Douala climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Douala?

Douala has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 3,053 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Douala?

The hottest day measured in Douala between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 2009, reaching 34.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Douala?

The coldest day measured in Douala between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1954, at 18.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Douala?

Almost never: Douala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Douala warmed?

Yes: Douala warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Douala?

The wettest day measured in Douala between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2025, with 258 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Douala?

The windiest day measured in Douala between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1950, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Douala?

The warmest month in Douala is February (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Douala?

Douala receives on average 3,053 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 336 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Douala?

Douala gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Douala (Cameroon) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 3,053 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is February (26.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Douala averages 0 frost days, 119 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 336 rainy days per year.

Douala has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.4 °C (on 20 April 2009) and the coldest 18.7 °C (on 4 August 1954).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

DoualaLittoral

coords: 4.05°, 9.70°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthAugustWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

25.7°C

Average daily high

29.0°C

Average daily low

23.5°C

Annual rainfall

3,053mm

Sunshine / day

8.3h

Mean relative humidity

89%

Average peak wind

10.2km/h

Seasonal range

2.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

119 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

336 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.2 °C

Average feels-like low

28.4 °C

Average peak gust

27.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

365 d/yr

Solar radiation

14.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

34.4 °C

20 April 2009

Coldest day

18.7 °C

4 August 1954

Wettest day

258 mm

1 July 2025

Windiest day

19.9 km/h

27 August 1950

Strongest gust

46.1 km/h

13 September 1980

Hottest feels-like

43.3 °C

10 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

20.7 °C

10 August 1950

Sunniest day

11.9 h

22 October 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.7 °C2 March 2025	22.3 °C11 October 2025	26.8 °C	4,119 mm	214
2024	34.4 °C30 January 2024	22.8 °C24 August 2024	27.3 °C	3,297 mm	238
2023	33.9 °C12 May 2023	22.1 °C31 January 2023	27.0 °C	2,846 mm	227
2022	33.3 °C26 February 2022	22.2 °C8 October 2022	26.6 °C	2,682 mm	182
2021	33.1 °C4 December 2021	22.6 °C11 March 2021	26.8 °C	2,890 mm	218
2020	33.7 °C29 February 2020	22.0 °C26 January 2020	26.9 °C	3,536 mm	211
2019	34.2 °C3 April 2019	22.9 °C13 July 2019	26.7 °C	3,462 mm	202
2018	33.0 °C4 February 2018	22.2 °C27 February 2018	26.6 °C	2,732 mm	213
2017	33.4 °C14 February 2017	22.5 °C3 September 2017	26.7 °C	3,419 mm	200
2016	33.3 °C8 April 2016	22.1 °C31 January 2016	26.8 °C	3,421 mm	211
2015	32.8 °C27 April 2015	21.4 °C13 January 2015	26.4 °C	2,696 mm	178
2014	33.2 °C13 March 2014	22.1 °C18 November 2014	26.3 °C	3,198 mm	193
2013	33.6 °C26 March 2013	21.3 °C17 December 2013	26.2 °C	3,210 mm	166
2012	32.8 °C29 April 2012	22.0 °C22 February 2012	26.2 °C	3,026 mm	183
2011	34.0 °C16 April 2011	21.9 °C23 January 2011	26.2 °C	3,187 mm	180
2010	33.5 °C18 March 2010	22.4 °C23 October 2010	26.6 °C	2,659 mm	194
2009	34.4 °C20 April 2009	22.3 °C23 June 2009	26.4 °C	2,660 mm	183
2008	33.1 °C3 March 2008	21.8 °C19 July 2008	26.2 °C	2,685 mm	166
2007	34.2 °C31 January 2007	21.4 °C3 January 2007	26.1 °C	3,057 mm	159
2006	32.7 °C6 April 2006	21.9 °C12 September 2006	26.2 °C	2,808 mm	186
2005	34.1 °C23 February 2005	21.4 °C10 January 2005	26.3 °C	2,570 mm	176
