Hima climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Hima?

Hima has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,514 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Hima between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 34.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Hima?

The coldest day measured in Hima between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1965, at 11.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Hima?

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

Q: Has the climate of Hima warmed?

Yes: Hima warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Hima?

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

Q: What was the windiest day in Hima?

The windiest day measured in Hima between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1943, with winds reaching 18.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Hima?

The warmest month in Hima is February (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is November (20.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Hima?

Hima receives on average 1,514 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 218 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Hima?

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

Hima (Uganda) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,514 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is November (20.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Hima averages 0 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 218 rainy days per year.

Hima has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.9 °C (on 23 February 2005) and the coldest 11.4 °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

HimaWestern Region

coords: 0.35°, 30.16°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthNovemberWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.9°C

Average daily high

26.2°C

Average daily low

16.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,514mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

7.8km/h

Seasonal range

1.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

9 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

218 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.1 °C

Average feels-like low

17.4 °C

Average peak gust

28.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

2 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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

34.9 °C

23 February 2005

Coldest day

11.4 °C

18 September 1965

Wettest day

91 mm

2 May 2020

Windiest day

18.4 km/h

24 February 1943

Strongest gust

52.9 km/h

21 February 1999

Hottest feels-like

36.3 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

10.8 °C

3 January 1961

Sunniest day

12.0 h

9 April 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.0 °C27 February 2025	14.7 °C11 October 2025	22.0 °C	1,485 mm	25
2024	31.5 °C17 March 2024	14.4 °C3 July 2024	22.3 °C	1,701 mm	8
2023	32.4 °C13 February 2023	14.9 °C2 May 2023	22.2 °C	1,576 mm	23
2022	31.4 °C11 March 2022	13.8 °C8 September 2022	21.6 °C	1,381 mm	10
2021	32.2 °C1 February 2021	15.2 °C14 April 2021	22.1 °C	1,457 mm	15
2020	32.0 °C9 February 2020	14.9 °C15 December 2020	22.0 °C	1,890 mm	23
2019	32.7 °C3 February 2019	15.1 °C1 November 2019	22.2 °C	1,399 mm	42
2018	33.5 °C8 February 2018	14.8 °C11 June 2018	21.8 °C	1,594 mm	23
2017	33.1 °C9 February 2017	14.6 °C28 February 2017	22.1 °C	1,246 mm	35
2016	32.5 °C6 March 2016	14.8 °C4 November 2016	22.4 °C	1,625 mm	41
2015	33.3 °C9 March 2015	14.0 °C13 July 2015	22.1 °C	1,568 mm	43
2014	31.8 °C11 February 2014	14.5 °C21 September 2014	22.0 °C	1,214 mm	27
2013	32.6 °C27 February 2013	14.1 °C4 September 2013	21.4 °C	1,621 mm	23
2012	33.7 °C5 February 2012	14.1 °C22 August 2012	21.5 °C	1,606 mm	43
2011	32.0 °C8 February 2011	13.8 °C25 December 2011	21.3 °C	1,308 mm	19
2010	32.5 °C1 February 2010	14.4 °C29 October 2010	21.7 °C	1,864 mm	19
2009	30.7 °C28 March 2009	14.1 °C21 July 2009	21.6 °C	1,337 mm	12
2008	31.1 °C17 December 2008	13.1 °C9 July 2008	21.0 °C	1,155 mm	2
2007	32.2 °C7 March 2007	13.5 °C18 December 2007	21.2 °C	1,307 mm	11
2006	32.5 °C10 February 2006	13.4 °C24 April 2006	21.5 °C	1,242 mm	18
2005	34.9 °C23 February 2005	12.8 °C14 July 2005	21.9 °C	1,458 mm	31
2004	31.7 °C12 February 2004	14.4 °C8 October 2004	21.7 °C	1,347 mm	12
