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Douala

Cameroon
Someday we will visit Douala or begin to dream about going there! However, for now its not on our radar. Let us know in the comments if you think that should change!

Douala

Douala is the largest city and the commercial centre of Cameroon.

The city is located on the banks of the Wouri River, the two sides linked by Bonaberi Bridge.

The first Europeans to visit the area were the Portuguese in about 1472. At the time, the estuary of Wouri River was known as the Rio dos Camarões (Shrimp River). By 1650, it had become the site of a town formed by immigrants, said to have arrived from Congo, who spoke the Duala language. During the 18th century it was the center of the transatlantic slave trade.

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Climate

Average temperatures

Jan

32.2°C23.4
Precipitation: 34.2 mm

Feb

32.8°C24.1
Precipitation: 54.5 mm

Mar

32.5°C23.9
Precipitation: 155.2 mm

Apr

32.1°C23.5
Precipitation: 241.2 mm

May

31.4°C23.2
Precipitation: 276.2 mm

Jun

29.9°C23
Precipitation: 354.1 mm

Jul

28.1°C22.7
Precipitation: 681.4 mm

Aug

27.7°C22.8
Precipitation: 687.5 mm

Sep

29°C22.8
Precipitation: 561.2 mm

Oct

29.8°C22.5
Precipitation: 406.6 mm

Nov

30.9°C23.2
Precipitation: 123.1 mm

Dec

31.7°C23.3
Precipitation: 27.5 mm
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