Apac climate — normals and trends
Apac (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,436 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 (25.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Apac averages 0 frost days, 75 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 216 rainy days per year.
Apac 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 37.7 °C (on 27 February 2025) and the coldest 14.7 °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
ApacNorthern Region
- coords
- 1.98°, 32.54°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
28.3°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,436mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
10.0km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
75 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
216 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
21.5 °C
Average peak gust
26.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
114 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
37.7 °C
27 February 2025
Coldest day
14.7 °C
6 February 1957
Wettest day
97 mm
26 March 1945
Windiest day
26.1 km/h
23 December 2016
Strongest gust
58.3 km/h
8 March 2010
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
11.6 °C
5 February 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
3 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 | 32.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 34.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 1 mm | -56 mm |
| Mar | 32.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 94 mm | -45 mm |
| Apr | 29.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 144 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 130 mm | -38 mm |
| Jun | 28.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 29 mm | -73 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 83 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 182 mm | +41 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 102 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 28.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 218 mm | +56 mm |
| Nov | 29.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 45 mm | -99 mm |
| Dec | 30.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 18 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Apac?
Apac has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 1,436 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Apac?
The hottest day measured in Apac between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 2025, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Apac?
The coldest day measured in Apac between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1957, at 14.7 °C.
Does it snow in Apac?
Almost never: Apac sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Apac warmed?
Yes: Apac warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Apac?
The wettest day measured in Apac between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1945, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Apac?
The windiest day measured in Apac between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 2016, with winds reaching 26.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Apac?
The warmest month in Apac is February (25.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Apac?
Apac receives on average 1,436 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 216 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Apac?
Apac gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Apac?
Yes: Apac has on average 114 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Apac?
In Apac, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 11.6 °C on 5 February 1957.
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