Dokolo climate — normals and trends
Dokolo (Uganda) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,687 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 (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Dokolo averages 0 frost days, 88 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 224 rainy days per year.
Dokolo 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 37.9 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 13.1 °C (on 24 December 1968).
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
DokoloNorthern Region
- coords
- 1.90°, 33.18°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.1°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
18.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,687mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
88 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
224 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.8 °C
Average feels-like low
20.5 °C
Average peak gust
27.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
62 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
37.9 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
13.1 °C
24 December 1968
Wettest day
120 mm
21 October 2000
Windiest day
29.3 km/h
26 November 1942
Strongest gust
61.2 km/h
18 March 2014
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
29 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
11.3 °C
5 February 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
20 February 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 10 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 34.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 2 mm | -63 mm |
| Mar | 31.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 111 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 29.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 155 mm | -61 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 154 mm | -58 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 47 mm | -86 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 139 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 220 mm | +42 mm |
| Sep | 29.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 131 mm | -37 mm |
| Oct | 28.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 189 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 48 mm | -99 mm |
| Dec | 30.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 24 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dokolo?
Dokolo has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,687 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dokolo?
The hottest day measured in Dokolo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dokolo?
The coldest day measured in Dokolo between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1968, at 13.1 °C.
Does it snow in Dokolo?
Almost never: Dokolo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dokolo warmed?
Yes: Dokolo warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dokolo?
The wettest day measured in Dokolo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 October 2000, with 120 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dokolo?
The windiest day measured in Dokolo between 1940 and 2025 was 26 November 1942, with winds reaching 29.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dokolo?
The warmest month in Dokolo is February (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Dokolo?
Dokolo receives on average 1,687 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 224 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dokolo?
Dokolo gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dokolo?
Yes: Dokolo has on average 62 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dokolo?
In Dokolo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was 11.3 °C on 5 February 1957.
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