Anaka climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Anaka?

Anaka has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 1,679 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Anaka between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 2025, reaching 39.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Anaka?

The coldest day measured in Anaka between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1957, at 14.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Anaka?

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

Q: Has the climate of Anaka warmed?

Yes: Anaka warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Anaka?

The wettest day measured in Anaka between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 2023, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Anaka?

The windiest day measured in Anaka between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1999, with winds reaching 27.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Anaka?

The warmest month in Anaka is February (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Anaka?

Anaka receives on average 1,679 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 214 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Anaka?

Anaka gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Anaka (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 1,679 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 (26.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Anaka averages 0 frost days, 124 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 214 rainy days per year.

Anaka has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 6 March 2025) and the coldest 14.9 °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

AnakaNorthern Region

coords: 2.60°, 31.95°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

23.9°C

Average daily high

29.3°C

Average daily low

19.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,679mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

9.7km/h

Seasonal range

3.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

124 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

214 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.5 °C

Average feels-like low

21.7 °C

Average peak gust

27.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

142 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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

39.5 °C

6 March 2025

Coldest day

14.9 °C

6 February 1957

Wettest day

46 mm

23 April 2023

Windiest day

27.0 km/h

3 February 1999

Strongest gust

59.8 km/h

3 February 1999

Hottest feels-like

41.4 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

12.1 °C

5 February 1957

Sunniest day

12.0 h

27 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.5 °C6 March 2025	16.5 °C23 November 2025	25.3 °C	1,291 mm	201
2024	38.0 °C21 March 2024	18.2 °C8 December 2024	25.4 °C	1,184 mm	212
2023	37.4 °C13 February 2023	18.7 °C1 January 2023	25.1 °C	1,470 mm	193
2022	38.0 °C6 March 2022	17.8 °C4 July 2022	24.9 °C	1,202 mm	151
2021	37.0 °C1 March 2021	18.5 °C7 July 2021	25.1 °C	960 mm	189
2020	35.6 °C24 February 2020	18.2 °C1 September 2020	24.3 °C	1,592 mm	122
2019	39.4 °C23 March 2019	18.1 °C24 August 2019	24.8 °C	1,681 mm	140
2018	38.2 °C15 February 2018	17.4 °C8 July 2018	24.6 °C	1,363 mm	162
2017	38.2 °C10 February 2017	18.2 °C6 November 2017	25.2 °C	1,232 mm	181
2016	38.2 °C19 February 2016	18.4 °C22 July 2016	25.6 °C	1,053 mm	216
2015	39.1 °C17 March 2015	17.0 °C11 January 2015	25.0 °C	1,384 mm	162
2014	37.8 °C9 March 2014	18.1 °C18 February 2014	24.8 °C	1,305 mm	172
2013	37.4 °C24 January 2013	17.8 °C29 July 2013	24.4 °C	1,533 mm	147
2012	37.5 °C14 February 2012	18.0 °C24 January 2012	24.5 °C	1,408 mm	154
2011	37.9 °C1 March 2011	17.6 °C10 January 2011	24.3 °C	1,672 mm	160
2010	37.5 °C30 January 2010	17.9 °C24 July 2010	24.3 °C	1,544 mm	165
2009	35.7 °C18 January 2009	18.3 °C28 December 2009	24.7 °C	1,286 mm	202
2008	35.9 °C3 January 2008	17.5 °C2 December 2008	24.1 °C	1,533 mm	154
2007	37.1 °C7 March 2007	17.6 °C15 August 2007	24.2 °C	1,291 mm	166
2006	39.0 °C6 February 2006	18.0 °C30 August 2006	24.3 °C	1,550 mm	145
2005	39.2 °C20 February 2005	16.9 °C14 December 2005	24.8 °C	1,274 mm	193
2004	38.5 °C13 February 2004	17.5 °C25 July 2004	24.5 °C	1,336 mm	175
2003	37.5 °C22 February 2003	17.1 °C26 December 2003	24.3 °C	1,317 mm	156
2002	38.5 °C26 February 2002	17.5 °C9 July 2002	24.4 °C	1,475 mm	168
2001	37.3 °C28 February 2001	17.4 °C19 July 2001	24.0 °C	1,359 mm	146
2000	37.5 °C21 February 2000	17.4 °C27 January 2000	24.3 °C	1,166 mm	167
1999	38.4 °C23 February 1999	17.5 °C30 August 1999	24.0 °C	1,446 mm	123
1998	37.8 °C13 March 1998	17.7 °C22 November 1998	24.9 °C	1,086 mm	194
1997	37.9 °C7 March 1997	17.7 °C5 August 1997	24.5 °C	1,587 mm	153
1996	35.9 °C13 March 1996	17.8 °C26 June 1996	23.9 °C	1,698 mm	121
1995	37.7 °C3 February 1995	18.1 °C30 June 1995	24.4 °C	1,663 mm	145
1994	36.3 °C21 January 1994	17.2 °C24 August 1994	24.1 °C	1,838 mm	127
1993	36.3 °C20 February 1993	17.2 °C22 January 1993	24.1 °C	1,485 mm	136
1992	38.1 °C12 March 1992	17.6 °C14 July 1992	24.2 °C	1,650 mm	123
1991	35.4 °C19 March 1991	17.2 °C13 December 1991	23.7 °C	1,761 mm	106
1990	34.7 °C31 January 1990	16.6 °C9 January 1990	23.7 °C	1,699 mm	104
1989	36.4 °C1 March 1989	17.4 °C18 January 1989	23.7 °C	1,498 mm	105
1988	36.9 °C1 March 1988	16.9 °C4 December 1988	24.0 °C	1,625 mm	133
1987	37.2 °C3 February 1987	17.7 °C27 October 1987	24.2 °C	1,756 mm	121
1986	36.1 °C31 January 1986	17.1 °C29 July 1986	23.5 °C	1,863 mm	89
1985	38.2 °C16 March 1985	17.0 °C20 February 1985	23.4 °C	1,832 mm	88
1984	37.4 °C21 February 1984	17.2 °C23 January 1984	23.8 °C	1,285 mm	110
1983	37.0 °C13 February 1983	16.6 °C29 December 1983	24.2 °C	1,797 mm	116
1982	37.5 °C22 February 1982	17.5 °C11 July 1982	23.6 °C	1,717 mm	92
1981	36.7 °C7 February 1981	17.4 °C9 August 1981	23.8 °C	1,988 mm	108
1980	38.2 °C22 February 1980	17.6 °C25 November 1980	23.9 °C	1,618 mm	103
1979	34.3 °C7 March 1979	18.0 °C26 July 1979	23.7 °C	1,680 mm	123
1978	37.9 °C7 February 1978	15.2 °C30 November 1978	23.5 °C	1,949 mm	106
1977	36.4 °C16 March 1977	15.6 °C14 July 1977	23.4 °C	2,019 mm	104
1976	37.3 °C30 January 1976	16.1 °C10 July 1976	23.4 °C	2,022 mm	112
1975	36.8 °C26 January 1975	16.6 °C31 July 1975	23.3 °C	2,373 mm	121
1974	37.9 °C24 February 1974	16.3 °C1 August 1974	23.4 °C	1,853 mm	117
1973	37.1 °C5 February 1973	17.0 °C15 December 1973	23.8 °C	1,575 mm	146
1972	36.3 °C31 March 1972	16.7 °C2 January 1972	23.4 °C	2,069 mm	105
1971	37.6 °C5 March 1971	16.1 °C5 December 1971	23.2 °C	1,942 mm	112
1970	34.2 °C4 February 1970	16.2 °C14 September 1970	23.2 °C	1,912 mm	99
1969	33.9 °C7 February 1969	16.7 °C3 October 1969	23.5 °C	1,591 mm	115
1968	35.8 °C28 January 1968	16.6 °C17 January 1968	23.1 °C	2,013 mm	97
1967	37.5 °C13 February 1967	16.0 °C9 December 1967	23.2 °C	2,388 mm	107
1966	33.9 °C26 December 1966	16.7 °C2 January 1966	23.3 °C	2,032 mm	96
1965	34.7 °C27 February 1965	15.1 °C20 December 1965	23.3 °C	1,890 mm	80
1964	35.0 °C30 January 1964	16.2 °C2 August 1964	22.9 °C	1,958 mm	72
1963	32.7 °C24 March 1963	16.8 °C27 July 1963	22.5 °C	2,656 mm	42
1962	36.3 °C15 February 1962	16.9 °C5 January 1962	22.6 °C	2,517 mm	67
1961	38.1 °C8 March 1961	16.3 °C4 January 1961	23.3 °C	2,429 mm	91
1960	35.3 °C10 February 1960	16.9 °C22 June 1960	23.5 °C	2,229 mm	117
1959	37.6 °C16 March 1959	16.6 °C22 September 1959	23.8 °C	2,155 mm	133
1958	37.2 °C27 February 1958	15.0 °C17 February 1958	23.8 °C	1,964 mm	146
1957	35.4 °C17 February 1957	14.9 °C6 February 1957	23.4 °C	1,760 mm	112
1956	35.2 °C10 March 1956	16.8 °C2 January 1956	22.8 °C	1,801 mm	89
1955	33.3 °C15 January 1955	16.9 °C18 June 1955	22.7 °C	1,668 mm	68
1954	33.4 °C27 January 1954	16.7 °C21 July 1954	22.7 °C	1,558 mm	75
1953	33.5 °C15 February 1953	15.0 °C22 July 1953	22.3 °C	2,530 mm	38
1952	34.4 °C27 January 1952	17.4 °C10 July 1952	22.8 °C	2,217 mm	75
1951	33.5 °C3 January 1951	16.2 °C13 July 1951	22.6 °C	2,475 mm	43
1950	34.7 °C6 March 1950	16.1 °C12 August 1950	22.4 °C	1,927 mm	70
1949	34.8 °C5 March 1949	15.9 °C2 January 1949	22.8 °C	1,789 mm	76
1948	32.8 °C11 January 1948	17.2 °C27 July 1948	22.9 °C	1,856 mm	59
1947	32.9 °C28 October 1947	16.8 °C23 July 1947	22.7 °C	1,741 mm	60
1946	38.0 °C30 March 1946	16.5 °C15 August 1946	23.6 °C	1,712 mm	105
1945	36.9 °C22 February 1945	16.0 °C8 June 1945	23.4 °C	1,237 mm	121
1944	37.0 °C18 March 1944	16.0 °C8 July 1944	24.2 °C	1,085 mm	138
1943	37.3 °C20 February 1943	16.2 °C5 August 1943	24.1 °C	1,042 mm	152
1942	36.5 °C7 February 1942	16.1 °C29 July 1942	23.5 °C	1,190 mm	114
1941	36.8 °C8 February 1941	16.5 °C26 November 1941	23.6 °C	1,184 mm	100
1940	33.4 °C22 February 1940	16.1 °C30 November 1940	22.4 °C	2,082 mm	41

