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4.5M
280 km²
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Douala sees only 139 sunny days a year — overcast skies are common. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Douala, Cameroon is a 4.5M-resident city with 139 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 36.7 µg/m³. The largest city in Cameroon.
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Climate Lab·Douala
Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
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| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
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| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
| Daily mean°C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Daily low°C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 36 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 81 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 86 |
| Dewpoint°C | 24.8 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.0 | 25.5 | 24.6 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 24.8 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 20 | 25 | 188 | 268 | 279 | 310 | 380 | 503 | 561 | 411 | 197 | 36 | 3176 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 4 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 284 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 8.7 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 7.7 |
| Clear skyindex | 38% | 44% | 31% | 29% | 27% | 23% | 21% | 20% | 19% | 18% | 28% | 44% | 29% |
| UV indexmax avg | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025
Confidence: High
Lifestyle Calendar·Douala
Outdoor activities in Douala are challenging most of the year. September through June are the toughest stretch. Running is tough year-round, while even walking manages 2/12 months.
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Annual
0/12
Dinner Outside42
Jan: 42% viability
42Feb: 41% viability
41Mar: 40% viability
40Apr: 39% viability
39May: 38% viability
38Jun: 42% viability
42Jul: 47% viability
47Aug: 49% viability
49Sep: 42% viability
42Oct: 41% viability
41Nov: 41% viability
41Dec: 40% viability
400/12
Dinner OutsideJan: 42% viability
42Feb: 41% viability
41Mar: 40% viability
40Apr: 39% viability
39May: 38% viability
38Jun: 42% viability
42Jul: 47% viability
47Aug: 49% viability
49Sep: 42% viability
42Oct: 41% viability
41Nov: 41% viability
41Dec: 40% viability
4042%
Humid
0/12
Lunch Outside11
Jan: 24% viability
24Feb: 21% viability
21Mar: 11% viability
11Apr: 8% viability
8May: 7% viability
7Jun: 6% viability
6Jul: 7% viability
7Aug: 8% viability
8Sep: 7% viability
7Oct: 6% viability
6Nov: 10% viability
10Dec: 18% viability
180/12
Lunch OutsideJan: 24% viability
24Feb: 21% viability
21Mar: 11% viability
11Apr: 8% viability
8May: 7% viability
7Jun: 6% viability
6Jul: 7% viability
7Aug: 8% viability
8Sep: 7% viability
7Oct: 6% viability
6Nov: 10% viability
10Dec: 18% viability
1811%
Humid
2/12
Walking35
Jan: 15% viability
15Feb: 12% viability
12Mar: 17% viability
17Apr: 19% viability
19May: 25% viability
25Jun: 49% viability
49Jul: 67% viability
67Aug: 66% viability
66Sep: 53% viability
53Oct: 43% viability
43Nov: 33% viability
33Dec: 19% viability
192/12
WalkingJan: 15% viability
15Feb: 12% viability
12Mar: 17% viability
17Apr: 19% viability
19May: 25% viability
25Jun: 49% viability
49Jul: 67% viability
67Aug: 66% viability
66Sep: 53% viability
53Oct: 43% viability
43Nov: 33% viability
33Dec: 19% viability
1935%
Humid
0/12
Running6
Jan: 0% viability
0Feb: 1% viability
1Mar: 1% viability
1Apr: 2% viability
2May: 2% viability
2Jun: 7% viability
7Jul: 18% viability
18Aug: 18% viability
18Sep: 11% viability
11Oct: 6% viability
6Nov: 2% viability
2Dec: 0% viability
00/12
RunningJan: 0% viability
0Feb: 1% viability
1Mar: 1% viability
1Apr: 2% viability
2May: 2% viability
2Jun: 7% viability
7Jul: 18% viability
18Aug: 18% viability
18Sep: 11% viability
11Oct: 6% viability
6Nov: 2% viability
2Dec: 0% viability
06%
Humid
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ComfortableModerateUncomfortable
Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025
Confidence: High
