Bugembe climate — normals and trends
Bugembe (Uganda) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 2,135 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 (22.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Bugembe averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 301 rainy days per year.
Bugembe has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.4 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 13.9 °C (on 24 July 1947).
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
BugembeEastern Region
- coords
- 0.48°, 33.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.8°C
Average daily high
25.6°C
Average daily low
18.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,135mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
301 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.7 °C
Average feels-like low
20.9 °C
Average peak gust
24.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
50 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
33.4 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
13.9 °C
24 July 1947
Wettest day
105 mm
29 March 1991
Windiest day
22.5 km/h
10 June 1943
Strongest gust
46.1 km/h
10 June 1943
Hottest feels-like
38.2 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
12.7 °C
5 February 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
20 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 82 mm | -51 mm |
| Feb | 29.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 29 mm | -109 mm |
| Mar | 28.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 186 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 26.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 183 mm | -67 mm |
| May | 26.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 185 mm | -53 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 79 mm | -68 mm |
| Jul | 25.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 95 mm | -25 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 146 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 27.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 114 mm | -59 mm |
| Oct | 26.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 151 mm | -47 mm |
| Nov | 27.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 66 mm | -146 mm |
| Dec | 26.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 111 mm | -57 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bugembe?
Bugembe has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 2,135 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bugembe?
The hottest day measured in Bugembe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 33.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bugembe?
The coldest day measured in Bugembe between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1947, at 13.9 °C.
Does it snow in Bugembe?
Almost never: Bugembe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bugembe warmed?
Yes: Bugembe warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bugembe?
The wettest day measured in Bugembe between 1940 and 2025 was 29 March 1991, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bugembe?
The windiest day measured in Bugembe between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1943, with winds reaching 22.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bugembe?
The warmest month in Bugembe is February (22.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Bugembe?
Bugembe receives on average 2,135 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 301 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bugembe?
Bugembe gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bugembe?
Yes: Bugembe has on average 50 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bugembe?
In Bugembe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.2 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 12.7 °C on 5 February 1957.
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