Buwenge climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Buwenge?

Buwenge has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 2,112 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Buwenge between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 36.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Buwenge?

The coldest day measured in Buwenge between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1954, at 12.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Buwenge?

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

Q: Has the climate of Buwenge warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Buwenge?

The wettest day measured in Buwenge between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2011, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Buwenge?

The windiest day measured in Buwenge between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1946, with winds reaching 21.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Buwenge?

The warmest month in Buwenge is February (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Buwenge?

Buwenge receives on average 2,112 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 296 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Buwenge?

Buwenge gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Buwenge (Uganda) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 2,112 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 (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Buwenge averages 0 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 296 rainy days per year.

Buwenge 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 36.0 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 12.0 °C (on 3 July 1954).

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

BuwengeEastern Region

coords: 0.65°, 33.17°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAprilDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

21.7°C

Average daily high

26.7°C

Average daily low

17.9°C

Annual rainfall

2,112mm

Sunshine / day

10.1h

Mean relative humidity

85%

Average peak wind

9.5km/h

Seasonal range

1.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

17 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

296 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.9 °C

Average feels-like low

19.8 °C

Average peak gust

24.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

14 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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

36.0 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest day

12.0 °C

3 July 1954

Wettest day

110 mm

29 July 2011

Windiest day

21.4 km/h

26 February 1946

Strongest gust

44.6 km/h

9 February 2005

Hottest feels-like

39.5 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

11.1 °C

3 July 1954

Sunniest day

12.0 h

20 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.3 °C27 February 2025	16.0 °C23 November 2025	23.2 °C	1,466 mm	60
2024	33.1 °C25 February 2024	16.9 °C29 December 2024	23.6 °C	1,680 mm	44
2023	33.6 °C19 February 2023	16.8 °C15 January 2023	23.2 °C	1,934 mm	56
2022	32.7 °C13 January 2022	14.9 °C4 July 2022	22.9 °C	1,551 mm	38
2021	31.8 °C13 March 2021	15.3 °C7 July 2021	22.6 °C	1,412 mm	14
2020	31.3 °C10 February 2020	16.2 °C16 December 2020	22.5 °C	2,132 mm	16
2019	32.6 °C24 March 2019	15.3 °C12 January 2019	22.7 °C	2,046 mm	38
2018	33.6 °C15 February 2018	14.6 °C17 July 2018	22.5 °C	1,968 mm	29
2017	33.9 °C17 January 2017	15.8 °C13 January 2017	23.0 °C	1,768 mm	51
2016	33.1 °C15 March 2016	15.0 °C30 June 2016	23.2 °C	1,368 mm	59
2015	35.1 °C16 March 2015	15.2 °C19 January 2015	22.8 °C	1,845 mm	70
2014	34.0 °C4 March 2014	15.9 °C5 December 2014	22.6 °C	1,702 mm	51
2013	32.9 °C27 February 2013	14.9 °C16 July 2013	22.2 °C	1,751 mm	27
2012	35.2 °C15 February 2012	14.5 °C4 January 2012	22.4 °C	1,868 mm	52
2011	32.8 °C8 February 2011	15.0 °C7 February 2011	22.2 °C	2,105 mm	30
2010	33.1 °C2 February 2010	15.5 °C18 December 2010	22.5 °C	1,929 mm	28
2009	32.2 °C18 January 2009	14.8 °C11 January 2009	22.5 °C	1,789 mm	35
2008	31.3 °C22 February 2008	16.0 °C23 December 2008	22.0 °C	1,818 mm	21
2007	32.1 °C8 March 2007	14.7 °C21 June 2007	22.2 °C	1,831 mm	18
2006	34.1 °C27 January 2006	15.6 °C5 September 2006	22.3 °C	2,195 mm	35
2005	36.0 °C25 February 2005	15.1 °C14 July 2005	22.6 °C	1,641 mm	48
