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Solar data for Ivory Coast
Across the 182 places in Ivory Coast the best fixed tilt for solar panels runs from 5° in Tabou to 12° in Tengréla, and flat ground gets 4.5 to 5.6 peak sun hours a day. Every number is computed for each place.
Solar power in Ivory Coast at a glance
Averages over 182 places with climate data, for a fixed array facing south.
- 4.51–4.73
- 4.73–4.95
- 4.95–5.18
- 5.18–5.40
- 5.40–5.62
Peak sun hours a day on flat ground. Each dot is one place.
The sunniest place in Ivory Coast is Tengréla (Savanes District) with 5.62 peak sun hours a day on flat ground; the least sunny is Gbabam with 4.51. A 1 kWp array at its best angle makes from 1,310 kWh a year in Gbabam to 1,654 kWh in Tengréla — 1,384 kWh on average.
The best year-round tilt runs from 5° in Tabou to 12° in Tengréla. Off-grid systems are sized for the darkest month and do better steeper, at 0° on average: at 70° that month brings 1.06 kWh per kWp a day in Tabou and 1.36 kWh in Odienné.
Size an off-grid system or open any place below for its sun path, monthly table and tilt curve.
Sunniest places in Ivory Coast
Ranked by peak sun hours on flat ground: the yearly average of a day's sunshine energy (NASA POWER climatology). Output: 1 kWp at its best year-round angle.
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tengréla | Savanes District | 5.62 | 1,654 | 12° |
| 2 | Niellé | Savanes District | 5.51 | 1,620 | 12° |
| 3 | Diawala | Savanes District | 5.48 | 1,609 | 12° |
| 4 | M’Bengué | Savanes District | 5.47 | 1,606 | 12° |
| 5 | Kaouara | Savanes District | 5.46 | 1,602 | 12° |
| 5 | Nambingué | Savanes District | 5.46 | 1,601 | 12° |
| 7 | Odienné | Denguélé District | 5.45 | 1,600 | 11° |
| 8 | Kolia | Savanes District | 5.44 | 1,595 | 11° |
| 9 | Ouangolodougou | Savanes District | 5.42 | 1,589 | 12° |
| 10 | Boundiali | Savanes District | 5.37 | 1,575 | 11° |
Least sunny places in Ivory Coast
| Rank | Place | Region | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 178 | Ebilassokro | Comoé District | 4.53 | 1,319 | 8° |
| 178 | Abengourou | Comoé District | 4.53 | 1,319 | 8° |
| 178 | Lakota | Goh-Djiboua | 4.53 | 1,319 | 7° |
| 181 | Dagbao I | Bas-Sassandra District | 4.52 | 1,316 | 6° |
| 182 | Gbabam | Bas-Sassandra District | 4.51 | 1,310 | 6° |
Solar by region in Ivory Coast
Averages of the places in each region, sunniest first. Darkest month: what 1 kWp of off-grid panels at 70° makes a day in the worst month of the year.
| Region | Places | Sun hours/day | kWh per kWp a year | Best tilt | Darkest month at 70° | Sunniest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denguélé District | 1 | 5.45 | 1,600 | 11° | 1.36 kWh | Odienné |
| Savanes District | 13 | 5.40 | 1,583 | 12° | 1.34 kWh | Tengréla |
| Woroba | 5 | 5.15 | 1,511 | 10° | 1.30 kWh | Borotou-Koro |
| Vallée du Bandama District | 9 | 4.93 | 1,440 | 10° | 1.24 kWh | Tafiré |
| Zanzan District | 6 | 4.92 | 1,436 | 10° | 1.25 kWh | Doropo |
| Montagnes | 29 | 4.74 | 1,387 | 8° | 1.19 kWh | Biankouma |
| Sassandra-Marahoue | 26 | 4.73 | 1,381 | 8° | 1.20 kWh | Ancien-Prozi |
| Abidjan Autonomous District | 6 | 4.66 | 1,352 | 7° | 1.12 kWh | Koumassi |
| Lacs District | 6 | 4.64 | 1,349 | 8° | 1.18 kWh | Tiébissou |
| Lagunes District | 15 | 4.61 | 1,339 | 7° | 1.14 kWh | Dabou |
| Bas-Sassandra District | 34 | 4.60 | 1,339 | 6° | 1.13 kWh | San-Pédro |
| Comoé District | 16 | 4.59 | 1,334 | 7° | 1.15 kWh | Grand-Bassam |
| Goh-Djiboua | 16 | 4.58 | 1,331 | 7° | 1.16 kWh | Bayota |
Largest places in Ivory Coast at a glance
| Place | Latitude | Best tilt | Off-grid tilt | Sun hours/day (flat) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abidjan | 5.4° N | 7° | 0° | 4.66 |
| Abobo | 5.4° N | 7° | 0° | 4.65 |
| Bouaké | 7.7° N | 9° | 0° | 4.77 |
| Korhogo | 9.5° N | 11° | 0° | 5.30 |
| Daloa | 6.9° N | 8° | 0° | 4.70 |
| Koumassi | 5.3° N | 6° | 0° | 4.68 |
| San-Pédro | 4.7° N | 6° | 0° | 4.72 |
| Gagnoa | 6.1° N | 7° | 0° | 4.57 |
| Yamoussoukro | 6.8° N | 8° | 0° | 4.64 |
| Sinfra | 6.6° N | 7° | 0° | 4.63 |
| Man | 7.4° N | 9° | 0° | 4.87 |
| Marcory | 5.3° N | 7° | 0° | 4.67 |
| Bondoukou | 8.0° N | 10° | 0° | 4.84 |
| Dabou | 5.3° N | 6° | 0° | 4.70 |
| Divo | 5.8° N | 7° | 0° | 4.54 |
| Anyama | 5.5° N | 7° | 0° | 4.63 |
| Soubré | 5.8° N | 7° | 0° | 4.57 |
| Abengourou | 6.7° N | 8° | 0° | 4.53 |
| Bonon | 6.9° N | 8° | 0° | 4.69 |
| Duekoué | 6.7° N | 8° | 0° | 4.71 |
Daylight and clock time in Ivory Coast
In Tengréla (10.5° N), the northernmost place, the longest day of the year lasts 12 h 44 min and the shortest 11 h 31 min; in Tabou (4.4° N), the southernmost, 12 h 23 min and 11 h 52 min. Ivory Coast does not use daylight saving time: the clocks stay the same all year.
| Time zone | Places | UTC offset | Clocks change in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Abidjan | 182 | UTC | no daylight saving time |