Buhesi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Buhesi?

Buhesi has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 2,204 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Buhesi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2005, reaching 31.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Buhesi?

The coldest day measured in Buhesi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1965, at 9.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Buhesi?

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

Q: Has the climate of Buhesi warmed?

Yes: Buhesi warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Buhesi?

The wettest day measured in Buhesi between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1974, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Buhesi?

The windiest day measured in Buhesi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1943, with winds reaching 18.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Buhesi?

The warmest month in Buhesi is February (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is November (18.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Buhesi?

Buhesi receives on average 2,204 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 262 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Buhesi?

Buhesi gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Buhesi (Uganda) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 2,204 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 (19.4 °C on average) and the coldest is November (18.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Buhesi averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 262 rainy days per year.

Buhesi has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 31.9 °C (on 24 February 2005) and the coldest 9.7 °C (on 18 September 1965).

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

BuhesiWestern Region

coords: 0.58°, 30.21°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthNovemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

18.7°C

Average daily high

24.0°C

Average daily low

14.5°C

Annual rainfall

2,204mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

8.3km/h

Seasonal range

1.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

262 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

25.8 °C

Average feels-like low

14.9 °C

Average peak gust

30.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °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

31.9 °C

24 February 2005

Coldest day

9.7 °C

18 September 1965

Wettest day

97 mm

1 March 1974

Windiest day

18.6 km/h

24 February 1943

Strongest gust

53.6 km/h

28 May 1995

Hottest feels-like

33.2 °C

24 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

7.7 °C

3 January 1961

Sunniest day

12.0 h

6 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	29.9 °C1 March 2025	12.0 °C21 September 2025	19.9 °C	2,019 mm	0
2024	29.0 °C18 March 2024	13.1 °C3 July 2024	20.2 °C	2,239 mm	0
2023	29.3 °C13 February 2023	13.4 °C13 January 2023	20.0 °C	2,152 mm	0
2022	29.4 °C11 March 2022	12.6 °C4 July 2022	19.5 °C	1,901 mm	0
2021	29.0 °C12 March 2021	13.0 °C24 August 2021	19.8 °C	2,020 mm	0
2020	28.6 °C9 February 2020	12.8 °C14 December 2020	19.7 °C	2,547 mm	0
2019	29.8 °C4 February 2019	13.2 °C21 December 2019	19.9 °C	1,982 mm	0
2018	30.7 °C15 February 2018	13.0 °C24 June 2018	19.6 °C	2,115 mm	3
2017	30.2 °C13 February 2017	13.2 °C10 July 2017	19.9 °C	1,825 mm	2
2016	30.2 °C6 March 2016	12.3 °C19 August 2016	20.1 °C	2,173 mm	1
2015	31.1 °C16 March 2015	11.9 °C13 July 2015	19.8 °C	2,166 mm	4
2014	29.1 °C11 February 2014	12.9 °C13 January 2014	19.6 °C	1,827 mm	0
2013	30.1 °C27 February 2013	12.4 °C27 August 2013	19.3 °C	2,189 mm	1
2012	30.8 °C5 February 2012	12.0 °C30 January 2012	19.2 °C	2,290 mm	5
2011	29.4 °C28 February 2011	12.3 °C14 July 2011	19.1 °C	1,937 mm	0
2010	29.3 °C3 February 2010	12.7 °C16 July 2010	19.4 °C	2,584 mm	0
2009	28.4 °C29 July 2009	12.0 °C7 July 2009	19.4 °C	1,982 mm	0
2008	27.7 °C17 December 2008	11.0 °C9 July 2008	18.6 °C	1,700 mm	0
2007	29.4 °C7 March 2007	11.6 °C18 December 2007	18.9 °C	1,954 mm	0
2006	29.2 °C10 February 2006	12.6 °C6 September 2006	19.1 °C	1,874 mm	0
2005	31.9 °C24 February 2005	11.6 °C15 July 2005	19.5 °C	2,069 mm	6
2004	29.2 °C25 March 2004	11.8 °C5 July 2004	19.3 °C	1,964 mm	0
