Douala monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Douala

Douala average temperature chart (Celsius) Douala average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Douala (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 31.6 32.4 32.2 31.8 31.2 29.4 27.7 27.4 28.6 29.6 30.5 31.2
°F 89 90.3 89.9 89.3 88.1 85 81.8 81.3 83.5 85.2 86.9 88.1

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Douala monthly rainfall chart (mm) Douala monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Douala (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 32 58 158 219 262 389 601 656 560 385 127 30
inches 1.2 2.3 6.2 8.6 10.3 15.3 23.6 25.8 22 15.2 5 1.2
Rainy days 5 9 15 18 21 22 26 29 27 25 13 6

Average annual rainfall in Douala: 3490.033mm (1374 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Douala

Douala average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Douala
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.6 6.7 5.8 6.2 6 4.4 2.6 2 3.3 4.5 5.8 6.3

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Douala average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Douala average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Douala (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 23.2 23.8 23.6 23.6 23.3 23 22.6 22.7 22.7 22.7 23.1 23.1
Max °C 31.9 32.6 32.4 32.1 31.4 29.6 27.8 27.5 28.8 29.8 30.7 31.4
Min °F 73.7 74.8 74.5 74.4 73.9 73.4 72.7 72.9 72.8 72.8 73.6 73.5
Max °F 81.5 82.8 82.4 82 81.1 79.3 77.4 77.2 78.3 79.2 80.4 81

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Douala average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Douala average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Douala in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.2 28.7 29.1 29.2 29 28.1 27 26.4 26.7 27.3 27.9 28.3
°F 82.8 83.6 84.3 84.5 84.3 82.7 80.6 79.5 80 81.1 82.2 82.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Douala average winspeed by month (km/h) Douala average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Douala (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4
mph 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Douala relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Douala
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
78% 77% 79% 80% 82% 84% 86% 86% 85% 84% 83% 81%

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Douala weather stats

Douala weather statistics
Hottest month: February 32.4°C 90.3°F
Driest month: December 30mm 1.2ins
Sunniest month: February 6.7hrs
Coldest month: August 27.4°C 81.3°F
Wettest month: August 656mm 25.8ins
Warmest sea: April 29.2°C 84.6°F
Map showing location of Douala (4.04827, 9.70428) Douala map pin © Google

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