Butunduzi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Butunduzi?

Butunduzi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,372 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Butunduzi between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 35.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Butunduzi?

The coldest day measured in Butunduzi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1965, at 9.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Butunduzi?

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

Q: Has the climate of Butunduzi warmed?

Yes: Butunduzi warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Butunduzi?

The wettest day measured in Butunduzi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 2020, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Butunduzi?

The windiest day measured in Butunduzi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1988, with winds reaching 24.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Butunduzi?

The warmest month in Butunduzi is February (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is November (20.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Butunduzi?

Butunduzi receives on average 1,372 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 222 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Butunduzi?

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

Butunduzi (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,372 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 (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is November (20.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Butunduzi averages 0 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 222 rainy days per year.

Butunduzi has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 21 February 2005) and the coldest 9.8 °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

ButunduziWestern Region

coords: 0.55°, 30.85°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthNovemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.9°C

Average daily high

26.7°C

Average daily low

16.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,372mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

11.2km/h

Seasonal range

2.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

21 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

222 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.9 °C

Average feels-like low

17.3 °C

Average peak gust

29.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

2 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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

35.9 °C

21 February 2005

Coldest day

9.8 °C

18 September 1965

Wettest day

91 mm

2 May 2020

Windiest day

24.0 km/h

27 June 1988

Strongest gust

52.9 km/h

22 April 2009

Hottest feels-like

36.9 °C

6 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

8.9 °C

18 September 1965

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.1 °C27 February 2025	13.6 °C21 September 2025	22.6 °C	1,115 mm	73
2024	32.7 °C17 March 2024	14.6 °C8 December 2024	22.9 °C	1,133 mm	81
2023	33.2 °C13 February 2023	15.1 °C13 January 2023	22.4 °C	1,274 mm	71
2022	33.3 °C5 March 2022	14.9 °C7 June 2022	22.1 °C	1,174 mm	53
2021	33.8 °C1 March 2021	13.6 °C25 August 2021	22.5 °C	1,128 mm	69
2020	33.1 °C9 February 2020	14.4 °C14 December 2020	22.1 °C	1,411 mm	51
2019	34.2 °C24 March 2019	14.6 °C21 December 2019	22.3 °C	1,199 mm	71
2018	34.5 °C8 February 2018	14.8 °C8 July 2018	22.0 °C	1,163 mm	40
2017	34.3 °C9 February 2017	15.0 °C4 August 2017	22.4 °C	1,106 mm	68
2016	34.6 °C6 March 2016	14.2 °C7 December 2016	22.7 °C	1,018 mm	101
2015	35.3 °C9 March 2015	13.8 °C13 July 2015	22.2 °C	1,075 mm	80
2014	33.0 °C30 January 2014	14.2 °C8 September 2014	22.0 °C	1,055 mm	67
2013	33.5 °C24 February 2013	14.5 °C4 September 2013	21.8 °C	1,215 mm	50
2012	35.0 °C5 February 2012	13.8 °C22 August 2012	21.6 °C	1,473 mm	56
2011	33.5 °C26 February 2011	14.7 °C8 July 2011	21.3 °C	1,273 mm	41
2010	32.6 °C1 February 2010	14.6 °C29 October 2010	21.6 °C	1,408 mm	27
2009	33.0 °C28 March 2009	13.9 °C6 June 2009	21.9 °C	1,137 mm	66
2008	31.8 °C23 December 2008	13.0 °C9 July 2008	21.0 °C	1,105 mm	15
2007	33.8 °C7 March 2007	13.9 °C18 December 2007	21.4 °C	1,164 mm	20
2006	33.2 °C10 February 2006	14.0 °C6 September 2006	21.4 °C	1,214 mm	44
2005	35.9 °C21 February 2005	13.6 °C14 July 2005	21.9 °C	1,131 mm	57
2004	33.4 °C12 February 2004	14.1 °C12 September 2004	21.8 °C	1,081 mm	35