2003	29.3 °C20 February 2003	12.4 °C13 July 2003	19.1 °C	1,818 mm	0
2002	28.7 °C26 February 2002	12.6 °C15 January 2002	19.0 °C	1,694 mm	0
2001	28.5 °C3 March 2001	12.2 °C14 June 2001	18.4 °C	2,102 mm	0
2000	27.4 °C22 February 2000	11.2 °C27 January 2000	18.6 °C	1,413 mm	0
1999	28.4 °C16 February 1999	11.8 °C10 September 1999	18.4 °C	1,892 mm	0
1998	27.5 °C14 March 1998	12.4 °C26 December 1998	19.2 °C	2,100 mm	0
1997	27.8 °C6 March 1997	12.4 °C5 March 1997	19.0 °C	1,763 mm	0
1996	26.7 °C21 September 1996	11.9 °C24 June 1996	18.6 °C	2,316 mm	0
1995	27.7 °C3 February 1995	11.5 °C25 August 1995	18.8 °C	2,216 mm	0
1994	27.7 °C18 February 1994	11.4 °C1 September 1994	18.8 °C	2,165 mm	0
1993	27.2 °C4 March 1993	12.3 °C7 September 1993	18.9 °C	1,851 mm	0
1992	29.4 °C10 March 1992	11.7 °C19 July 1992	18.8 °C	1,952 mm	0
1991	27.6 °C23 March 1991	12.1 °C21 July 1991	18.7 °C	2,603 mm	0
1990	27.6 °C29 January 1990	12.0 °C1 October 1990	18.8 °C	2,557 mm	0
1989	28.4 °C3 March 1989	11.8 °C18 February 1989	18.7 °C	2,346 mm	0
1988	28.0 °C2 March 1988	12.8 °C1 September 1988	18.8 °C	2,801 mm	0
1987	28.6 °C30 December 1987	12.7 °C6 August 1987	19.3 °C	2,656 mm	0
1986	28.6 °C24 February 1986	11.5 °C5 August 1986	18.5 °C	2,384 mm	0
1985	27.9 °C14 March 1985	12.2 °C8 July 1985	18.3 °C	2,187 mm	0
1984	28.8 °C21 February 1984	12.1 °C21 January 1984	18.5 °C	2,039 mm	0
1983	28.6 °C10 February 1983	12.3 °C5 December 1983	19.0 °C	2,288 mm	0
1982	29.6 °C21 February 1982	12.3 °C2 July 1982	18.7 °C	2,178 mm	0
1981	28.6 °C14 February 1981	12.3 °C15 June 1981	18.6 °C	2,681 mm	0
1980	27.9 °C24 February 1980	11.9 °C23 January 1980	18.7 °C	2,423 mm	0
1979	27.9 °C25 August 1979	12.1 °C12 July 1979	18.7 °C	2,472 mm	0
1978	28.7 °C7 February 1978	11.6 °C20 July 1978	18.5 °C	2,531 mm	0
1977	27.0 °C22 March 1977	11.1 °C9 July 1977	18.4 °C	2,732 mm	0
1976	27.7 °C15 March 1976	10.8 °C25 June 1976	18.0 °C	2,452 mm	0
1975	28.1 °C22 February 1975	11.0 °C30 July 1975	18.0 °C	2,530 mm	0
1974	28.2 °C11 February 1974	11.1 °C13 September 1974	18.1 °C	2,500 mm	0
1973	28.4 °C9 February 1973	11.2 °C17 December 1973	18.5 °C	2,167 mm	0
1972	28.6 °C31 March 1972	11.2 °C2 January 1972	18.0 °C	2,656 mm	0
1971	29.8 °C5 March 1971	11.4 °C20 December 1971	17.9 °C	2,459 mm	0
1970	27.3 °C6 March 1970	11.4 °C28 July 1970	18.3 °C	2,177 mm	0
1969	27.2 °C8 September 1969	10.6 °C31 January 1969	18.5 °C	2,127 mm	0
1968	27.0 °C8 September 1968	10.9 °C15 January 1968	18.0 °C	2,213 mm	0
1967	27.7 °C2 March 1967	10.8 °C12 December 1967	18.0 °C	2,354 mm	0
1966	26.3 °C20 January 1966	11.1 °C21 December 1966	18.3 °C	2,447 mm	0
1965	26.7 °C14 February 1965	9.7 °C18 September 1965	18.0 °C	2,268 mm	0
1964	26.6 °C31 January 1964	10.4 °C10 December 1964	17.8 °C	2,479 mm	0
1963	27.1 °C9 September 1963	11.6 °C19 March 1963	17.8 °C	2,548 mm	0
1962	26.5 °C3 February 1962	11.8 °C10 July 1962	17.7 °C	2,665 mm	0
1961	28.2 °C10 March 1961	9.9 °C3 January 1961	18.1 °C	2,149 mm	0
1960	26.8 °C1 August 1960	10.5 °C30 January 1960	18.2 °C	2,254 mm	0
1959	28.7 °C16 March 1959	10.5 °C14 July 1959	18.4 °C	2,243 mm	0
1958	28.1 °C25 February 1958	10.6 °C2 October 1958	18.7 °C	2,357 mm	0
1957	27.3 °C16 February 1957	10.8 °C6 February 1957	18.5 °C	2,092 mm	0
1956	25.6 °C1 March 1956	11.9 °C19 January 1956	17.8 °C	2,272 mm	0
1955	25.7 °C15 February 1955	11.9 °C14 June 1955	17.7 °C	2,422 mm	0
1954	25.4 °C8 February 1954	11.5 °C3 July 1954	17.7 °C	2,321 mm	0
1953	27.1 °C2 October 1953	10.7 °C23 July 1953	17.7 °C	2,976 mm	0
1952	25.9 °C30 August 1952	12.0 °C5 July 1952	18.0 °C	2,692 mm	0
1951	26.1 °C31 July 1951	10.9 °C6 July 1951	18.0 °C	2,466 mm	0
1950	26.9 °C4 March 1950	10.5 °C18 July 1950	17.7 °C	2,502 mm	0
1949	27.3 °C9 September 1949	11.3 °C28 July 1949	18.1 °C	2,213 mm	0
1948	26.0 °C19 July 1948	11.4 °C2 January 1948	17.9 °C	2,109 mm	0
1947	26.3 °C18 September 1947	11.8 °C22 July 1947	17.9 °C	2,430 mm	0
1946	30.3 °C13 February 1946	11.7 °C24 December 1946	18.4 °C	1,936 mm	2
1945	27.7 °C18 September 1945	11.0 °C15 December 1945	18.3 °C	1,621 mm	0
1944	28.6 °C1 March 1944	10.8 °C8 July 1944	18.7 °C	1,552 mm	0
1943	29.2 °C20 February 1943	11.5 °C10 June 1943	18.5 °C	1,665 mm	0
1942	29.0 °C7 February 1942	11.1 °C13 January 1942	18.4 °C	1,482 mm	0
1941	28.7 °C27 March 1941	11.2 °C10 December 1941	18.6 °C	1,774 mm	0
1940	25.6 °C21 August 1940	11.2 °C9 February 1940	17.7 °C	2,326 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

