Douala Weather in August
Douala in August
The short of it: Douala in August averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 546 mm (21.5 in) of rain and about 12 h 15 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 23° · rain 546 mm · daylight 12 h 15 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Douala an average August high of 28°, a low of 23° and some 546 mm of rain. Douala's coldest stretch of the year, 28° by day and 23° by night. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 546 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 15 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Douala runs about middling and wetter than most in August. Bonabéri, 4 km to the NW, sees much the same highs.
August in Douala, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° colder, 5.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 5°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 15 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BonabériLittoral | 4 km NW | 28° | 23° | 546 mm |
| DibombariLittoral | 15 km NNW | 28° | 23° | 534 mm |
| Souza GareLittoral | 23 km NNW | 28° | 23° | 529 mm |
| TikoSouth-West | 38 km W | 28° | 22° | 587 mm |
| DiangLittoral | 41 km ENE | 28° | 23° | 456 mm |
| MuyukaSouth-West | 42 km NW | 28° | 23° | 542 mm |
| MutengeneSouth-West | 44 km W | 27° | 21° | 509 mm |
| DizanguéLittoral | 44 km SE | 28° | 23° | 376 mm |