2003	33.3 °C5 March 2003	14.1 °C26 September 2003	21.4 °C	1,101 mm	44
2002	31.9 °C23 February 2002	14.4 °C9 July 2002	21.2 °C	1,233 mm	26
2001	33.1 °C3 March 2001	13.7 °C25 June 2001	20.7 °C	1,141 mm	11
2000	31.2 °C21 February 2000	13.6 °C21 February 2000	20.8 °C	879 mm	7
1999	32.4 °C19 February 1999	12.7 °C15 September 1999	20.6 °C	1,287 mm	20
1998	31.2 °C15 March 1998	14.1 °C7 September 1998	21.5 °C	1,188 mm	13
1997	32.2 °C7 March 1997	13.9 °C21 May 1997	21.2 °C	1,194 mm	17
1996	30.6 °C5 August 1996	13.4 °C26 October 1996	20.8 °C	1,361 mm	1
1995	30.9 °C3 February 1995	13.5 °C25 August 1995	21.1 °C	1,315 mm	2
1994	31.5 °C18 February 1994	12.8 °C1 September 1994	20.9 °C	1,362 mm	11
1993	31.1 °C16 March 1993	13.8 °C11 September 1993	21.0 °C	1,167 mm	7
1992	33.1 °C10 March 1992	13.6 °C18 September 1992	21.0 °C	1,122 mm	15
1991	30.4 °C22 January 1991	13.8 °C9 July 1991	20.7 °C	1,543 mm	4
1990	30.6 °C29 January 1990	13.2 °C1 October 1990	20.9 °C	1,510 mm	3
1989	32.8 °C3 March 1989	14.0 °C19 November 1989	21.0 °C	1,417 mm	9
1988	31.6 °C6 February 1988	14.0 °C21 June 1988	20.9 °C	1,504 mm	4
1987	33.0 °C30 December 1987	13.7 °C14 July 1987	21.3 °C	1,377 mm	10
1986	32.3 °C24 February 1986	13.2 °C5 August 1986	20.7 °C	1,535 mm	3
1985	31.7 °C14 March 1985	12.7 °C8 July 1985	20.3 °C	1,392 mm	12
1984	32.1 °C21 February 1984	13.7 °C7 December 1984	20.5 °C	1,381 mm	6
1983	32.5 °C15 February 1983	13.0 °C5 December 1983	21.2 °C	1,386 mm	26
1982	33.0 °C21 February 1982	13.7 °C3 July 1982	20.9 °C	1,287 mm	12
1981	32.7 °C23 February 1981	13.4 °C10 September 1981	20.8 °C	1,607 mm	17
1980	32.6 °C24 February 1980	13.4 °C2 October 1980	20.9 °C	1,268 mm	13
1979	29.9 °C7 March 1979	13.9 °C5 September 1979	20.6 °C	1,553 mm	0
1978	32.3 °C6 February 1978	13.7 °C20 July 1978	20.6 °C	1,603 mm	13
1977	29.9 °C18 February 1977	12.3 °C16 August 1977	20.6 °C	1,675 mm	0
1976	31.1 °C30 January 1976	12.5 °C25 June 1976	20.0 °C	1,685 mm	6
1975	32.8 °C22 February 1975	12.8 °C30 July 1975	20.2 °C	1,758 mm	8
1974	32.0 °C25 February 1974	12.8 °C11 January 1974	20.1 °C	1,589 mm	10
1973	31.9 °C2 February 1973	12.7 °C25 October 1973	20.6 °C	1,540 mm	14
1972	30.3 °C31 March 1972	12.8 °C14 September 1972	20.0 °C	1,894 mm	1
1971	33.4 °C6 March 1971	12.9 °C16 September 1971	20.0 °C	1,623 mm	14
1970	30.2 °C8 February 1970	13.4 °C24 July 1970	20.2 °C	1,558 mm	3
1969	29.9 °C4 April 1969	12.9 °C31 January 1969	20.5 °C	1,324 mm	0
1968	29.9 °C8 February 1968	12.5 °C15 January 1968	20.1 °C	1,579 mm	0
1967	30.5 °C2 March 1967	11.9 °C1 September 1967	20.1 °C	1,530 mm	2
1966	30.6 °C16 August 1966	12.5 °C17 September 1966	20.4 °C	1,546 mm	1
1965	30.0 °C14 February 1965	9.8 °C18 September 1965	20.1 °C	1,526 mm	1
1964	29.3 °C8 March 1964	11.6 °C31 December 1964	19.7 °C	1,615 mm	0
1963	29.0 °C8 August 1963	12.5 °C30 July 1963	19.5 °C	1,939 mm	0
1962	29.4 °C5 February 1962	13.1 °C10 July 1962	19.5 °C	1,912 mm	0
1961	32.3 °C11 March 1961	11.2 °C3 January 1961	20.2 °C	1,659 mm	10
1960	30.2 °C12 August 1960	12.5 °C30 January 1960	20.2 °C	1,701 mm	2
1959	32.0 °C16 March 1959	11.5 °C14 July 1959	20.5 °C	1,505 mm	9
1958	31.5 °C25 February 1958	12.8 °C17 February 1958	20.9 °C	1,582 mm	17
1957	30.6 °C16 February 1957	12.5 °C23 September 1957	20.6 °C	1,377 mm	3
1956	28.9 °C2 March 1956	12.7 °C16 June 1956	19.7 °C	1,491 mm	0
1955	28.4 °C21 February 1955	13.4 °C18 June 1955	19.7 °C	1,539 mm	0
1954	28.4 °C11 August 1954	12.4 °C25 June 1954	19.7 °C	1,415 mm	0
1953	27.9 °C11 September 1953	11.4 °C23 July 1953	19.5 °C	2,117 mm	0
1952	28.5 °C17 July 1952	13.7 °C2 July 1952	19.9 °C	1,776 mm	0
1951	29.9 °C6 August 1951	12.5 °C6 July 1951	19.8 °C	1,845 mm	0
1950	29.8 °C4 March 1950	12.0 °C18 July 1950	19.7 °C	1,490 mm	0
1949	30.8 °C17 August 1949	12.7 °C28 July 1949	19.9 °C	1,471 mm	2
1948	29.5 °C20 July 1948	12.7 °C2 January 1948	19.9 °C	1,483 mm	0
1947	29.9 °C21 September 1947	13.2 °C18 June 1947	20.0 °C	1,441 mm	0
1946	34.2 °C13 February 1946	12.4 °C22 December 1946	20.8 °C	1,166 mm	58
1945	32.4 °C22 February 1945	12.3 °C9 June 1945	20.7 °C	885 mm	9
1944	32.4 °C14 February 1944	12.3 °C8 July 1944	20.9 °C	1,064 mm	26
1943	32.5 °C8 February 1943	13.2 °C13 October 1943	21.0 °C	825 mm	28
1942	32.7 °C7 February 1942	12.9 °C27 July 1942	20.7 °C	788 mm	17
1941	32.2 °C7 February 1941	13.3 °C13 December 1941	20.8 °C	1,034 mm	16
1940	28.5 °C23 February 1940	12.9 °C11 December 1940	19.8 °C	1,283 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.2 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