2004	33.3 °C25 April 2004	22.1 °C4 June 2004	26.2 °C	3,084 mm	161
2003	33.0 °C8 February 2003	21.8 °C4 July 2003	26.2 °C	3,093 mm	174
2002	32.8 °C29 March 2002	22.3 °C15 September 2002	26.0 °C	3,091 mm	143
2001	32.3 °C9 April 2001	21.2 °C23 July 2001	25.7 °C	2,934 mm	121
2000	33.0 °C1 March 2000	22.1 °C4 August 2000	25.7 °C	3,013 mm	113
1999	32.9 °C15 February 1999	22.0 °C4 July 1999	25.7 °C	3,405 mm	118
1998	33.3 °C28 April 1998	22.2 °C5 August 1998	26.5 °C	2,784 mm	182
1997	32.2 °C10 April 1997	22.1 °C3 August 1997	25.9 °C	2,767 mm	118
1996	32.8 °C19 April 1996	22.3 °C21 August 1996	25.7 °C	3,224 mm	112
1995	33.0 °C7 April 1995	22.3 °C27 July 1995	26.0 °C	3,166 mm	131
1994	32.9 °C5 May 1994	22.1 °C21 August 1994	25.9 °C	3,558 mm	137
1993	32.2 °C1 May 1993	21.5 °C10 January 1993	25.9 °C	3,152 mm	118
1992	32.5 °C5 March 1992	21.7 °C11 January 1992	25.6 °C	3,177 mm	113
1991	32.5 °C28 March 1991	21.8 °C20 August 1991	25.6 °C	2,871 mm	83
1990	32.6 °C25 March 1990	21.3 °C19 August 1990	25.7 °C	3,564 mm	90
1989	32.7 °C13 February 1989	21.6 °C8 July 1989	25.7 °C	2,673 mm	125
1988	33.2 °C1 March 1988	21.7 °C19 July 1988	25.9 °C	3,444 mm	140
1987	33.2 °C2 May 1987	21.7 °C1 July 1987	26.1 °C	2,988 mm	135
1986	32.9 °C9 April 1986	21.0 °C2 August 1986	25.5 °C	3,580 mm	105
1985	32.2 °C30 March 1985	21.2 °C15 September 1985	25.4 °C	3,357 mm	100
1984	33.7 °C18 March 1984	21.0 °C16 December 1984	25.7 °C	2,703 mm	111
1983	34.2 °C21 March 1983	20.3 °C9 January 1983	25.8 °C	2,887 mm	131
1982	32.3 °C15 March 1982	21.6 °C9 September 1982	25.5 °C	3,474 mm	111
1981	32.2 °C12 April 1981	21.4 °C29 July 1981	25.5 °C	3,330 mm	104
1980	33.5 °C25 April 1980	21.8 °C3 September 1980	25.5 °C	3,826 mm	112
1979	32.8 °C3 March 1979	21.6 °C4 September 1979	25.6 °C	3,100 mm	135
1978	31.8 °C15 March 1978	21.5 °C27 July 1978	25.4 °C	3,307 mm	111
1977	32.7 °C19 April 1977	21.5 °C12 August 1977	25.6 °C	3,243 mm	107
1976	32.2 °C15 May 1976	21.0 °C10 August 1976	25.1 °C	2,988 mm	62
1975	31.9 °C21 March 1975	20.6 °C17 July 1975	25.1 °C	3,148 mm	79
1974	32.2 °C18 March 1974	21.2 °C6 December 1974	25.1 °C	3,539 mm	78
1973	33.0 °C17 February 1973	21.5 °C9 August 1973	25.7 °C	3,573 mm	128
1972	32.2 °C27 March 1972	20.8 °C1 April 1972	25.5 °C	3,288 mm	113
1971	32.2 °C2 May 1971	20.6 °C21 December 1971	25.3 °C	3,494 mm	100
1970	33.3 °C25 April 1970	21.2 °C18 September 1970	25.5 °C	3,603 mm	118
1969	32.8 °C14 April 1969	21.8 °C16 June 1969	25.5 °C	3,746 mm	116
1968	32.1 °C5 April 1968	21.1 °C2 November 1968	25.4 °C	3,622 mm	79
1967	32.4 °C18 February 1967	21.0 °C22 March 1967	25.3 °C	3,605 mm	97
1966	32.2 °C31 January 1966	21.3 °C28 September 1966	25.6 °C	2,724 mm	86
1965	32.0 °C12 March 1965	21.6 °C7 October 1965	25.3 °C	2,555 mm	54
1964	32.5 °C18 March 1964	21.4 °C31 July 1964	25.4 °C	2,256 mm	98
1963	32.2 °C13 March 1963	21.8 °C24 July 1963	25.6 °C	2,502 mm	85
1962	31.8 °C21 February 1962	21.6 °C14 August 1962	25.2 °C	2,857 mm	72
1961	32.0 °C15 March 1961	20.9 °C1 August 1961	25.3 °C	2,709 mm	83
1960	31.8 °C8 March 1960	21.8 °C2 September 1960	25.4 °C	2,781 mm	79
1959	32.2 °C23 March 1959	21.2 °C23 August 1959	25.5 °C	2,363 mm	88
1958	32.4 °C15 February 1958	20.7 °C27 July 1958	25.3 °C	2,639 mm	68
1957	31.4 °C3 April 1957	21.4 °C11 August 1957	25.2 °C	2,670 mm	36
1956	31.5 °C14 March 1956	20.6 °C20 August 1956	24.8 °C	3,147 mm	28
1955	31.5 °C4 January 1955	20.9 °C31 July 1955	25.0 °C	2,757 mm	46
1954	31.6 °C22 March 1954	18.7 °C4 August 1954	24.9 °C	2,701 mm	32
1953	31.2 °C3 February 1953	21.1 °C5 August 1953	25.2 °C	3,142 mm	42
1952	32.3 °C5 March 1952	21.4 °C2 September 1952	25.3 °C	3,494 mm	102
1951	32.2 °C5 April 1951	21.7 °C13 July 1951	25.4 °C	3,301 mm	119
1950	31.9 °C29 March 1950	19.0 °C10 August 1950	25.1 °C	2,565 mm	87
1949	32.2 °C23 February 1949	21.2 °C13 September 1949	25.4 °C	2,738 mm	88
1948	32.2 °C13 March 1948	21.4 °C22 July 1948	25.1 °C	3,455 mm	46
1947	31.5 °C23 April 1947	21.3 °C20 July 1947	25.2 °C	2,985 mm	47
1946	32.9 °C22 February 1946	21.0 °C20 July 1946	25.1 °C	2,836 mm	84
1945	32.7 °C31 January 1945	21.6 °C17 July 1945	25.2 °C	3,209 mm	83
1944	32.9 °C31 January 1944	21.2 °C2 August 1944	25.3 °C	2,251 mm	79
1943	31.6 °C7 March 1943	19.8 °C20 July 1943	24.8 °C	2,247 mm	22
1942	31.4 °C8 April 1942	19.2 °C19 July 1942	25.0 °C	2,841 mm	36
1941	32.4 °C8 March 1941	21.1 °C5 August 1941	25.2 °C	2,416 mm	48
1940	31.7 °C4 March 1940	20.9 °C2 August 1940	25.0 °C	2,871 mm	35

