Buikwe climate — normals and trends
Buikwe (Uganda) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 2,338 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 (22.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Buikwe averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 318 rainy days per year.
Buikwe has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.1 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 16.3 °C (on 19 August 1950).
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
BuikweCentral Region
- coords
- 0.34°, 33.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.0°C
Average daily high
24.5°C
Average daily low
19.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,338mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
11.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
318 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.0 °C
Average feels-like low
21.6 °C
Average peak gust
23.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
155 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
30.1 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
16.3 °C
19 August 1950
Wettest day
90 mm
13 March 2003
Windiest day
26.2 km/h
10 June 1943
Strongest gust
46.1 km/h
1 August 2001
Hottest feels-like
36.0 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
15.7 °C
19 August 1950
Sunniest day
12.0 h
17 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 110 mm | -47 mm |
| Feb | 27.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 54 mm | -112 mm |
| Mar | 26.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 234 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 201 mm | -73 mm |
| May | 25.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 235 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 122 mm | -34 mm |
| Jul | 24.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 138 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 156 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 25.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 127 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 25.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 176 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 25.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 105 mm | -136 mm |
| Dec | 25.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 166 mm | -30 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Buikwe?
Buikwe has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.0 °C and it receives 2,338 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Buikwe?
The hottest day measured in Buikwe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 30.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Buikwe?
The coldest day measured in Buikwe between 1940 and 2025 was 19 August 1950, at 16.3 °C.
Does it snow in Buikwe?
Almost never: Buikwe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Buikwe warmed?
Yes: Buikwe warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Buikwe?
The wettest day measured in Buikwe between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 2003, with 90 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Buikwe?
The windiest day measured in Buikwe between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1943, with winds reaching 26.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Buikwe?
The warmest month in Buikwe is February (22.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Buikwe?
Buikwe receives on average 2,338 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 318 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Buikwe?
Buikwe gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Buikwe?
Yes: Buikwe has on average 155 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Buikwe?
In Buikwe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.0 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 15.7 °C on 19 August 1950.
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