Kuacjok climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kuacjok?

Kuacjok has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,038 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kuacjok?

The hottest day measured in Kuacjok between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 2005, reaching 43.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kuacjok?

The coldest day measured in Kuacjok between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1957, at 13.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kuacjok?

Almost never: Kuacjok sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kuacjok warmed?

Yes: Kuacjok warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kuacjok?

The wettest day measured in Kuacjok between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1943, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kuacjok?

The windiest day measured in Kuacjok between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2017, with winds reaching 27.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kuacjok?

The warmest month in Kuacjok is April (30.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kuacjok?

Kuacjok receives on average 1,038 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kuacjok?

Kuacjok gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kuacjok (South Sudan) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,038 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is April (30.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Kuacjok averages 0 frost days, 302 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.

Kuacjok has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 43.7 °C (on 26 February 2005) and the coldest 13.6 °C (on 6 February 1957).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

KuacjokWarrap

coords: 8.30°, 27.98°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthAugustWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.5°C

Average daily high

33.5°C

Average daily low

22.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,038mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

56%

Average peak wind

12.6km/h

Seasonal range

5.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

302 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

153 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.3 °C

Average feels-like low

24.0 °C

Average peak gust

29.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

337 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+3.1 °C

since 1940

+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

43.7 °C

26 February 2005

Coldest day

13.6 °C

6 February 1957

Wettest day

60 mm

18 June 1943

Windiest day

27.5 km/h

16 March 2017

Strongest gust

59.0 km/h

24 April 2008

Hottest feels-like

46.2 °C

28 April 1949

Coldest feels-like

9.0 °C

6 February 1957

Sunniest day

12.0 h

16 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.9 °C17 March 2025	16.7 °C17 December 2025	28.3 °C	611 mm	324
2024	42.9 °C13 March 2024	20.1 °C20 January 2024	30.1 °C	592 mm	336
2023	41.5 °C8 April 2023	20.2 °C16 February 2023	29.9 °C	518 mm	357
2022	42.6 °C10 March 2022	19.7 °C28 December 2022	28.8 °C	835 mm	310
2021	42.0 °C12 March 2021	19.4 °C7 February 2021	29.3 °C	587 mm	332
2020	42.8 °C7 March 2020	17.4 °C24 January 2020	29.0 °C	672 mm	324
2019	42.7 °C22 March 2019	19.4 °C29 December 2019	29.1 °C	826 mm	323
2018	41.9 °C9 February 2018	19.5 °C3 January 2018	29.1 °C	687 mm	341
2017	42.9 °C3 April 2017	20.5 °C7 November 2017	29.4 °C	737 mm	335
2016	42.4 °C29 February 2016	17.6 °C29 January 2016	29.5 °C	667 mm	350
2015	42.4 °C19 February 2015	15.8 °C11 January 2015	29.1 °C	661 mm	350
2014	40.9 °C28 February 2014	18.7 °C16 March 2014	28.7 °C	785 mm	327
2013	42.3 °C27 February 2013	18.3 °C15 December 2013	29.2 °C	729 mm	331
2012	41.9 °C3 April 2012	19.4 °C24 January 2012	28.4 °C	764 mm	308
2011	41.9 °C3 April 2011	18.1 °C1 December 2011	28.4 °C	751 mm	328
2010	42.1 °C31 January 2010	21.2 °C11 January 2010	28.9 °C	940 mm	332
2009	41.8 °C7 March 2009	20.1 °C6 January 2009	29.1 °C	773 mm	355
2008	41.5 °C23 March 2008	19.3 °C1 February 2008	28.4 °C	871 mm	331
2007	40.2 °C13 March 2007	17.1 °C1 January 2007	28.3 °C	803 mm	324
2006	41.4 °C17 March 2006	16.5 °C30 December 2006	28.3 °C	946 mm	331
2005	43.7 °C26 February 2005	18.5 °C7 January 2005	28.7 °C	959 mm	332
2004	41.8 °C5 March 2004	17.9 °C7 February 2004	28.6 °C	847 mm	340
