When to go · Douala
Douala in August
Avoid month. Very wet; Aug 15 holiday.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 27
- Crowds
- Low
- Cameroon overall
- Prices
- Low
- Cameroon overall
Verdict
Very wet; Aug 15 holiday.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than August?
August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in August
- DoualaHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 27 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 27 days
- Coast, Cameroon · Douala, Kribi, Limbestorm or typhoon risk
Hot and humid all year; Douala takes about 4 m of rain, mostly July–September. December–February is beach season at Kribi.
Heavy rains season
The wettest stretch; cooler and cloudier.
Watch: Street flooding and slow traffic every day.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Assumption
15 August · Churches
Public holiday.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Cameroon overall
- Low
- Prices · Cameroon overall
- Low
Cameroon overall: Douala's wettest month; flooding in low districts.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Douala, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Daytime high
Aug: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Jan: 31 °C (88 °F)88 °F (31 °C)
Night low
Aug: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Jan: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 27
Jan: 4 (better)
Crowds
Aug: Low
Jan: Medium
Prices
Aug: Low
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Aug: 1
Jan: 1
August: Very wet; Aug 15 holiday.
January: Dry season; hot, hazy from Harmattan dust.
Douala: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries