Adjumani climate — normals and trends
Adjumani (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,272 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Adjumani averages 0 frost days, 175 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 187 rainy days per year.
Adjumani has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 13 March 2024) and the coldest 17.0 °C (on 14 September 1970).
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
AdjumaniNorthern Region
- coords
- 3.38°, 31.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
21.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,272mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
9.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
175 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
187 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
24.7 °C
Average peak gust
24.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
332 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · p = < 0.001
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
39.5 °C
13 March 2024
Coldest day
17.0 °C
14 September 1970
Wettest day
140 mm
14 April 2007
Windiest day
25.4 km/h
18 February 1999
Strongest gust
56.2 km/h
6 March 1985
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
14.9 °C
5 February 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
15 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 35.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 33.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 27 mm | -55 mm |
| Apr | 31.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 105 mm | -42 mm |
| May | 30.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 73 mm | -76 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 117 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 185 mm | +54 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 195 mm | +35 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 117 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 202 mm | +33 mm |
| Nov | 31.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 71 mm | -55 mm |
| Dec | 31.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 2 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Adjumani?
Adjumani has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,272 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Adjumani?
The hottest day measured in Adjumani between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2024, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Adjumani?
The coldest day measured in Adjumani between 1940 and 2025 was 14 September 1970, at 17.0 °C.
Does it snow in Adjumani?
Almost never: Adjumani sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Adjumani warmed?
Yes: Adjumani warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Adjumani?
The wettest day measured in Adjumani between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 2007, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Adjumani?
The windiest day measured in Adjumani between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1999, with winds reaching 25.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Adjumani?
The warmest month in Adjumani is February (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Adjumani?
Adjumani receives on average 1,272 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 187 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Adjumani?
Adjumani gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Adjumani?
Yes: Adjumani has on average 332 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Adjumani?
In Adjumani, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 14.9 °C on 5 February 1957.
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