Douala weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇲 Cameroon · coastal city break · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Douala is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 82/100), with December and February close behind. Douala averages about 1,549 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 30 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,549
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 82/100
- Rain / year
- 2,452 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 1.9M
- Elevation
- 8 m
When is the best time to visit Douala?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Douala is January, then December and February. The dullest month is March (60/100, 153 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Douala?
Douala isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,549 hours of sunshine a year. January (82/100) is noticeably better than March (60). It ranks #5 of 5 destinations in Cameroon for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,679 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 44% of the annual 2,452 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 30 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 75 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 70 mm | 7 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 60 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 153 mm | 7 | 31° / 88°F |
| April | 60 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 193 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| May | 60 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 191 mm | 8 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 273 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 327 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
| August | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 395 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 365 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 268 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 60 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 159 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| December | 82 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 28 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
Sea temperature in Douala by month
The sea off Douala is warmest in May at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in July at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Malabo Equatorial Guinea · 116 km · best in Dec · 1,221 h sun/yr
- Yaoundé Cameroon · 206 km · best in Jan · 1,748 h sun/yr
- Owerri Nigeria · 320 km · best in Dec · 1,819 h sun/yr
- Port Harcourt Nigeria · 327 km · best in Jan · 1,725 h sun/yr
- Enugu Nigeria · 364 km · best in Jan · 1,992 h sun/yr
- Libreville Gabon · 396 km · best in Jul · 1,592 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Calabar Nigeria · 186 km · 1,495 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Uyo Nigeria · 204 km · 1,496 h sun/yr · best in Dec
- Bata Equatorial Guinea · 234 km · 1,590 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Douala compares month by month: Douala vs Yaoundé · Douala vs Libreville · Douala vs Owerri · Douala vs Malabo · all comparisons
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