2003	31.9 °C20 February 2003	14.2 °C16 December 2003	21.4 °C	1,227 mm	22
2002	30.9 °C7 February 2002	14.6 °C4 November 2002	21.1 °C	1,151 mm	6
2001	31.3 °C3 March 2001	14.2 °C15 February 2001	20.7 °C	1,496 mm	2
2000	30.2 °C21 February 2000	13.6 °C27 January 2000	20.9 °C	941 mm	5
1999	31.0 °C16 February 1999	13.8 °C24 October 1999	20.6 °C	1,312 mm	7
1998	29.8 °C15 March 1998	14.3 °C17 November 1998	21.3 °C	1,588 mm	0
1997	31.3 °C6 March 1997	14.2 °C27 December 1997	21.1 °C	1,274 mm	6
1996	29.0 °C6 August 1996	13.6 °C3 July 1996	20.7 °C	1,573 mm	0
1995	30.6 °C3 February 1995	13.9 °C17 September 1995	21.1 °C	1,537 mm	1
1994	30.5 °C19 February 1994	13.9 °C6 October 1994	20.9 °C	1,432 mm	3
1993	30.2 °C4 March 1993	14.5 °C25 September 1993	21.1 °C	1,224 mm	2
1992	31.2 °C12 March 1992	14.2 °C1 December 1992	21.1 °C	1,261 mm	9
1991	30.5 °C22 January 1991	13.5 °C21 July 1991	20.9 °C	1,852 mm	2
1990	30.7 °C29 January 1990	13.5 °C11 November 1990	21.1 °C	1,733 mm	1
1989	30.9 °C3 March 1989	14.2 °C2 July 1989	21.0 °C	1,639 mm	5
1988	30.9 °C6 February 1988	14.3 °C14 September 1988	21.1 °C	1,982 mm	4
1987	32.4 °C30 December 1987	14.2 °C6 August 1987	21.5 °C	1,955 mm	6
1986	31.2 °C24 February 1986	12.9 °C5 August 1986	20.8 °C	1,586 mm	1
1985	30.7 °C18 March 1985	13.6 °C8 July 1985	20.5 °C	1,504 mm	7
1984	31.4 °C21 February 1984	13.8 °C10 November 1984	20.7 °C	1,380 mm	4
1983	31.2 °C15 February 1983	13.8 °C5 December 1983	21.3 °C	1,542 mm	10
1982	31.6 °C21 February 1982	14.0 °C5 December 1982	21.1 °C	1,482 mm	6
1981	32.0 °C23 February 1981	13.7 °C4 December 1981	20.9 °C	1,877 mm	10
1980	31.3 °C24 February 1980	13.8 °C22 July 1980	21.0 °C	1,695 mm	6
1979	30.1 °C25 August 1979	14.2 °C14 July 1979	20.8 °C	1,679 mm	1
1978	31.6 °C7 February 1978	13.0 °C30 November 1978	20.8 °C	1,637 mm	8
1977	29.5 °C20 December 1977	12.8 °C16 August 1977	20.7 °C	1,914 mm	0
1976	30.3 °C14 October 1976	13.2 °C15 February 1976	20.2 °C	1,625 mm	3
1975	31.0 °C22 February 1975	11.9 °C30 July 1975	20.2 °C	1,758 mm	1
1974	30.9 °C25 February 1974	13.2 °C11 January 1974	20.2 °C	1,828 mm	5
1973	31.0 °C9 February 1973	13.2 °C17 December 1973	20.6 °C	1,532 mm	8
1972	30.3 °C31 March 1972	13.3 °C29 June 1972	20.1 °C	1,815 mm	1
1971	32.4 °C5 March 1971	13.3 °C8 June 1971	20.1 °C	1,756 mm	8
1970	30.4 °C8 February 1970	13.2 °C30 July 1970	20.5 °C	1,455 mm	1
1969	29.9 °C3 October 1969	12.9 °C2 November 1969	20.8 °C	1,403 mm	0
1968	29.1 °C15 January 1968	12.9 °C10 June 1968	20.1 °C	1,546 mm	0
1967	30.2 °C2 March 1967	12.9 °C10 December 1967	20.4 °C	1,502 mm	1
1966	29.4 °C29 January 1966	12.8 °C21 December 1966	20.5 °C	1,619 mm	0
1965	30.5 °C14 February 1965	11.4 °C18 September 1965	20.1 °C	1,529 mm	1
1964	29.3 °C31 January 1964	12.1 °C31 December 1964	19.8 °C	1,728 mm	0
1963	29.1 °C8 September 1963	12.7 °C29 August 1963	19.6 °C	1,751 mm	0
1962	28.8 °C3 February 1962	13.4 °C26 June 1962	19.5 °C	1,771 mm	0
1961	31.1 °C10 March 1961	11.7 °C3 January 1961	20.1 °C	1,389 mm	5
1960	29.4 °C14 December 1960	12.3 °C18 February 1960	20.4 °C	1,533 mm	0
1959	30.9 °C16 March 1959	11.8 °C14 July 1959	20.6 °C	1,600 mm	7
1958	30.9 °C25 February 1958	12.5 °C2 October 1958	20.8 °C	1,597 mm	2
1957	30.1 °C16 February 1957	13.2 °C6 July 1957	20.8 °C	1,430 mm	2
1956	28.5 °C1 March 1956	12.7 °C15 June 1956	19.8 °C	1,474 mm	0
1955	28.2 °C15 February 1955	13.2 °C11 October 1955	19.9 °C	1,622 mm	0
1954	26.8 °C8 February 1954	12.7 °C2 July 1954	19.6 °C	1,550 mm	0
1953	28.8 °C2 October 1953	12.2 °C25 July 1953	19.5 °C	2,044 mm	0
1952	27.9 °C29 September 1952	13.0 °C21 July 1952	19.8 °C	1,747 mm	0
1951	28.2 °C1 March 1951	13.0 °C15 June 1951	19.9 °C	1,739 mm	0
1950	29.0 °C4 March 1950	11.7 °C18 July 1950	19.8 °C	1,613 mm	0
1949	29.6 °C5 October 1949	12.5 °C31 July 1949	20.1 °C	1,403 mm	0
1948	28.4 °C4 June 1948	12.6 °C3 January 1948	20.2 °C	1,239 mm	0
1947	29.5 °C21 September 1947	12.8 °C4 December 1947	20.1 °C	1,573 mm	0
1946	33.3 °C13 February 1946	13.0 °C24 November 1946	20.8 °C	1,224 mm	25
1945	30.5 °C23 February 1945	12.5 °C9 June 1945	20.6 °C	1,126 mm	2
1944	31.1 °C1 March 1944	13.0 °C10 January 1944	21.0 °C	1,009 mm	12
1943	31.6 °C20 February 1943	12.8 °C13 October 1943	20.7 °C	1,108 mm	18
1942	31.7 °C7 February 1942	13.0 °C14 December 1942	20.6 °C	987 mm	4
1941	31.8 °C27 March 1941	12.7 °C6 December 1941	20.8 °C	1,225 mm	14
1940	28.3 °C5 March 1940	12.7 °C9 February 1940	20.0 °C	1,507 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

