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Triplandio Douala guide covers 3 travel guides across 10 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Douala with 48 POI, spanning 32.5 km in total. Get inspired by 4 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Douala
City & Country Data Cameroon (Douala)
Key travel data for Douala — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Cameroon
Tourists
1.0M/y
GDP/cap
$2.0k
Life Exp
64.0 yrs
Population
29.9M
Payments
Mixed
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Douala
Coffee
$2.50
Beer
$1.50
Lunch
$5.00
Groceries
$25.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.00
Transit
$0.50
Fuel
$1.20/l
Internet
$50.00/m
Salary
$300/m
Best time to visit Douala (Cameroon)
Now (September) avg: 25°C, wetter month, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Feb & Dec.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
29°C / 23°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:09 / 18:15
Local time
23:20
Sea Temp
29°C
Best Months 
Feb & Dec
Feb & Dec
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Jan
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Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
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Nov
D
Dec
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
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Oct
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Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
A staple side dish made from fermented cassava wrapped in leaves and steamed. A nutritious dish featuring wild greens slowly cooked with fish or meat. A rich stew made with bitter leaves, groundnuts, and meat. Spicy beef or chicken skewers usually grilled over an open flame.
Traditional Local Food
Douala (Cameroon)
Side dish
Vegan
Bobolo
Bo-bo-loh
· Fermented cassava sticks
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Main course
Meat
Eru
Eh-roo
· Wild spinach and meat stew
Main course
Meat
Ndolé
N-dole
· Bitter leaf stew
Street food
Meat
Soya
Soi-yah
· Spicy skewered meat