2003	42.5 °C4 April 2003	19.4 °C5 January 2003	28.5 °C	1,060 mm	329
2002	42.6 °C8 April 2002	16.4 °C14 January 2002	28.4 °C	797 mm	345
2001	40.4 °C7 May 2001	15.6 °C26 January 2001	28.0 °C	910 mm	332
2000	41.8 °C23 March 2000	16.8 °C30 January 2000	27.7 °C	923 mm	334
1999	40.9 °C7 February 1999	18.5 °C14 November 1999	27.7 °C	1,142 mm	316
1998	42.0 °C16 March 1998	16.4 °C15 January 1998	28.0 °C	1,204 mm	326
1997	40.2 °C22 March 1997	17.0 °C25 January 1997	27.1 °C	1,073 mm	332
1996	40.4 °C12 March 1996	17.3 °C28 March 1996	27.0 °C	1,260 mm	291
1995	41.5 °C10 April 1995	17.9 °C6 November 1995	27.3 °C	1,061 mm	300
1994	40.5 °C9 March 1994	17.5 °C6 December 1994	27.3 °C	1,170 mm	305
1993	41.6 °C4 March 1993	16.0 °C7 February 1993	27.4 °C	984 mm	316
1992	41.9 °C28 March 1992	15.3 °C4 January 1992	27.2 °C	1,081 mm	316
1991	41.9 °C28 March 1991	18.5 °C16 December 1991	27.7 °C	1,137 mm	321
1990	41.9 °C8 April 1990	19.2 °C19 January 1990	28.5 °C	988 mm	340
1989	40.5 °C28 April 1989	15.5 °C18 January 1989	27.2 °C	1,003 mm	305
1988	42.0 °C1 April 1988	18.3 °C29 December 1988	28.1 °C	1,015 mm	306
1987	42.4 °C22 March 1987	15.6 °C6 January 1987	27.9 °C	1,014 mm	331
1986	38.9 °C24 February 1986	16.5 °C8 December 1986	27.0 °C	1,037 mm	305
1985	41.8 °C14 March 1985	16.9 °C18 February 1985	26.5 °C	1,395 mm	247
1984	41.1 °C23 March 1984	17.2 °C18 January 1984	27.1 °C	1,066 mm	310
1983	41.7 °C29 March 1983	14.2 °C28 December 1983	27.6 °C	992 mm	325
1982	40.7 °C17 March 1982	16.0 °C10 November 1982	27.1 °C	951 mm	310
1981	40.9 °C14 April 1981	17.6 °C11 February 1981	27.4 °C	1,108 mm	309
1980	40.3 °C24 March 1980	17.2 °C1 January 1980	26.9 °C	1,238 mm	304
1979	42.0 °C23 March 1979	16.7 °C29 December 1979	26.9 °C	1,406 mm	325
1978	42.0 °C6 April 1978	15.1 °C18 January 1978	26.6 °C	1,207 mm	274
1977	40.5 °C23 March 1977	16.3 °C25 October 1977	26.7 °C	1,053 mm	282
1976	39.9 °C30 March 1976	15.6 °C8 January 1976	26.9 °C	1,139 mm	292
1975	39.4 °C9 March 1975	15.8 °C19 January 1975	26.5 °C	1,085 mm	252
1974	41.2 °C13 March 1974	16.3 °C28 December 1974	26.4 °C	1,287 mm	269
1973	41.1 °C26 February 1973	17.4 °C5 November 1973	27.0 °C	1,076 mm	302
1972	40.1 °C31 March 1972	16.3 °C7 November 1972	26.7 °C	1,321 mm	301
1971	41.4 °C7 March 1971	14.0 °C25 December 1971	26.5 °C	1,233 mm	244
1970	41.1 °C7 April 1970	16.1 °C16 December 1970	27.1 °C	1,133 mm	294
1969	40.6 °C5 March 1969	17.2 °C31 January 1969	27.5 °C	1,215 mm	305
1968	40.4 °C14 March 1968	16.4 °C17 January 1968	27.5 °C	930 mm	320
1967	39.8 °C4 April 1967	18.3 °C5 January 1967	27.4 °C	804 mm	319
1966	41.0 °C15 May 1966	17.0 °C26 December 1966	28.2 °C	857 mm	304
1965	39.8 °C28 May 1965	16.3 °C12 January 1965	27.5 °C	764 mm	275
1964	40.4 °C11 April 1964	18.1 °C14 February 1964	27.2 °C	1,160 mm	231
1963	39.9 °C24 March 1963	16.2 °C28 December 1963	26.9 °C	1,023 mm	267
1962	39.5 °C25 March 1962	13.8 °C4 January 1962	26.6 °C	1,214 mm	309
1961	40.3 °C14 May 1961	14.9 °C28 December 1961	26.6 °C	1,204 mm	287
1960	40.2 °C28 March 1960	18.2 °C25 January 1960	27.4 °C	1,121 mm	320
1959	41.3 °C16 March 1959	16.1 °C23 January 1959	27.2 °C	1,033 mm	312
1958	41.6 °C5 April 1958	16.6 °C16 February 1958	27.1 °C	1,210 mm	289
1957	39.3 °C6 May 1957	13.6 °C6 February 1957	26.6 °C	1,166 mm	306
1956	39.2 °C8 March 1956	15.1 °C16 January 1956	26.4 °C	1,271 mm	271
1955	39.6 °C17 March 1955	15.2 °C14 December 1955	25.9 °C	1,299 mm	260
1954	40.5 °C29 March 1954	15.0 °C16 January 1954	26.0 °C	1,170 mm	226
1953	40.2 °C17 March 1953	13.8 °C20 December 1953	26.0 °C	1,446 mm	263
1952	39.7 °C29 March 1952	17.5 °C1 January 1952	26.3 °C	1,544 mm	284
1951	39.5 °C6 March 1951	15.3 °C26 December 1951	26.2 °C	1,227 mm	300
1950	38.3 °C20 February 1950	15.8 °C1 January 1950	25.5 °C	1,708 mm	252
1949	41.1 °C24 March 1949	16.1 °C11 February 1949	26.0 °C	1,453 mm	268
1948	39.6 °C2 April 1948	16.2 °C24 December 1948	26.2 °C	1,400 mm	226
1947	38.9 °C14 April 1947	16.4 °C8 December 1947	26.4 °C	1,258 mm	245
1946	41.5 °C30 March 1946	14.9 °C12 December 1946	26.7 °C	1,194 mm	237
1945	39.4 °C8 April 1945	15.8 °C18 January 1945	26.3 °C	1,005 mm	266
1944	40.2 °C14 March 1944	16.6 °C5 December 1944	26.5 °C	978 mm	273
1943	41.0 °C21 April 1943	15.4 °C11 December 1943	26.2 °C	1,604 mm	206
1942	40.3 °C3 February 1942	16.7 °C6 January 1942	27.1 °C	970 mm	274
1941	41.2 °C22 March 1941	16.6 °C19 December 1941	27.3 °C	786 mm	307
1940	39.0 °C3 May 1940	15.0 °C17 November 1940	26.3 °C	1,185 mm	259

