When to go · Douala
Douala, month by month
The best months for Douala: Jan, Feb, Dec. Months to avoid: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatDry season; hot, hazy from Harmattan dust.31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 4 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 4 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryGreatDry; Feb 11 Youth Day holiday.32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 6 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchMixedRains begin; hot and humid.32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days90 °F (32 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilMixedWet; storms in the afternoon.31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 16 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 16 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MayMixedWet; May 20 National Day parades and closures.30 °C (86 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 20 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 20 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- JuneAvoidHeavy rain and street flooding.29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 23 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 23 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyAvoidAmong the wettest months; roads flood.28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 26 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 26 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustAvoidVery wet; Aug 15 holiday.28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 27 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 27 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberAvoidVery wet; floods slow every trip.28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 25 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 25 rain daysCrowds: Low
- OctoberMixedRains ease late in the month.29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 23 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 23 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberMixedRain tapering; humid.30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 11 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberGreatDry season begins; hot; Christmas closures.31 °C (88 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 4 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 4 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Douala, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Feb: 32 °C (90 °F)90 °F (32 °C)
Night low
Jan: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Feb: 24 °C (75 °F)75 °F (24 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 4 (better)
Feb: 6
Crowds
Jan: Medium
Feb: Medium
Prices
Jan: Medium
Feb: Medium
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
Feb: 1
January: Dry season; hot, hazy from Harmattan dust.
February: Dry; Feb 11 Youth Day holiday.
Douala: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.