Bukoba climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Bukoba?

Bukoba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 1,533 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Bukoba between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 30.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Bukoba?

The coldest day measured in Bukoba between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1944, at 12.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Bukoba?

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

Q: Has the climate of Bukoba warmed?

Yes: Bukoba warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Bukoba?

The wettest day measured in Bukoba between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1957, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Bukoba?

The windiest day measured in Bukoba between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2009, with winds reaching 30.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Bukoba?

The warmest month in Bukoba is February (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Bukoba?

Bukoba receives on average 1,533 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 242 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Bukoba?

Bukoba gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Bukoba (Tanzania) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 1,533 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 February (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Bukoba averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 242 rainy days per year.

Bukoba has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 30.6 °C (on 23 February 2005) and the coldest 12.6 °C (on 8 July 1944).

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

BukobaKagera

coords: -1.33°, 31.81°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.3°C

Average daily high

24.9°C

Average daily low

18.0°C

Annual rainfall

1,533mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

84%

Average peak wind

13.4km/h

Seasonal range

1.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

242 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.9 °C

Average feels-like low

19.5 °C

Average peak gust

31.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

15 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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

30.6 °C

23 February 2005

Coldest day

12.6 °C

8 July 1944

Wettest day

117 mm

20 February 1957

Windiest day

30.4 km/h

18 July 2009

Strongest gust

59.0 km/h

18 July 2009

Hottest feels-like

36.0 °C

21 February 2024

Coldest feels-like

11.5 °C

8 July 1944

Sunniest day

12.0 h

3 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	30.4 °C26 February 2025	16.2 °C31 July 2025	22.4 °C	1,154 mm	1
2024	29.5 °C3 June 2024	16.2 °C30 June 2024	23.0 °C	1,231 mm	0
2023	29.3 °C7 March 2023	16.3 °C10 July 2023	22.6 °C	1,456 mm	0
2022	29.3 °C13 January 2022	15.6 °C6 July 2022	22.2 °C	1,164 mm	0
2021	29.3 °C12 March 2021	15.8 °C25 June 2021	22.2 °C	1,086 mm	0
2020	29.6 °C21 January 2020	16.3 °C27 July 2020	22.4 °C	1,585 mm	0
2019	29.3 °C15 February 2019	15.8 °C28 July 2019	22.2 °C	1,644 mm	0
2018	28.8 °C16 February 2018	16.1 °C16 June 2018	22.0 °C	1,434 mm	0
2017	30.0 °C25 January 2017	15.1 °C2 July 2017	22.3 °C	1,503 mm	1
2016	29.5 °C13 March 2016	15.2 °C2 July 2016	22.5 °C	1,300 mm	0
2015	29.6 °C15 January 2015	15.8 °C17 July 2015	22.2 °C	1,215 mm	0
2014	29.0 °C5 March 2014	15.8 °C10 September 2014	21.8 °C	1,504 mm	0
2013	28.9 °C28 February 2013	14.2 °C16 July 2013	21.7 °C	1,555 mm	0
2012	29.4 °C22 January 2012	15.0 °C8 July 2012	21.7 °C	1,473 mm	0
2011	29.5 °C30 January 2011	14.9 °C7 July 2011	21.6 °C	1,571 mm	0
2010	30.6 °C3 February 2010	14.3 °C20 August 2010	22.1 °C	1,533 mm	2
2009	28.5 °C4 March 2009	15.4 °C12 August 2009	21.8 °C	1,299 mm	0
2008	28.4 °C28 September 2008	14.8 °C9 July 2008	21.4 °C	1,237 mm	0
2007	29.6 °C21 February 2007	15.4 °C19 July 2007	21.6 °C	1,437 mm	0
2006	29.6 °C28 January 2006	14.7 °C5 July 2006	21.7 °C	1,437 mm	0
2005	30.6 °C23 February 2005	13.7 °C14 July 2005	21.9 °C	1,363 mm	1
2004	29.7 °C28 January 2004	15.1 °C11 July 2004	21.8 °C	1,252 mm	0
2003	29.7 °C21 February 2003	14.7 °C29 August 2003	21.6 °C	1,139 mm	0
2002	29.0 °C1 October 2002	15.1 °C11 July 2002	21.5 °C	1,304 mm	0
2001	28.5 °C6 September 2001	15.1 °C6 July 2001	21.2 °C	1,336 mm	0
2000	29.7 °C22 February 2000	15.4 °C5 August 2000	21.3 °C	1,097 mm	0
1999	28.8 °C16 February 1999	14.2 °C7 July 1999	21.2 °C	1,275 mm	0
1998	29.1 °C3 February 1998	15.7 °C22 August 1998	22.0 °C	1,398 mm	0
1997	30.3 °C25 September 1997	15.7 °C20 July 1997	21.7 °C	1,645 mm	1
1996	28.4 °C4 January 1996	14.6 °C8 August 1996	21.3 °C	1,377 mm	0
1995	28.9 °C21 March 1995	13.7 °C24 August 1995	21.6 °C	1,447 mm	0
1994	28.8 °C1 February 1994	13.9 °C7 August 1994	21.3 °C	1,655 mm	0
1993	27.5 °C11 September 1993	14.6 °C7 July 1993	21.3 °C	1,432 mm	0
1992	28.7 °C16 March 1992	14.9 °C11 July 1992	21.4 °C	1,336 mm	0
1991	28.7 °C20 February 1991	13.9 °C21 July 1991	21.4 °C	1,673 mm	0
1990	28.1 °C10 February 1990	14.8 °C9 July 1990	21.6 °C	1,541 mm	0
1989	28.2 °C3 March 1989	14.1 °C2 July 1989	21.4 °C	1,519 mm	0
1988	29.3 °C2 March 1988	14.8 °C7 July 1988	21.6 °C	1,609 mm	0
1987	29.2 °C28 December 1987	15.3 °C6 August 1987	21.9 °C	1,667 mm	0
1986	29.7 °C25 September 1986	14.5 °C24 February 1986	21.2 °C	1,836 mm	0
1985	29.5 °C17 March 1985	14.7 °C7 August 1985	21.1 °C	1,808 mm	0
1984	28.5 °C26 March 1984	15.4 °C26 May 1984	21.1 °C	1,611 mm	0
1983	28.6 °C10 February 1983	15.1 °C7 July 1983	21.4 °C	1,728 mm	0
1982	28.5 °C27 March 1982	14.8 °C2 July 1982	21.2 °C	1,633 mm	0
1981	28.7 °C23 February 1981	14.8 °C15 June 1981	21.3 °C	1,535 mm	0
1980	28.3 °C18 March 1980	14.7 °C22 July 1980	21.2 °C	1,569 mm	0
1979	28.2 °C4 March 1979	15.1 °C24 July 1979	21.2 °C	1,683 mm	0
1978	28.9 °C7 February 1978	13.7 °C5 February 1978	21.1 °C	1,758 mm	0
1977	28.1 °C16 February 1977	14.3 °C24 July 1977	21.0 °C	1,805 mm	0
1976	29.0 °C16 March 1976	13.9 °C29 June 1976	20.6 °C	1,775 mm	0
1975	28.9 °C27 January 1975	14.1 °C30 July 1975	20.7 °C	1,893 mm	0
1974	29.2 °C16 March 1974	13.9 °C30 July 1974	20.6 °C	1,663 mm	0
1973	28.9 °C25 February 1973	12.9 °C3 July 1973	21.0 °C	1,854 mm	0
1972	28.1 °C31 March 1972	14.7 °C15 September 1972	20.6 °C	2,184 mm	0
1971	28.0 °C4 March 1971	13.8 °C23 June 1971	20.5 °C	1,727 mm	0
1970	27.7 °C8 February 1970	14.0 °C28 June 1970	20.8 °C	1,813 mm	0
1969	28.0 °C17 March 1969	13.9 °C16 July 1969	20.9 °C	1,531 mm	0
1968	27.6 °C3 September 1968	14.2 °C19 July 1968	20.8 °C	1,910 mm	0
1967	27.8 °C1 February 1967	13.4 °C1 August 1967	20.8 °C	1,762 mm	0
1966	28.0 °C25 December 1966	13.7 °C28 June 1966	21.0 °C	1,574 mm	0
1965	28.4 °C14 February 1965	13.3 °C18 June 1965	20.8 °C	1,533 mm	0
1964	27.6 °C31 January 1964	13.7 °C11 August 1964	20.7 °C	1,660 mm	0
1963	28.0 °C8 September 1963	12.8 °C8 August 1963	20.6 °C	1,763 mm	0
1962	26.3 °C1 February 1962	14.5 °C11 July 1962	20.3 °C	1,854 mm	0
1961	28.3 °C12 January 1961	14.0 °C16 July 1961	20.8 °C	2,164 mm	0
1960	28.4 °C29 December 1960	14.3 °C1 August 1960	21.1 °C	1,802 mm	0
1959	28.6 °C17 March 1959	12.7 °C16 July 1959	21.3 °C	1,830 mm	0
1958	29.1 °C16 January 1958	13.7 °C2 October 1958	21.3 °C	1,431 mm	0
1957	27.5 °C24 September 1957	13.9 °C22 July 1957	21.3 °C	1,807 mm	0
1956	26.6 °C1 March 1956	13.9 °C14 July 1956	20.3 °C	1,544 mm	0
1955	26.5 °C18 August 1955	14.2 °C3 August 1955	20.5 °C	1,462 mm	0
1954	26.0 °C27 July 1954	14.0 °C11 August 1954	20.5 °C	1,436 mm	0
1953	26.2 °C10 September 1953	14.2 °C23 July 1953	20.4 °C	2,112 mm	0
1952	27.0 °C12 September 1952	14.6 °C7 July 1952	20.7 °C	1,681 mm	0
1951	26.7 °C11 August 1951	14.1 °C6 July 1951	20.6 °C	1,838 mm	0
1950	26.5 °C28 August 1950	14.0 °C20 August 1950	20.4 °C	1,570 mm	0
1949	28.8 °C23 August 1949	13.6 °C30 July 1949	20.7 °C	1,285 mm	0
1948	26.2 °C28 July 1948	13.3 °C17 July 1948	20.6 °C	1,634 mm	0
1947	27.2 °C25 September 1947	13.8 °C24 July 1947	20.8 °C	1,392 mm	0
1946	28.1 °C25 February 1946	14.2 °C20 July 1946	20.7 °C	1,269 mm	0
1945	26.9 °C23 February 1945	13.2 °C9 June 1945	20.6 °C	1,243 mm	0
1944	28.9 °C2 March 1944	12.6 °C8 July 1944	20.9 °C	1,176 mm	0
1943	27.6 °C16 January 1943	13.2 °C27 July 1943	20.7 °C	961 mm	0
1942	27.8 °C14 August 1942	13.9 °C6 September 1942	20.7 °C	1,005 mm	0
1941	29.1 °C27 March 1941	14.3 °C29 July 1941	20.9 °C	1,325 mm	0
1940	26.4 °C4 March 1940	14.5 °C11 August 1940	20.4 °C	1,505 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.0 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

1 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1154 mm

-379 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.5 °C	+1.2 °C	65 mm	-64 mm
Feb	27.8 °C	+2.2 °C	54 mm	-80 mm
Mar	26.7 °C	+1.3 °C	222 mm	+47 mm
Apr	25.7 °C	+0.8 °C	219 mm	+10 mm
May	25.4 °C	+0.7 °C	100 mm	-41 mm
Jun	25.6 °C	+0.9 °C	21 mm	-26 mm
Jul	25.5 °C	+0.8 °C	23 mm	-8 mm
Aug	25.1 °C	+0.2 °C	63 mm	-9 mm
Sep	26.3 °C	+1.3 °C	61 mm	-53 mm
Oct	25.8 °C	+0.9 °C	140 mm	-14 mm
Nov	26.0 °C	+1.5 °C	80 mm	-98 mm
Dec	25.6 °C	+0.9 °C	106 mm	-44 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

30.4 °C

26 Feb 2025

Coldest day

16.2 °C

31 Jul 2025

Wettest day

81.3 mm

19 Mar 2025

Windiest day

26.0 km/h

30 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

51.5 km/h

30 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.1 °C

27 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

15.9 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Bukoba?

Bukoba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.3 °C and it receives 1,533 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bukoba?

The hottest day measured in Bukoba between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 30.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Bukoba?

The coldest day measured in Bukoba between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1944, at 12.6 °C.

Does it snow in Bukoba?

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

Has the climate of Bukoba warmed?

Yes: Bukoba warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Bukoba?

The wettest day measured in Bukoba between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1957, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Bukoba?

The windiest day measured in Bukoba between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2009, with winds reaching 30.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Bukoba?

The warmest month in Bukoba is February (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Bukoba?

Bukoba receives on average 1,533 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 242 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Bukoba?

Bukoba gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Bukoba?

Yes: Bukoba has on average 15 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bukoba?

In Bukoba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.0 °C on 21 February 2024, and the lowest was 11.5 °C on 8 July 1944.

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