Today, 14 August, Friday, in Douala (Cameroon): cloudy, light rain in places, warm. During the day the air will warm up to +29°, at night around +25°. Wind up to 16 km/h. High chance of rain — be sure to take an umbrella or a raincoat. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sea has warmed up to +28° — great for swimming. The sun will rise at 06:18 and set at 18:33 — daylight lasts 12 hours.
Hourly weather in Douala
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💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).
Weather in Douala for 14 days
Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).
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Today 14.8
🌦️
💧 90%
+25°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+25°
Drizzle · precipitation 90% · wind up to 16 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tomorrow 15.8
🌦️
💧 91%
+24°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 91% · wind up to 11 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 16.8
🌦️
💧 99%
+24°+29°
Morning
☁️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 99% · wind up to 15 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 17.8
🌦️
💧 90%
+23°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+23°
Drizzle · precipitation 90% · wind up to 13 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 18.8
🌦️
💧 93%
+23°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+23°
Drizzle · precipitation 93% · wind up to 19 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 19.8
🌦️
💧 92%
+23°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+23°
Rain showers · precipitation 92% · wind up to 14 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 20.8
🌦️
💧 42%
+24°+31°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 42% · wind up to 12 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 21.8
🌦️
💧 76%
+24°+29°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+29°
Evening
🌇
+28°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 76% · wind up to 13 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 22.8
🌦️
💧 94%
+24°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 94% · wind up to 8 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 23.8
🌦️
💧 85%
+23°+31°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+31°
Evening
🌇
+29°
Night
🌙
+23°
Drizzle · precipitation 85% · wind up to 6 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 24.8
🌦️
💧 79%
+24°+32°
Morning
🌦️
+27°
Day
🌦️
+32°
Evening
🌇
+30°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 79% · wind up to 9 km/h. ☀️ Very hot. Drink more water, avoid the midday sun, sunscreen is needed.
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Tue 25.8
🌦️
💧 87%
+25°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+26°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+27°
Night
🌙
+25°
Drizzle · precipitation 87% · wind up to 10 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 26.8
🌦️
💧 84%
+24°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+25°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+24°
Drizzle · precipitation 84% · wind up to 16 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 27.8
🌦️
💧 98%
+23°+25°
Morning
🌦️
+24°
Day
🌦️
+25°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+23°
Rain showers · precipitation 98% · wind up to 8 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
🗺️ Precipitation radar
Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.
Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy
🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day
Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.
🏖️ Beach
28 / 100
for sea and sun · So-so
🏊 Swimming
0 / 100
water 28° · Bad
🏃 Running
0 / 100
comfort for running · Bad
🧴 UV
0%
moderate · low
☂️ Rain
90%
likely · high
✨ Stars
25 / 100
evening visibility · So-so
🧺 Laundry drying
0 / 100
will dry outside · Bad
🚗 Car wash
0 / 100
better to wait · Bad
🌫️ Air quality
21
Good air
European AQI
PM2.5: 11PM10: 13O₃: 32NO₂: 3
The air is clean — you can walk and exercise outside.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
18:33
Golden hour
18:05
Daylight
12 h (+0 min vs yesterday)
Sea temperature
+28°
🌊 calm, waves 0.2 m.
Douala climate by month
Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.
+30°
+24°
Jan
+30°
+24°
Feb
+30°
+24°
Mar
+30°
+24°
Apr
+29°
+24°
May
+28°
+23°
Jun
+27°
+23°
Jul
+27°
+23°
Aug
+27°
+23°
Sep
+28°
+23°
Oct
+29°
+23°
Nov
+29°
+24°
Dec
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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit
Month
Day
Night
Sea
Precipitation
What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January
+30°
+24°
+30°
64 mm
A comfortable month: +30° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (64 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
February
+30°
+24°
+30°
92 mm
Warm and comfortable: +30° by day, +24° at night. It's a rainy month (92 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. This is the hottest month of the year in Douala.
March
+30°
+24°
+31°
209 mm
Gentle warmth — about +30° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (209 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +31° — like a warm bath.
April
+30°
+24°
+31°
271 mm
A comfortable month: +30° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (271 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +31° — like a warm bath.
May
+29°
+24°
+31°
286 mm
Warm and comfortable: +29° by day, +24° at night. It's a rainy month (286 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +31° — like a warm bath. The sea is at its warmest of the year this month.
June
+28°
+23°
+30°
305 mm
Gentle warmth — about +28° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (305 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything.
July
+27°
+23°
+28°
345 mm
A comfortable month: +27° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (345 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming. Statistically the wettest month of the year.
August
+27°
+23°
+28°
340 mm
Warm and comfortable: +27° by day, +23° at night. It's a rainy month (340 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +28° — great for swimming. This is the coldest month of the year.
September
+27°
+23°
+29°
340 mm
Gentle warmth — about +27° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (340 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
October
+28°
+23°
+29°
343 mm
A comfortable month: +28° by day without exhausting heat. One of the wettest months (343 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. Water at +29° — great for swimming.
November
+29°
+23°
+30°
244 mm
Warm and comfortable: +29° by day, +23° at night. It's a rainy month (244 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath.
December
+29°
+24°
+30°
91 mm
Gentle warmth — about +29° daytime, great walking weather. Frequent rain (91 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The sea is +30° — like a warm bath. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.
When to visit Douala
✅ Recommended time to visit
🌟 Best time: January, February, December
Daytime air+29…+30°
Sea temperature+30…+30°
Precipitationoften
Why: comfortable +29…+30° by day, little rain, warm sea (+30…30°).
⚠️ Doable, with caveats
🌤️ Shoulder season: March, April, May, June, July, August
Daytime air+27…+30°
Sea temperature+28…+31°
Precipitationoften
Why: noticeable rain risk (209–345 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.
🔴 Not the best time
🌤️ Shoulder season: September, October, November
Daytime air+27…+29°
Sea temperature+29…+30°
Precipitationoften
Why: the rainy season (244–343 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.
Bottom line: the best time to visit Douala is December – February, and the most comfortable months are January, February, December. The toughest months to visit are September, October, November: frequent rain.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+29°
Normal for August
+27°
Deviation
2° warmer than normal
A year ago on this day
+28°
Record for this date
+29° (2024)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
Weather archive for Douala
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