Ibanda climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ibanda?

Ibanda has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 1,705 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Ibanda between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 33.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ibanda?

The coldest day measured in Ibanda between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1965, at 9.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ibanda?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ibanda warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Ibanda?

The wettest day measured in Ibanda between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2015, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ibanda?

The windiest day measured in Ibanda between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2010, with winds reaching 23.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ibanda?

The warmest month in Ibanda is February (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is November (18.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ibanda?

Ibanda receives on average 1,705 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 237 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ibanda?

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

Ibanda (Uganda) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 1,705 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 (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is November (18.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Ibanda averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 237 rainy days per year.

Ibanda 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 33.0 °C (on 23 February 2005) and the coldest 9.6 °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

IbandaWestern Region

coords: -0.13°, 30.50°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthNovemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.5°C

Average daily high

24.8°C

Average daily low

15.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,705mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

11.1km/h

Seasonal range

1.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

2 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

237 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.8 °C

Average feels-like low

15.7 °C

Average peak gust

29.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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

33.0 °C

23 February 2005

Coldest day

9.6 °C

18 September 1965

Wettest day

62 mm

23 March 2015

Windiest day

23.7 km/h

13 August 2010

Strongest gust

53.3 km/h

29 August 2015

Hottest feels-like

34.3 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

8.0 °C

18 September 1965

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.6 °C27 February 2025	12.7 °C21 September 2025	21.1 °C	1,283 mm	16
2024	30.2 °C17 March 2024	13.8 °C26 June 2024	21.4 °C	1,371 mm	2
2023	30.6 °C7 March 2023	13.5 °C17 July 2023	20.9 °C	1,575 mm	4
2022	30.7 °C5 March 2022	13.0 °C5 June 2022	20.6 °C	1,546 mm	2
2021	31.0 °C29 January 2021	12.9 °C24 June 2021	21.0 °C	1,181 mm	3
2020	30.2 °C12 February 2020	14.0 °C3 October 2020	21.0 °C	1,541 mm	3
2019	31.3 °C13 February 2019	13.7 °C1 November 2019	20.9 °C	1,463 mm	10
2018	31.6 °C8 February 2018	12.2 °C7 July 2018	20.4 °C	1,583 mm	7
2017	31.7 °C17 January 2017	14.2 °C21 May 2017	20.8 °C	1,414 mm	14
2016	30.8 °C15 March 2016	12.5 °C28 June 2016	21.1 °C	1,135 mm	4
2015	31.5 °C7 February 2015	12.3 °C6 July 2015	20.7 °C	1,353 mm	8
2014	30.4 °C4 March 2014	13.7 °C10 September 2014	20.6 °C	1,306 mm	3
2013	31.9 °C28 February 2013	13.1 °C4 September 2013	20.4 °C	1,386 mm	6
2012	32.5 °C9 February 2012	12.6 °C4 July 2012	20.1 °C	1,565 mm	16
2011	31.0 °C8 February 2011	13.4 °C8 July 2011	20.0 °C	1,711 mm	11
2010	30.6 °C1 February 2010	12.7 °C6 July 2010	20.3 °C	1,556 mm	4
2009	30.4 °C10 March 2009	12.4 °C20 July 2009	20.5 °C	1,311 mm	4
2008	29.8 °C23 December 2008	10.7 °C9 July 2008	19.7 °C	1,252 mm	0
2007	30.2 °C7 March 2007	12.3 °C25 August 2007	19.8 °C	1,455 mm	1
2006	30.6 °C28 January 2006	12.0 °C6 September 2006	20.1 °C	1,494 mm	6
2005	33.0 °C23 February 2005	11.1 °C8 July 2005	20.4 °C	1,436 mm	15
2004	30.3 °C13 February 2004	12.1 °C5 July 2004	20.4 °C	1,175 mm	2
