Busolwe climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Busolwe?

Busolwe has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 2,025 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Busolwe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 37.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Busolwe?

The coldest day measured in Busolwe between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1947, at 11.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Busolwe?

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

Q: Has the climate of Busolwe warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Busolwe?

The wettest day measured in Busolwe between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2020, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Busolwe?

The windiest day measured in Busolwe between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1945, with winds reaching 18.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Busolwe?

The warmest month in Busolwe is February (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Busolwe?

Busolwe receives on average 2,025 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 252 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Busolwe?

Busolwe gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Busolwe (Uganda) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 2,025 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 (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.

Busolwe averages 0 frost days, 43 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 252 rainy days per year.

Busolwe 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 37.1 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 11.3 °C (on 26 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

BusolweEastern Region

coords: 0.85°, 33.93°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthMayDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

21.8°C

Average daily high

27.6°C

Average daily low

17.4°C

Annual rainfall

2,025mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

8.2km/h

Seasonal range

1.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

43 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

252 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.1 °C

Average feels-like low

18.9 °C

Average peak gust

22.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

8 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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

37.1 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest day

11.3 °C

26 July 1947

Wettest day

149 mm

19 March 2020

Windiest day

18.2 km/h

6 February 1945

Strongest gust

43.6 km/h

28 February 1943

Hottest feels-like

39.1 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

9.9 °C

26 July 1947

Sunniest day

12.0 h

7 February 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.1 °C27 February 2025	15.1 °C23 November 2025	23.1 °C	1,442 mm	95
2024	34.1 °C23 March 2024	15.4 °C29 December 2024	23.5 °C	1,751 mm	98
2023	35.5 °C8 March 2023	15.1 °C7 January 2023	23.2 °C	1,997 mm	96
2022	34.5 °C6 March 2022	14.8 °C3 August 2022	22.9 °C	1,661 mm	75
2021	34.0 °C2 March 2021	14.7 °C23 July 2021	22.8 °C	1,414 mm	59
2020	31.4 °C21 January 2020	15.7 °C1 December 2020	22.5 °C	2,274 mm	23
2019	35.4 °C24 March 2019	15.3 °C20 December 2019	23.0 °C	1,870 mm	88
2018	35.3 °C16 February 2018	15.4 °C7 July 2018	22.7 °C	1,958 mm	65
2017	35.0 °C17 January 2017	15.3 °C13 January 2017	23.2 °C	1,399 mm	113
2016	34.6 °C16 March 2016	15.4 °C6 December 2016	23.3 °C	1,303 mm	103
2015	36.4 °C11 March 2015	15.3 °C2 January 2015	22.8 °C	1,806 mm	92
2014	35.3 °C4 March 2014	14.8 °C14 December 2014	22.8 °C	1,505 mm	97
2013	34.7 °C24 January 2013	14.8 °C16 July 2013	22.5 °C	1,621 mm	60
2012	34.7 °C3 February 2012	13.5 °C3 January 2012	22.5 °C	1,777 mm	86
2011	34.7 °C26 February 2011	13.8 °C27 January 2011	22.5 °C	1,821 mm	73
2010	34.6 °C3 February 2010	15.2 °C18 December 2010	22.5 °C	1,868 mm	50
2009	33.9 °C28 March 2009	13.7 °C11 January 2009	22.7 °C	1,598 mm	79
2008	33.2 °C10 January 2008	15.0 °C25 July 2008	22.3 °C	1,656 mm	78
2007	33.2 °C8 March 2007	14.6 °C18 December 2007	22.4 °C	1,447 mm	54
2006	35.6 °C6 February 2006	15.8 °C27 January 2006	22.4 °C	2,042 mm	64
2005	37.1 °C25 February 2005	14.3 °C14 July 2005	23.0 °C	1,515 mm	123
2004	34.7 °C13 February 2004	15.0 °C10 July 2004	22.6 °C	1,529 mm	66
2003	34.8 °C6 March 2003	14.7 °C4 February 2003	22.5 °C	1,486 mm	74
2002	34.2 °C5 February 2002	15.2 °C9 July 2002	22.5 °C	1,603 mm	52
2001	34.2 °C3 March 2001	15.2 °C25 June 2001	22.0 °C	1,569 mm	33
2000	33.3 °C3 March 2000	13.9 °C27 January 2000	22.3 °C	1,441 mm	57
1999	34.4 °C9 February 1999	15.0 °C3 December 1999	22.0 °C	1,718 mm	45
1998	32.8 °C13 March 1998	15.1 °C7 September 1998	22.6 °C	1,809 mm	68
1997	35.0 °C23 March 1997	15.4 °C14 July 1997	22.6 °C	2,312 mm	80
1996	32.0 °C11 February 1996	14.8 °C30 November 1996	22.2 °C	1,748 mm	44
1995	33.0 °C5 February 1995	14.7 °C26 August 1995	22.4 °C	1,965 mm	51
1994	33.2 °C1 February 1994	15.1 °C4 July 1994	22.2 °C	2,238 mm	55
1993	32.0 °C10 April 1993	14.9 °C5 February 1993	22.2 °C	1,695 mm	36
1992	34.9 °C16 March 1992	14.9 °C10 November 1992	22.1 °C	1,846 mm	64
1991	32.4 °C21 March 1991	14.5 °C12 December 1991	21.9 °C	2,200 mm	40
1990	31.8 °C28 January 1990	13.6 °C9 January 1990	21.8 °C	1,920 mm	22
1989	33.9 °C3 March 1989	14.3 °C22 June 1989	21.7 °C	1,957 mm	28
1988	34.6 °C2 March 1988	13.8 °C5 December 1988	21.9 °C	2,087 mm	36
1987	34.0 °C30 December 1987	14.8 °C28 December 1987	22.3 °C	2,005 mm	43
1986	31.8 °C25 February 1986	13.5 °C5 August 1986	21.6 °C	2,598 mm	20
1985	34.6 °C16 March 1985	13.7 °C15 January 1985	21.4 °C	2,329 mm	26
1984	34.5 °C21 February 1984	13.3 °C19 December 1984	21.6 °C	1,953 mm	47
1983	33.5 °C14 February 1983	14.3 °C14 July 1983	22.0 °C	1,910 mm	48
1982	34.9 °C26 March 1982	14.4 °C30 December 1982	21.7 °C	2,231 mm	43
1981	33.8 °C1 March 1981	14.1 °C10 September 1981	21.8 °C	1,937 mm	46
1980	34.1 °C24 February 1980	14.3 °C20 March 1980	21.8 °C	1,859 mm	44
1979	32.1 °C5 March 1979	13.7 °C22 July 1979	21.6 °C	2,308 mm	17
1978	34.8 °C7 February 1978	12.9 °C5 February 1978	21.5 °C	2,366 mm	21
1977	32.7 °C16 March 1977	13.0 °C14 August 1977	21.5 °C	2,177 mm	29
1976	32.1 °C30 January 1976	13.5 °C25 July 1976	21.2 °C	2,393 mm	26
1975	33.4 °C19 February 1975	13.6 °C29 November 1975	21.2 °C	2,753 mm	33
1974	33.8 °C24 February 1974	13.8 °C30 July 1974	21.3 °C	2,365 mm	30
1973	32.4 °C28 January 1973	14.2 °C1 July 1973	21.6 °C	2,214 mm	47
1972	31.7 °C31 March 1972	14.1 °C2 September 1972	21.1 °C	3,051 mm	10
1971	34.0 °C7 March 1971	13.2 °C30 January 1971	21.1 °C	2,403 mm	33
1970	31.9 °C8 February 1970	14.1 °C28 June 1970	21.2 °C	2,547 mm	9
1969	31.0 °C1 October 1969	13.9 °C3 November 1969	21.4 °C	1,779 mm	17
1968	31.4 °C21 January 1968	13.6 °C14 January 1968	21.0 °C	2,727 mm	13
1967	32.8 °C25 February 1967	12.9 °C11 December 1967	21.2 °C	2,639 mm	45
1966	31.3 °C26 December 1966	12.0 °C24 December 1966	21.4 °C	2,376 mm	14
1965	31.3 °C14 February 1965	13.4 °C18 January 1965	21.3 °C	2,399 mm	13
1964	31.2 °C31 January 1964	13.0 °C9 December 1964	21.0 °C	2,436 mm	5
1963	30.5 °C22 October 1963	13.4 °C17 June 1963	20.8 °C	2,852 mm	5
1962	31.3 °C4 February 1962	14.1 °C25 June 1962	20.5 °C	2,783 mm	11
1961	33.9 °C21 January 1961	14.1 °C20 September 1961	21.6 °C	3,107 mm	41
1960	32.6 °C30 December 1960	14.2 °C29 December 1960	21.7 °C	2,558 mm	27
1959	33.5 °C17 March 1959	13.8 °C16 June 1959	21.8 °C	2,659 mm	37
1958	33.7 °C4 March 1958	13.2 °C28 June 1958	21.8 °C	2,411 mm	47
1957	31.8 °C17 February 1957	13.5 °C6 February 1957	21.5 °C	2,713 mm	23
1956	31.3 °C13 March 1956	13.8 °C23 July 1956	20.6 °C	2,067 mm	6
1955	30.5 °C3 March 1955	13.9 °C15 December 1955	20.7 °C	2,077 mm	1
1954	30.4 °C7 February 1954	13.3 °C30 June 1954	20.9 °C	1,637 mm	1
1953	29.1 °C29 August 1953	12.4 °C13 August 1953	20.5 °C	4,037 mm	0
1952	29.0 °C23 January 1952	14.8 °C10 July 1952	20.8 °C	2,377 mm	0
1951	30.0 °C1 March 1951	13.4 °C16 July 1951	20.7 °C	2,897 mm	1
1950	31.4 °C1 March 1950	12.6 °C19 August 1950	20.5 °C	2,148 mm	5
1949	30.8 °C23 March 1949	11.7 °C1 August 1949	21.0 °C	1,872 mm	2
1948	29.2 °C17 January 1948	13.2 °C3 January 1948	20.9 °C	1,954 mm	0
1947	30.2 °C11 October 1947	11.3 °C26 July 1947	20.9 °C	2,198 mm	2
1946	35.3 °C14 February 1946	14.0 °C24 November 1946	21.7 °C	1,481 mm	74
1945	32.8 °C23 February 1945	14.1 °C7 June 1945	21.4 °C	1,135 mm	25
1944	33.3 °C16 April 1944	13.9 °C9 January 1944	22.0 °C	1,077 mm	72
1943	34.2 °C19 February 1943	13.1 °C27 July 1943	22.1 °C	881 mm	81
1942	33.9 °C8 February 1942	13.4 °C28 January 1942	21.5 °C	1,274 mm	46
1941	33.2 °C7 February 1941	13.8 °C11 December 1941	21.3 °C	1,380 mm	30
1940	29.8 °C20 January 1940	13.4 °C28 December 1940	20.5 °C	1,993 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

28.9 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

95 d/yr

+52

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1442 mm

-583 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.3 °C	+0.6 °C	26 mm	-49 mm
Feb	32.2 °C	+2.7 °C	10 mm	-85 mm
Mar	30.4 °C	+1.7 °C	195 mm	-0 mm
Apr	28.4 °C	+1.2 °C	253 mm	-15 mm
May	28.3 °C	+1.5 °C	238 mm	-37 mm
Jun	27.8 °C	+1.0 °C	78 mm	-97 mm
Jul	27.5 °C	+0.8 °C	123 mm	-10 mm
Aug	27.6 °C	+0.5 °C	129 mm	-23 mm
Sep	29.6 °C	+1.9 °C	121 mm	-41 mm
Oct	28.3 °C	+0.8 °C	136 mm	-45 mm
Nov	28.9 °C	+2.0 °C	52 mm	-142 mm
Dec	29.2 °C	+1.7 °C	82 mm	-38 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.1 °C

27 Feb 2025

Coldest day

15.1 °C

23 Nov 2025

Wettest day

61.5 mm

20 Mar 2025

Windiest day

15.7 km/h

16 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

39.2 km/h

16 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.2 °C

6 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

14.3 °C

27 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

3 Feb 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Busolwe?

Busolwe has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 2,025 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Busolwe?

The hottest day measured in Busolwe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 37.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Busolwe?

The coldest day measured in Busolwe between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 1947, at 11.3 °C.

Does it snow in Busolwe?

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

Has the climate of Busolwe warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Busolwe?

The wettest day measured in Busolwe between 1940 and 2025 was 19 March 2020, with 149 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Busolwe?

The windiest day measured in Busolwe between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1945, with winds reaching 18.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Busolwe?

The warmest month in Busolwe is February (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Busolwe?

Busolwe receives on average 2,025 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 252 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Busolwe?

Busolwe gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Busolwe?

Yes: Busolwe has on average 8 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Busolwe?

In Busolwe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.1 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 9.9 °C on 26 July 1947.

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