Weather in South-West

Calculated from weather data of Douala International Airport (FKKD) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	32.9	33.5	31.6	32.8	32.8	33.7
February	33.1	33.7	33.7	33.7	31.0	33.7
March	32.7	33.3	31.8	33.2	32.5	32.8
April	32.2	33.6	31.6	31.5	32.7	32.2
May	32.0		32.6	31.6	31.3	32.7
June	30.3		29.8	29.5	30.8	30.8
July	28.8		28.6	28.1	29.3	28.8
August	28.5		28.5	27.8	29.3	29.3
September	29.5		30.1	28.1	30.1	28.8
October	30.5		31.3	29.1	30.5	30.0
November	31.1		31.0	30.8	30.1	31.3
December	32.6		32.7	31.8	32.7	32.6
Average	31.4	33.5	31.0	30.6	31.1	31.4

3rd highest temperature of Cameroon

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	24.8	26	26	25	24	25
February	25.4	26	25	25	26	26
March	24.5	25	24	25	24	25
April	24.3	25	24	24	24	25
May	24.0		25	24	24	25
June	23.7		24	24	23	24
July	23.6		25	24	24	24
August	23.7		24	24	24	24
September	23.6		24	24	24	23
October	23.6		24	24	24	24
November	24.0		24	24	25	24
December	24.6		25	24	25	24
Average	24.3	25.4	24.4	24.0	24.2	24.2

3rd lowest temperature of Cameroon

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	105	214	194	228	248
25 °C or warmer	117	337	339	357	361
20 °C or warmer	117	343	350	360	366
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	0.1	0	0	1	0	0
February	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
March	0.2	1	0	0	0	1
April	0.5	0	2	1	0	1
May	1.5		0	2	2	1
June	7.5		11	11	1	8
July	20.2		24	30	12	15
August	26.8		35	34	7	23
September	10.2		8	21	5	17
October	1.8		2	2	2	3
November	0.9		3	2	1	1
December	0.2		1	0	0	1
Average	5.4	0.3	7.8	8.1	2.6	5.8

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	6.0	5	6	5	6	5
February	6.2	5	6	6	6	6
March	6.4	5	6	6	6	6
April	6.0	6	6	6	7	6
May	6.0		5	6	7	6
June	6.1		6	5	8	6
July	5.9		6	4	8	5
August	6.0		5	5	8	6
September	5.7		5	5	7	5
October	5.8		6	5	6	6
November	5.2		5	4	5	5
December	5.2		5	4	5	6
Average	5.8	5.3	5.5	5.2	6.6	5.6

5th highest wind speed of Cameroon

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
February	E	SE	E	SE	SE
March	E	E	SE	SE	S
April	NE	E	S	S	E
May		E	SE	SW	E
June		S	E	SW	SE
July		SW	SE	SW	SE
August		SE	S	SW	S
September		E	SE	SW	SE
October		SE	E	E	SE
November		SE	SE	NE	SE
December		SE	E	E	SE

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

South-West weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in South-West?

The warmest month is February with an average temperature of 33 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in South-West?

The coldest month is August with an average daytime temperature of 29 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in South-West?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in August with a probability of around 26.9 %.

Which month is the driest in South-West?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in February. The probability is about 0.0 %.