73 d/yr

+52

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1115 mm

-257 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.1 °C	+2.8 °C	5 mm	-50 mm
Feb	31.7 °C	+3.5 °C	6 mm	-69 mm
Mar	29.4 °C	+1.8 °C	123 mm	-20 mm
Apr	27.0 °C	+0.4 °C	162 mm	-3 mm
May	27.5 °C	+1.4 °C	97 mm	-31 mm
Jun	28.3 °C	+1.7 °C	37 mm	-13 mm
Jul	28.7 °C	+1.8 °C	48 mm	+10 mm
Aug	27.1 °C	+0.4 °C	113 mm	+23 mm
Sep	28.8 °C	+2.3 °C	103 mm	-32 mm
Oct	26.5 °C	+0.5 °C	218 mm	+36 mm
Nov	27.1 °C	+1.7 °C	114 mm	-88 mm
Dec	26.8 °C	+0.8 °C	90 mm	-20 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.1 °C

27 Feb 2025

Coldest day

13.6 °C

21 Sep 2025

Wettest day

24.5 mm

9 Aug 2025

Windiest day

20.3 km/h

29 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

45.4 km/h

29 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.8 °C

6 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.8 °C

21 Sep 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

4 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Butunduzi?

Butunduzi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,372 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Butunduzi?

The hottest day measured in Butunduzi between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 35.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Butunduzi?

The coldest day measured in Butunduzi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1965, at 9.8 °C.

Does it snow in Butunduzi?

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

Has the climate of Butunduzi warmed?

Yes: Butunduzi warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Butunduzi?

The wettest day measured in Butunduzi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 May 2020, with 91 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Butunduzi?

The windiest day measured in Butunduzi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 June 1988, with winds reaching 24.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Butunduzi?

The warmest month in Butunduzi is February (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is November (20.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Butunduzi?

Butunduzi receives on average 1,372 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 222 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Butunduzi?

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

Are there tropical nights in Butunduzi?

Yes: Butunduzi has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Butunduzi?

In Butunduzi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.9 °C on 6 March 2016, and the lowest was 8.9 °C on 18 September 1965.

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