Buyende climate — normals and trends
Buyende (Uganda) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,689 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Buyende averages 0 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 246 rainy days per year.
Buyende has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.9 °C (on 19 February 2005) and the coldest 16.3 °C (on 30 November 1964).
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
BuyendeEastern Region
- coords
- 1.15°, 33.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
27.1°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,689mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
29 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
246 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.7 °C
Average feels-like low
23.1 °C
Average peak gust
23.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
254 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
35.9 °C
19 February 2005
Coldest day
16.3 °C
30 November 1964
Wettest day
156 mm
2 December 1951
Windiest day
25.1 km/h
15 February 2012
Strongest gust
46.1 km/h
15 February 2012
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
13 March 1998
Coldest feels-like
16.8 °C
5 February 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
31 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 10 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 32.6 °C | +3.7 °C | 1 mm | -63 mm |
| Mar | 30.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 119 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 28.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 167 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 147 mm | -42 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 68 mm | -61 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 113 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 190 mm | +48 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 130 mm | -33 mm |
| Oct | 27.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 190 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 28.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 64 mm | -122 mm |
| Dec | 29.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 41 mm | -50 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Buyende?
Buyende has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,689 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Buyende?
The hottest day measured in Buyende between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 2005, reaching 35.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Buyende?
The coldest day measured in Buyende between 1940 and 2025 was 30 November 1964, at 16.3 °C.
Does it snow in Buyende?
Almost never: Buyende sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Buyende warmed?
Yes: Buyende warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Buyende?
The wettest day measured in Buyende between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1951, with 156 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Buyende?
The windiest day measured in Buyende between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 2012, with winds reaching 25.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Buyende?
The warmest month in Buyende is February (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Buyende?
Buyende receives on average 1,689 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 246 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Buyende?
Buyende gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Buyende?
Yes: Buyende has on average 254 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Buyende?
In Buyende, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 13 March 1998, and the lowest was 16.8 °C on 5 February 1957.
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