2004	33.3 °C13 February 2004	15.4 °C4 July 2004	22.4 °C	1,730 mm	25
2003	33.3 °C6 March 2003	15.3 °C15 December 2003	22.3 °C	1,676 mm	43
2002	31.3 °C23 February 2002	15.3 °C8 July 2002	22.2 °C	1,818 mm	17
2001	31.7 °C2 February 2001	15.2 °C4 March 2001	21.8 °C	2,050 mm	9
2000	31.3 °C27 February 2000	13.5 °C27 January 2000	21.9 °C	1,780 mm	17
1999	32.9 °C8 February 1999	14.8 °C17 July 1999	21.8 °C	2,037 mm	28
1998	31.9 °C13 March 1998	16.2 °C4 December 1998	22.5 °C	1,831 mm	23
1997	32.5 °C13 March 1997	15.5 °C13 January 1997	22.3 °C	2,170 mm	26
1996	30.6 °C23 February 1996	15.8 °C12 October 1996	22.0 °C	2,120 mm	4
1995	31.3 °C4 January 1995	15.6 °C26 August 1995	22.3 °C	2,093 mm	8
1994	31.4 °C16 February 1994	15.2 °C24 August 1994	22.0 °C	2,170 mm	15
1993	30.2 °C10 April 1993	14.9 °C22 January 1993	22.0 °C	1,934 mm	3
1992	32.2 °C12 March 1992	15.5 °C15 July 1992	21.8 °C	2,067 mm	13
1991	30.8 °C3 March 1991	15.9 °C25 July 1991	21.9 °C	2,216 mm	8
1990	30.7 °C10 February 1990	15.4 °C30 July 1990	21.8 °C	2,228 mm	4
1989	31.8 °C28 February 1989	14.5 °C20 January 1989	21.6 °C	2,119 mm	10
1988	31.8 °C2 March 1988	14.9 °C5 December 1988	21.8 °C	2,278 mm	9
1987	32.0 °C30 December 1987	15.7 °C3 February 1987	22.2 °C	2,114 mm	10
1986	29.8 °C8 January 1986	14.9 °C29 June 1986	21.6 °C	2,437 mm	0
1985	33.1 °C16 March 1985	14.5 °C9 July 1985	21.4 °C	2,270 mm	17
1984	32.4 °C21 February 1984	14.1 °C20 January 1984	21.4 °C	2,098 mm	6
1983	32.3 °C14 February 1983	14.8 °C29 December 1983	21.9 °C	2,155 mm	14
1982	31.4 °C26 March 1982	15.3 °C1 July 1982	21.5 °C	2,151 mm	5
1981	32.1 °C1 March 1981	15.3 °C4 February 1981	21.6 °C	2,113 mm	12
1980	32.7 °C26 February 1980	14.6 °C25 July 1980	21.7 °C	1,986 mm	12
1979	30.6 °C12 October 1979	15.0 °C11 July 1979	21.6 °C	2,482 mm	4
1978	32.3 °C7 February 1978	13.7 °C30 January 1978	21.4 °C	2,424 mm	7
1977	30.8 °C16 March 1977	14.2 °C28 December 1977	21.5 °C	2,156 mm	7
1976	32.0 °C16 March 1976	13.3 °C25 July 1976	21.2 °C	2,439 mm	9
1975	30.8 °C17 February 1975	14.0 °C30 July 1975	21.2 °C	2,576 mm	14
1974	32.2 °C16 March 1974	15.0 °C25 July 1974	21.2 °C	2,399 mm	7
1973	31.3 °C5 February 1973	14.7 °C11 July 1973	21.6 °C	2,236 mm	12
1972	30.4 °C31 March 1972	15.2 °C2 January 1972	21.2 °C	2,636 mm	1
1971	31.1 °C5 March 1971	13.7 °C30 January 1971	21.0 °C	2,251 mm	8
1970	31.2 °C8 February 1970	14.4 °C26 July 1970	21.2 °C	2,315 mm	2
1969	30.8 °C3 April 1969	14.8 °C12 August 1969	21.3 °C	2,019 mm	3
1968	30.0 °C3 September 1968	13.7 °C14 January 1968	21.0 °C	2,788 mm	1
1967	31.1 °C10 March 1967	13.7 °C11 December 1967	21.1 °C	2,459 mm	8
1966	30.6 °C29 January 1966	12.7 °C24 December 1966	21.5 °C	2,353 mm	4
1965	31.9 °C14 February 1965	14.1 °C18 January 1965	21.4 °C	2,428 mm	10
1964	30.1 °C6 March 1964	14.3 °C31 December 1964	21.1 °C	2,555 mm	1
1963	29.8 °C24 March 1963	13.5 °C5 August 1963	20.9 °C	2,500 mm	0
1962	30.6 °C6 February 1962	14.6 °C2 February 1962	20.6 °C	2,541 mm	2
1961	34.1 °C21 January 1961	14.2 °C3 January 1961	21.5 °C	2,913 mm	20
1960	30.6 °C12 December 1960	13.8 °C26 July 1960	21.6 °C	2,684 mm	9
1959	31.8 °C17 March 1959	14.6 °C14 July 1959	21.8 °C	2,709 mm	15
1958	32.1 °C3 March 1958	14.7 °C16 February 1958	21.8 °C	2,347 mm	28
1957	30.6 °C18 January 1957	12.8 °C5 February 1957	21.5 °C	2,516 mm	4
1956	29.4 °C2 March 1956	15.3 °C18 January 1956	20.5 °C	2,199 mm	0
1955	28.2 °C3 March 1955	14.3 °C20 June 1955	20.6 °C	2,213 mm	0
1954	28.4 °C2 February 1954	12.0 °C3 July 1954	20.7 °C	1,822 mm	0
1953	28.4 °C16 February 1953	12.5 °C13 August 1953	20.5 °C	3,132 mm	0
1952	29.1 °C23 January 1952	15.2 °C2 July 1952	20.8 °C	2,423 mm	0
1951	28.2 °C1 March 1951	14.4 °C5 July 1951	20.6 °C	2,704 mm	0
1950	29.1 °C1 March 1950	13.9 °C19 August 1950	20.5 °C	2,217 mm	0
1949	29.0 °C5 March 1949	13.1 °C31 July 1949	20.8 °C	2,029 mm	0
1948	28.1 °C23 March 1948	14.8 °C13 June 1948	20.8 °C	2,314 mm	0
1947	28.2 °C9 March 1947	12.7 °C26 July 1947	20.8 °C	2,282 mm	0
1946	33.7 °C24 February 1946	15.0 °C15 January 1946	21.3 °C	1,848 mm	37
1945	30.3 °C22 February 1945	13.2 °C8 June 1945	21.0 °C	1,679 mm	2
1944	32.1 °C3 March 1944	13.5 °C6 July 1944	21.6 °C	1,659 mm	27
1943	32.7 °C18 February 1943	12.5 °C9 June 1943	21.3 °C	1,437 mm	26
1942	32.1 °C8 February 1942	14.1 °C28 July 1942	21.1 °C	1,476 mm	14
1941	32.1 °C7 February 1941	14.9 °C11 December 1941	21.1 °C	1,768 mm	10
1940	28.3 °C20 January 1940	14.1 °C29 December 1940	20.4 °C	2,251 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