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.4 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

324 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

611 mm

-427 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	36.8 °C	+2.2 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Feb	39.3 °C	+2.9 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Mar	38.6 °C	+0.9 °C	1 mm	-18 mm
Apr	37.6 °C	+0.5 °C	2 mm	-47 mm
May	36.0 °C	+1.3 °C	10 mm	-90 mm
Jun	34.0 °C	+1.8 °C	31 mm	-107 mm
Jul	30.5 °C	+0.2 °C	145 mm	-43 mm
Aug	29.4 °C	-0.3 °C	240 mm	+36 mm
Sep	30.7 °C	+0.3 °C	132 mm	-43 mm
Oct	32.0 °C	+0.7 °C	48 mm	-82 mm
Nov	34.1 °C	+0.9 °C	3 mm	-23 mm
Dec	33.6 °C	-0.5 °C	0 mm	-5 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.9 °C

17 Mar 2025

Coldest day

16.7 °C

17 Dec 2025

Wettest day

40.6 mm

30 Aug 2025

Windiest day

21.9 km/h

2 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

53.3 km/h

23 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.8 °C

10 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.4 °C

31 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

14 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kuacjok?

Kuacjok has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,038 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kuacjok?

The hottest day measured in Kuacjok between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 2005, reaching 43.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kuacjok?

The coldest day measured in Kuacjok between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1957, at 13.6 °C.

Does it snow in Kuacjok?

Almost never: Kuacjok sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kuacjok warmed?

Yes: Kuacjok warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kuacjok?

The wettest day measured in Kuacjok between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 1943, with 60 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kuacjok?

The windiest day measured in Kuacjok between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2017, with winds reaching 27.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kuacjok?

The warmest month in Kuacjok is April (30.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Kuacjok?

Kuacjok receives on average 1,038 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kuacjok?

Kuacjok gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kuacjok?

Yes: Kuacjok has on average 337 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kuacjok?

In Kuacjok, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 28 April 1949, and the lowest was 9.0 °C on 6 February 1957.

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