27.0 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

25 d/yr

+16

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1485 mm

-29 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.5 °C	+1.7 °C	9 mm	-59 mm
Feb	30.1 °C	+2.7 °C	27 mm	-63 mm
Mar	28.1 °C	+1.4 °C	144 mm	-25 mm
Apr	26.2 °C	+0.3 °C	194 mm	-8 mm
May	26.7 °C	+1.1 °C	197 mm	+8 mm
Jun	26.7 °C	+0.6 °C	74 mm	-18 mm
Jul	26.6 °C	+0.4 °C	125 mm	+68 mm
Aug	25.5 °C	-0.8 °C	136 mm	+42 mm
Sep	27.4 °C	+0.9 °C	134 mm	+18 mm
Oct	25.9 °C	-0.2 °C	205 mm	+54 mm
Nov	26.3 °C	+1.1 °C	139 mm	-41 mm
Dec	25.8 °C	+0.1 °C	103 mm	-6 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.0 °C

27 Feb 2025

Coldest day

14.7 °C

11 Oct 2025

Wettest day

60.0 mm

5 May 2025

Windiest day

15.5 km/h

5 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

47.5 km/h

5 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

33.8 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

15.2 °C

11 Oct 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 Apr 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Hima?

Hima has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 1,514 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hima?

The hottest day measured in Hima between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 34.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Hima?

The coldest day measured in Hima between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1965, at 11.4 °C.

Does it snow in Hima?

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

Has the climate of Hima warmed?

Yes: Hima warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Hima?

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

What was the windiest day in Hima?

The windiest day measured in Hima between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 1943, with winds reaching 18.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Hima?

The warmest month in Hima is February (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is November (20.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Hima?

Hima receives on average 1,514 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 218 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Hima?

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

Are there tropical nights in Hima?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hima?

In Hima, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.3 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 10.8 °C on 3 January 1961.

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