28.3 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

60 d/yr

+43

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1466 mm

-646 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.2 °C	+1.5 °C	55 mm	-58 mm
Feb	31.7 °C	+3.5 °C	40 mm	-86 mm
Mar	29.8 °C	+2.1 °C	182 mm	-24 mm
Apr	27.6 °C	+1.1 °C	170 mm	-74 mm
May	27.5 °C	+1.3 °C	200 mm	-37 mm
Jun	27.1 °C	+0.9 °C	98 mm	-49 mm
Jul	27.2 °C	+1.3 °C	96 mm	-31 mm
Aug	27.0 °C	+0.7 °C	144 mm	-10 mm
Sep	28.6 °C	+1.9 °C	128 mm	-54 mm
Oct	27.5 °C	+1.0 °C	179 mm	-28 mm
Nov	28.4 °C	+2.2 °C	81 mm	-136 mm
Dec	28.7 °C	+1.9 °C	93 mm	-60 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.3 °C

27 Feb 2025

Coldest day

16.0 °C

23 Nov 2025

Wettest day

24.7 mm

18 Aug 2025

Windiest day

19.1 km/h

16 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

43.6 km/h

16 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

37.5 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

17.1 °C

16 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

19 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Buwenge?

Buwenge has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.7 °C and it receives 2,112 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Buwenge?

The hottest day measured in Buwenge between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 36.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Buwenge?

The coldest day measured in Buwenge between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1954, at 12.0 °C.

Does it snow in Buwenge?

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

Has the climate of Buwenge warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Buwenge?

The wettest day measured in Buwenge between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 2011, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Buwenge?

The windiest day measured in Buwenge between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1946, with winds reaching 21.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Buwenge?

The warmest month in Buwenge is February (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Buwenge?

Buwenge receives on average 2,112 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 296 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Buwenge?

Buwenge gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Buwenge?

Yes: Buwenge has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Buwenge?

In Buwenge, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 11.1 °C on 3 July 1954.

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