Climate averages 1991–2020
Douala weather
in July.
A warm, very wet month: the 11th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Douala: daytime highs average 26.7°C and nights cool to about 22.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 365 mm of rain on roughly 29 days, which makes July a very wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 20 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Tiko (38 km away). In July its highs average 26.8°C, about as warm as Douala, with 540 mm of rain.
Among the 24 cities listed in Cameroon, Douala ranks 10th of 24 for the warmest July highs and 16th of 24 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 24 cities is 25.8°C; Douala is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs stay level at 26.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 365 mm to 346 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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 | 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
July in nearby cities
- Tiko in JulyCameroon · 38 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 22.3°C · 540 mm rain
- Buea in JulyCameroon · 53 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 20.3°C · 556 mm rain
- Edéa in JulyCameroon · 55 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 22.8°C · 214 mm rain
- Limbe in JulyCameroon · 55 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 23.2°C · 540 mm rain
- Kumba in JulyCameroon · 71 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 21.2°C · 375 mm rain
- Nkongsamba in JulyCameroon · 104 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 19.7°C · 366 mm rain
- Malabo in JulyEquatorial Guinea · 107 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 24.0°C · 446 mm rain
- Melong in JulyCameroon · 123 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 18.9°C · 366 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.