Annual mean 27°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
32.6 °C
Coldest
25.6 °C
Wettest
75%
Windiest
2.5 m/s
Prevailing
SW
2.0 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Douala over the whole year is 27°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 23°C. The rainy (wet) season in Douala runs from April to October, peaking in August with a 62% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; January is the driest month, at 11%. Winds in Douala are highest in March, averaging 1.5 m/s (5 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.2 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Douala come in January, when the sky is typically 72% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 88%.
Month by month Douala climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
32°C
25°C
37°C
11%
72%
1.2 m/s
2
7
0
February
31°C
25°C
36°C
22%
73%
1.3 m/s
2
14
0
March
31°C
25°C
36°C
36%
78%
1.5 m/s
2
11
0
April
31°C
25°C
35°C
41%
77%
1.4 m/s
4
11
1
May
31°C
25°C
36°C
39%
78%
1.4 m/s
2
12
0
June
29°C
24°C
34°C
50%
82%
1.3 m/s
2
34
0
July
27°C
24°C
31°C
60%
87%
1.5 m/s
10
49
2
August
26°C
23°C
31°C
62%
88%
1.4 m/s
13
45
2
September
28°C
24°C
33°C
55%
85%
1.4 m/s
3
43
0
October
29°C
24°C
34°C
53%
83%
1.3 m/s
3
30
0
November
30°C
24°C
35°C
32%
80%
1.3 m/s
2
19
0
December
31°C
25°C
36°C
12%
72%
1.2 m/s
2
11
0
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Douala weather by season
Year round, Douala has days of about 26°C at their warmest in August, its coolest month, and 32°C in January, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 23°C to 25°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 27°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Douala weather in winterDecember to February
High 31°CLow 25°CRain 15%
Winter in Douala has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 15% chance of rain on a given day.
Douala weather in springMarch to May
High 31°CLow 25°CRain 39%
Spring in Douala has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 39% chance of rain on a given day.
Douala weather in summerJune to August
High 27°CLow 24°CRain 57%
Summer in Douala has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 57% chance of rain on a given day.
Douala weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 24°CRain 47%
Autumn in Douala has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 47% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Douala?
The rainy (wet) season in Douala runs from April to October, peaking in August with a 62% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is November to March; January is the driest month, at 11%.
What time of year is Douala windiest?
Winds in Douala are highest in March, averaging 1.5 m/s (5 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.2 m/s (4 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Douala year round?
The average temperature in Douala over the whole year is 27°C. January is the hottest month, with highs of about 32°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 23°C.