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Best time to visit Douala

August is the best time to visit Douala for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 29 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to January.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking August comfort 57/100
The least cloud December 68 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 64 mm
Warmth February 30 °C
Cooler weather August 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 August 57 27 °C 29
2 July 57 27 °C 29
3 September 55 27 °C 29
4 June 53 28 °C 29
5 October 53 28 °C 30
6 November 51 29 °C 28
7 January 50 30 °C 18
8 May 49 29 °C 29
9 December 49 29 °C 22
10 April 47 30 °C 27
11 March 47 30 °C 27
12 February 46 30 °C 20

When to think twice

February scores lowest with about 20 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 29.8 °C 64 mm 69 %
February 30.0 °C 93 mm 73 %
March 29.8 °C 209 mm 82 %
April 29.5 °C 272 mm 86 %
May 29.0 °C 286 mm 86 %
June 27.6 °C 305 mm 84 %
July 26.7 °C 345 mm 87 %
August 26.7 °C 339 mm 89 %
September 27.3 °C 340 mm 88 %
October 27.9 °C 343 mm 87 %
November 28.6 °C 244 mm 81 %
December 29.3 °C 91 mm 68 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.