Littoral · Cameroon
Douala travel guide
Douala is a city in Littoral, Cameroon, home to about 2,768,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- DLA5 km · Douala International Airport
- Currency
- XAFCentral African CFA franc
- Time zone
- Africa/Douala
- Language
- English, French
About
About Douala
Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region.
With a metro population over 2.8 million in 2015, Douala is the biggest city in Cameroon and sits on the Wouri River Delta where it hosts a port and some 95% of industrial activity for the country. While originally inhabited by peoples from the Congo River, the rest of its history follows much of the same track as the rest of Cameroon: Portuguese colonists supplanted by Germans supplanted by French and English after WWI, and then lastly independence. From 1940 to 1946, it was the capital of the country, before Buea and then Yaounde finally took that designation.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Douala
See
- Douala Maritime Museum
- Place du Gouvernement
- Cathedral of St Peter and Paul Bonadibong
- Doual'art
- La Nouvelle Liberté
- Palais Dika Akwa
Do
- CanalOlympia Bessengué
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When to go
The best time to visit Douala
Douala has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; August is the wettest, with about 604 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Douala: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Douala International Airport (DLA), about 5.3 km from the city centre in a straight line; Malabo International Airport (SSG, 115 km) is also within reach.
DLA · Douala International Airport
SSG · Malabo International Airport
Questions
Douala: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Douala?
Douala has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 33 °C; August is the wettest, with about 604 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Douala?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Douala International Airport (DLA), about 5.3 km from the city centre in a straight line; Malabo International Airport (SSG, 115 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Douala?
Central African CFA franc (XAF).
Nearby
Destinations near Douala
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.