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.0 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

214 d/yr

+95

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

4119 mm

+1066 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.7 °C	+1.7 °C	81 mm	-1 mm
Feb	32.1 °C	+1.6 °C	63 mm	-46 mm
Mar	31.9 °C	+1.5 °C	233 mm	+4 mm
Apr	31.1 °C	+0.9 °C	262 mm	-27 mm
May	31.1 °C	+1.4 °C	263 mm	-33 mm
Jun	29.9 °C	+1.6 °C	334 mm	+30 mm
Jul	27.1 °C	+0.1 °C	665 mm	+312 mm
Aug	26.8 °C	-0.1 °C	435 mm	+115 mm
Sep	28.2 °C	+0.4 °C	868 mm	+534 mm
Oct	28.9 °C	+0.4 °C	579 mm	+214 mm
Nov	30.2 °C	+1.0 °C	218 mm	-41 mm
Dec	31.2 °C	+1.5 °C	120 mm	+5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.7 °C

2 Mar 2025

Coldest day

22.3 °C

11 Oct 2025

Wettest day

258.2 mm

1 Jul 2025

Windiest day

17.9 km/h

13 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

41.4 km/h

24 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.0 °C

21 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

26.2 °C

26 Aug 2025

Sunniest day

11.8 h

21 Oct 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Douala?

Douala has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 3,053 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Douala?

The hottest day measured in Douala between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 2009, reaching 34.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Douala?

The coldest day measured in Douala between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1954, at 18.7 °C.

Does it snow in Douala?

Almost never: Douala sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Douala warmed?

Yes: Douala warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Douala?

The wettest day measured in Douala between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2025, with 258 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Douala?

The windiest day measured in Douala between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1950, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Douala?

The warmest month in Douala is February (26.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Douala?

Douala receives on average 3,053 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 336 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Douala?

Douala gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Douala?

Yes: Douala has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Douala?

In Douala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.3 °C on 10 March 2024, and the lowest was 20.7 °C on 10 August 1950.

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