |
| July | 30° | 3°C | 7 |
| August | 30° | 4°C | 8 |
| September | 30° | 3°C | 13 |
| October | 32° | 3°C | 11 |
| November | 33° | 3°C | 5 |
| December | 33° | 3°C | 2 |
What to do
- Marvel at the massive hand-blown stained glass windows
- Explore the sprawling and mostly empty stone plazas
- Ride the hidden elevator for panoramic views of the city
How we know this
Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.