Climate averages 1991–2020
Douala weather
in December.
A hot, wet month: the 5th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Douala: daytime highs average 29.2°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 96 mm of rain on roughly 23 days, which makes December a wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 54 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tiko (38 km away). In December its highs average 29.2°C, about as warm as Douala, with 122 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Cameroon, Douala ranks joint 8th of 24 for the warmest December highs and 21st of 24 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 24 cities is 29.0°C; Douala is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 29.7°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 96 mm to 69 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Douala climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.7°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 69 | 20.7 | 11.912 h |
| February | 29.9°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 98 | 22.1 | 12.012 h |
| March | 29.7°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 221 | 28.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.4°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 284 | 27.9 | 12.212 h |
| May | 28.9°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 297 | 29.5 | 12.312 h |
| June | 27.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 303 | 29.0 | 12.412 h |
| July | 26.7°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 365 | 29.4 | 12.312 h |
| August | 26.6°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 346 | 29.2 | 12.212 h |
| September | 27.3°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 351 | 29.5 | 12.112 h |
| October | 27.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 368 | 30.2 | 12.012 h |
| November | 28.5°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 258 | 28.4 | 11.912 h |
| December, selected | 29.2°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 96 | 23.1 | 11.912 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Tiko in DecemberCameroon · 38 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 23.7°C · 122 mm rain
- Buea in DecemberCameroon · 53 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 21.6°C · 83 mm rain
- Edéa in DecemberCameroon · 55 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 24.0°C · 92 mm rain
- Limbe in DecemberCameroon · 55 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 24.5°C · 122 mm rain
- Kumba in DecemberCameroon · 71 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 22.1°C · 40 mm rain
- Nkongsamba in DecemberCameroon · 104 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 19.2°C · 63 mm rain
- Malabo in DecemberEquatorial Guinea · 107 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 25.8°C · 62 mm rain
- Melong in DecemberCameroon · 123 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 18.1°C · 63 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Douala) is explained once on the Douala year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.