2003	30.6 °C8 March 2003	13.1 °C13 July 2003	20.1 °C	1,041 mm	1
2002	29.3 °C11 July 2002	13.0 °C8 July 2002	19.8 °C	1,253 mm	0
2001	29.8 °C3 March 2001	12.4 °C3 August 2001	19.4 °C	1,430 mm	0
2000	28.7 °C21 February 2000	12.1 °C25 July 2000	19.4 °C	1,117 mm	0
1999	29.9 °C16 February 1999	11.7 °C7 July 1999	19.3 °C	1,366 mm	0
1998	29.0 °C15 March 1998	13.3 °C1 July 1998	20.0 °C	1,448 mm	0
1997	30.1 °C6 March 1997	11.9 °C21 May 1997	19.8 °C	1,526 mm	1
1996	28.2 °C5 August 1996	11.8 °C24 June 1996	19.4 °C	1,645 mm	0
1995	28.8 °C3 February 1995	12.1 °C25 August 1995	19.7 °C	1,481 mm	0
1994	28.2 °C19 February 1994	12.2 °C1 September 1994	19.5 °C	1,591 mm	0
1993	28.0 °C16 March 1993	12.7 °C19 July 1993	19.5 °C	1,382 mm	0
1992	29.8 °C16 March 1992	12.1 °C19 July 1992	19.5 °C	1,483 mm	0
1991	27.9 °C22 March 1991	11.8 °C21 July 1991	19.4 °C	1,918 mm	0
1990	28.2 °C29 January 1990	12.1 °C27 July 1990	19.6 °C	1,678 mm	0
1989	28.9 °C3 March 1989	11.5 °C23 January 1989	19.4 °C	1,547 mm	0
1988	29.4 °C2 March 1988	12.1 °C24 June 1988	19.6 °C	1,929 mm	0
1987	30.0 °C30 December 1987	12.7 °C17 April 1987	19.9 °C	1,809 mm	1
1986	29.2 °C24 February 1986	11.5 °C21 July 1986	19.3 °C	1,903 mm	0
1985	29.5 °C17 March 1985	11.7 °C7 August 1985	19.0 °C	1,841 mm	0
1984	28.5 °C21 February 1984	12.3 °C2 August 1984	19.0 °C	1,553 mm	0
1983	29.4 °C29 May 1983	12.0 °C6 July 1983	19.9 °C	1,594 mm	0
1982	29.8 °C26 March 1982	12.4 °C27 June 1982	19.7 °C	1,497 mm	0
1981	31.1 °C23 February 1981	12.3 °C15 June 1981	19.6 °C	1,832 mm	1
1980	29.8 °C24 February 1980	12.1 °C4 June 1980	19.5 °C	1,443 mm	0
1979	27.7 °C25 August 1979	12.1 °C11 July 1979	19.3 °C	1,691 mm	0
1978	29.4 °C7 February 1978	11.1 °C18 July 1978	19.2 °C	2,004 mm	0
1977	28.0 °C21 August 1977	10.7 °C15 August 1977	19.1 °C	1,997 mm	0
1976	28.3 °C31 January 1976	10.8 °C25 June 1976	18.7 °C	2,221 mm	0
1975	29.2 °C22 February 1975	10.0 °C30 July 1975	18.7 °C	2,294 mm	0
1974	29.2 °C25 February 1974	11.6 °C12 September 1974	18.7 °C	2,165 mm	0
1973	28.4 °C25 February 1973	11.7 °C2 July 1973	19.2 °C	1,962 mm	0
1972	27.6 °C31 March 1972	11.1 °C29 June 1972	18.6 °C	2,546 mm	0
1971	29.7 °C5 March 1971	11.5 °C24 June 1971	18.5 °C	2,285 mm	0
1970	27.3 °C8 February 1970	10.6 °C26 July 1970	18.8 °C	2,010 mm	0
1969	27.8 °C3 October 1969	11.2 °C23 June 1969	19.1 °C	1,730 mm	0
1968	27.5 °C3 September 1968	11.1 °C30 June 1968	18.8 °C	2,060 mm	0
1967	27.6 °C28 February 1967	11.4 °C8 October 1967	18.7 °C	2,037 mm	0
1966	27.3 °C16 August 1966	10.6 °C1 July 1966	19.0 °C	2,004 mm	0
1965	28.4 °C14 February 1965	9.6 °C18 September 1965	18.8 °C	1,841 mm	0
1964	27.8 °C11 March 1964	11.1 °C10 December 1964	18.5 °C	2,239 mm	0
1963	27.2 °C6 September 1963	10.9 °C29 July 1963	18.4 °C	2,383 mm	0
1962	26.6 °C3 February 1962	10.8 °C9 July 1962	18.3 °C	2,583 mm	0
1961	28.6 °C11 March 1961	10.2 °C3 January 1961	18.8 °C	2,112 mm	0
1960	28.3 °C15 August 1960	10.7 °C28 January 1960	18.9 °C	1,920 mm	0
1959	29.4 °C17 March 1959	9.8 °C11 July 1959	19.1 °C	2,106 mm	0
1958	28.6 °C25 February 1958	10.9 °C2 October 1958	19.4 °C	1,952 mm	0
1957	28.2 °C4 October 1957	11.3 °C6 July 1957	19.1 °C	1,828 mm	0
1956	26.9 °C1 March 1956	11.0 °C16 June 1956	18.3 °C	2,149 mm	0
1955	25.8 °C15 February 1955	11.2 °C14 June 1955	18.4 °C	2,158 mm	0
1954	26.4 °C11 August 1954	11.4 °C26 June 1954	18.5 °C	1,883 mm	0
1953	27.2 °C11 September 1953	9.9 °C23 July 1953	18.4 °C	2,589 mm	0
1952	26.9 °C20 July 1952	11.8 °C2 July 1952	18.7 °C	2,203 mm	0
1951	27.6 °C6 August 1951	10.1 °C4 July 1951	18.6 °C	2,423 mm	0
1950	27.4 °C5 March 1950	11.3 °C4 June 1950	18.5 °C	2,047 mm	0
1949	28.6 °C22 August 1949	11.1 °C28 July 1949	18.9 °C	1,729 mm	0
1948	27.8 °C20 July 1948	12.1 °C6 July 1948	18.9 °C	1,842 mm	0
1947	28.9 °C21 September 1947	11.5 °C18 June 1947	18.8 °C	1,731 mm	0
1946	31.3 °C13 February 1946	11.8 °C15 July 1946	19.4 °C	1,549 mm	8
1945	29.9 °C22 February 1945	10.5 °C8 June 1945	19.2 °C	1,176 mm	0
1944	30.1 °C22 September 1944	11.4 °C12 July 1944	19.7 °C	1,116 mm	2
1943	30.3 °C20 February 1943	11.6 °C10 June 1943	19.3 °C	1,229 mm	2
1942	29.9 °C7 February 1942	11.0 °C26 July 1942	19.2 °C	1,047 mm	0
1941	29.4 °C7 February 1941	11.8 °C3 July 1941	19.2 °C	1,407 mm	0
1940	26.5 °C21 August 1940	12.0 °C15 December 1940	18.4 °C	1,975 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