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.8 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

201 d/yr

+77

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1291 mm

-388 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.7 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-27 mm
Feb	36.3 °C	+3.7 °C	0 mm	-50 mm
Mar	33.7 °C	+2.5 °C	57 mm	-91 mm
Apr	30.3 °C	+1.3 °C	176 mm	-38 mm
May	29.3 °C	+1.3 °C	105 mm	-75 mm
Jun	29.6 °C	+1.8 °C	44 mm	-67 mm
Jul	28.4 °C	+1.0 °C	151 mm	+37 mm
Aug	27.7 °C	+0.1 °C	241 mm	+53 mm
Sep	29.5 °C	+1.2 °C	169 mm	-34 mm
Oct	28.6 °C	+0.1 °C	270 mm	+49 mm
Nov	30.9 °C	+2.1 °C	68 mm	-102 mm
Dec	31.7 °C	+1.5 °C	11 mm	-44 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.5 °C

6 Mar 2025

Coldest day

16.5 °C

23 Nov 2025

Wettest day

32.4 mm

29 Oct 2025

Windiest day

21.6 km/h

16 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

50.8 km/h

16 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.7 °C

7 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

14.8 °C

23 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

13 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Anaka?

Anaka has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.9 °C and it receives 1,679 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Anaka?

The hottest day measured in Anaka between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 2025, reaching 39.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Anaka?

The coldest day measured in Anaka between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1957, at 14.9 °C.

Does it snow in Anaka?

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

Has the climate of Anaka warmed?

Yes: Anaka warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Anaka?

The wettest day measured in Anaka between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 2023, with 46 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Anaka?

The windiest day measured in Anaka between 1940 and 2025 was 3 February 1999, with winds reaching 27.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Anaka?

The warmest month in Anaka is February (26.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Anaka?

Anaka receives on average 1,679 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 214 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Anaka?

Anaka gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Anaka?

Yes: Anaka has on average 142 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Anaka?

In Anaka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 12.1 °C on 5 February 1957.

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