24.9 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2019 mm

-185 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.2 °C	+1.9 °C	10 mm	-84 mm
Feb	27.5 °C	+2.5 °C	34 mm	-91 mm
Mar	25.9 °C	+1.3 °C	180 mm	-54 mm
Apr	24.6 °C	+0.6 °C	255 mm	-15 mm
May	24.9 °C	+1.1 °C	249 mm	+11 mm
Jun	24.7 °C	+0.7 °C	93 mm	-33 mm
Jul	24.6 °C	+0.6 °C	173 mm	+81 mm
Aug	23.7 °C	-0.3 °C	199 mm	+45 mm
Sep	25.2 °C	+1.1 °C	204 mm	+15 mm
Oct	23.9 °C	+0.2 °C	295 mm	+51 mm
Nov	24.1 °C	+1.2 °C	200 mm	-76 mm
Dec	23.9 °C	+0.7 °C	128 mm	-35 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

29.9 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest day

12.0 °C

21 Sep 2025

Wettest day

76.9 mm

5 May 2025

Windiest day

14.9 km/h

5 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

46.1 km/h

22 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

31.5 °C

30 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.6 °C

21 Sep 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Buhesi?

Buhesi has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 2,204 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Buhesi?

The hottest day measured in Buhesi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2005, reaching 31.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Buhesi?

The coldest day measured in Buhesi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1965, at 9.7 °C.

Does it snow in Buhesi?

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

Has the climate of Buhesi warmed?

Yes: Buhesi warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Buhesi?

The wettest day measured in Buhesi between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 1974, with 97 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Buhesi?

The windiest day measured in Buhesi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1943, with winds reaching 18.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Buhesi?

The warmest month in Buhesi is February (19.4 °C on average); the coldest is November (18.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Buhesi?

Buhesi receives on average 2,204 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 262 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Buhesi?

Buhesi gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Buhesi?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Buhesi.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Buhesi?

In Buhesi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.2 °C on 24 February 2005, and the lowest was 7.7 °C on 3 January 1961.

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