26.2 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

16 d/yr

+14

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1283 mm

-422 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.3 °C	+2.3 °C	40 mm	-57 mm
Feb	28.8 °C	+3.1 °C	27 mm	-87 mm
Mar	27.1 °C	+1.8 °C	124 mm	-56 mm
Apr	25.4 °C	+0.7 °C	210 mm	+1 mm
May	25.6 °C	+1.2 °C	137 mm	-41 mm
Jun	26.0 °C	+1.2 °C	70 mm	-0 mm
Jul	26.5 °C	+1.3 °C	51 mm	+2 mm
Aug	25.2 °C	+0.1 °C	152 mm	+46 mm
Sep	27.0 °C	+2.1 °C	78 mm	-74 mm
Oct	24.8 °C	+0.4 °C	220 mm	+24 mm
Nov	25.3 °C	+1.6 °C	87 mm	-124 mm
Dec	25.0 °C	+0.9 °C	87 mm	-55 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.6 °C

27 Feb 2025

Coldest day

12.7 °C

21 Sep 2025

Wettest day

25.3 mm

3 Oct 2025

Windiest day

18.7 km/h

17 May 2025

Strongest gust

46.1 km/h

22 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

33.0 °C

30 Sep 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.1 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ibanda?

Ibanda has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 1,705 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ibanda?

The hottest day measured in Ibanda between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 33.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ibanda?

The coldest day measured in Ibanda between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1965, at 9.6 °C.

Does it snow in Ibanda?

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

Has the climate of Ibanda warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Ibanda?

The wettest day measured in Ibanda between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2015, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ibanda?

The windiest day measured in Ibanda between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2010, with winds reaching 23.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ibanda?

The warmest month in Ibanda is February (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is November (18.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Ibanda?

Ibanda receives on average 1,705 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 237 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ibanda?

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

Are there tropical nights in Ibanda?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ibanda.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ibanda?

In Ibanda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.3 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 8.0 °C on 18 September 1965.

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