Kagadi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kagadi?

Kagadi has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 1,501 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kagadi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2015, reaching 35.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kagadi?

The coldest day measured in Kagadi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1961, at 13.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kagadi?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kagadi warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Kagadi?

The wettest day measured in Kagadi between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1951, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kagadi?

The windiest day measured in Kagadi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1953, with winds reaching 23.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kagadi?

The warmest month in Kagadi is February (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is November (21.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kagadi?

Kagadi receives on average 1,501 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 249 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kagadi?

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

Kagadi (Uganda) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 1,501 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is November (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Kagadi averages 0 frost days, 18 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 249 rainy days per year.

Kagadi 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 35.6 °C (on 16 March 2015) and the coldest 13.4 °C (on 3 January 1961).

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

KagadiWestern Region

coords: 0.94°, 30.81°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthNovemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

21.9°C

Average daily high

26.6°C

Average daily low

18.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,501mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

9.4km/h

Seasonal range

1.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

18 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

249 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.2 °C

Average feels-like low

19.7 °C

Average peak gust

28.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

18 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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

35.6 °C

16 March 2015

Coldest day

13.4 °C

3 January 1961

Wettest day

96 mm

6 December 1951

Windiest day

23.6 km/h

20 July 1953

Strongest gust

52.6 km/h

22 April 2009

Hottest feels-like

38.9 °C

29 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

12.2 °C

3 January 1961

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.3 °C7 March 2025	16.0 °C21 September 2025	23.1 °C	1,188 mm	48
2024	32.6 °C18 March 2024	16.2 °C8 December 2024	23.5 °C	1,320 mm	49
2023	32.1 °C13 February 2023	16.7 °C17 July 2023	23.1 °C	1,380 mm	28
2022	32.4 °C5 March 2022	16.3 °C4 July 2022	22.8 °C	1,286 mm	34
2021	32.4 °C1 March 2021	15.7 °C25 August 2021	23.0 °C	1,068 mm	37
2020	32.7 °C7 March 2020	16.6 °C14 December 2020	22.9 °C	1,544 mm	39
2019	33.1 °C4 February 2019	16.2 °C1 September 2019	23.0 °C	1,435 mm	59
2018	33.2 °C10 February 2018	15.4 °C8 July 2018	22.8 °C	1,364 mm	36
2017	32.5 °C17 January 2017	16.3 °C13 January 2017	23.0 °C	1,221 mm	54
2016	34.0 °C28 March 2016	15.8 °C19 August 2016	23.3 °C	1,079 mm	62
2015	35.6 °C16 March 2015	16.1 °C12 January 2015	23.1 °C	1,332 mm	69
2014	31.8 °C31 January 2014	16.1 °C13 January 2014	22.7 °C	1,273 mm	50
2013	33.8 °C24 February 2013	16.0 °C4 February 2013	22.4 °C	1,239 mm	26
2012	34.2 °C15 March 2012	14.8 °C1 February 2012	22.5 °C	1,425 mm	56
2011	33.3 °C28 January 2011	16.2 °C10 January 2011	22.4 °C	1,453 mm	46
2010	32.2 °C2 February 2010	16.4 °C17 July 2010	22.5 °C	1,451 mm	22
2009	32.0 °C10 March 2009	15.7 °C21 July 2009	22.6 °C	1,359 mm	24
2008	31.0 °C3 March 2008	15.1 °C9 July 2008	22.0 °C	1,203 mm	7
2007	32.5 °C7 March 2007	14.9 °C18 December 2007	22.2 °C	1,321 mm	19
2006	33.3 °C9 February 2006	15.4 °C5 September 2006	22.2 °C	1,531 mm	25
2005	34.5 °C20 February 2005	14.4 °C14 July 2005	22.7 °C	1,149 mm	44
2004	34.1 °C25 March 2004	15.8 °C7 July 2004	22.7 °C	1,165 mm	43
2003	33.6 °C20 February 2003	16.4 °C13 July 2003	22.3 °C	1,271 mm	31
2002	33.6 °C26 February 2002	16.1 °C19 September 2002	22.3 °C	1,267 mm	35
2001	32.5 °C3 March 2001	15.9 °C14 June 2001	22.0 °C	1,282 mm	18
2000	31.7 °C4 March 2000	15.3 °C27 January 2000	22.1 °C	978 mm	19
1999	31.9 °C19 February 1999	15.3 °C8 July 1999	21.7 °C	1,342 mm	19
1998	32.2 °C15 March 1998	16.5 °C7 September 1998	22.7 °C	1,163 mm	28
1997	31.6 °C23 March 1997	15.9 °C21 May 1997	22.3 °C	1,444 mm	21
1996	29.6 °C11 February 1996	15.8 °C8 August 1996	21.8 °C	1,369 mm	0
1995	30.7 °C9 March 1995	15.6 °C25 August 1995	22.2 °C	1,362 mm	9
1994	31.7 °C1 March 1994	14.9 °C1 September 1994	22.1 °C	1,495 mm	22
1993	30.5 °C16 March 1993	16.0 °C7 September 1993	22.0 °C	1,307 mm	2
1992	33.6 °C15 March 1992	15.5 °C19 July 1992	22.0 °C	1,356 mm	22
1991	29.8 °C20 February 1991	15.7 °C9 July 1991	21.8 °C	1,677 mm	0
1990	31.5 °C29 January 1990	15.5 °C27 July 1990	21.9 °C	1,547 mm	2
1989	31.9 °C3 March 1989	15.2 °C13 September 1989	21.8 °C	1,404 mm	5
1988	32.1 °C2 March 1988	16.0 °C24 June 1988	22.2 °C	1,658 mm	13
1987	31.6 °C29 December 1987	16.1 °C7 August 1987	22.4 °C	1,259 mm	18
1986	32.2 °C24 February 1986	15.5 °C5 August 1986	21.7 °C	1,687 mm	6
1985	33.6 °C13 March 1985	15.0 °C8 July 1985	21.6 °C	1,641 mm	15
1984	32.6 °C16 February 1984	15.7 °C19 December 1984	21.9 °C	1,344 mm	19
1983	31.4 °C22 February 1983	15.5 °C6 July 1983	22.2 °C	1,420 mm	20
1982	32.7 °C21 February 1982	15.6 °C11 July 1982	21.8 °C	1,454 mm	13
1981	31.5 °C1 March 1981	15.6 °C4 December 1981	21.8 °C	1,622 mm	11
1980	33.9 °C22 March 1980	15.3 °C21 July 1980	22.0 °C	1,266 mm	18
1979	30.2 °C5 March 1979	15.4 °C11 July 1979	21.7 °C	1,573 mm	3
1978	31.3 °C4 February 1978	14.3 °C18 July 1978	21.5 °C	1,873 mm	10
1977	31.4 °C16 February 1977	13.8 °C14 July 1977	21.6 °C	1,701 mm	7
1976	31.1 °C30 January 1976	14.2 °C25 June 1976	21.2 °C	1,846 mm	7
1975	32.6 °C22 February 1975	14.6 °C21 December 1975	21.3 °C	1,901 mm	24
1974	33.5 °C13 March 1974	15.4 °C11 January 1974	21.3 °C	1,680 mm	17
1973	32.4 °C6 February 1973	15.3 °C1 July 1973	21.9 °C	1,561 mm	42
1972	31.6 °C31 March 1972	14.1 °C29 June 1972	21.3 °C	2,086 mm	3
1971	33.5 °C5 March 1971	14.7 °C24 June 1971	21.3 °C	1,814 mm	26
1970	30.5 °C28 February 1970	14.6 °C8 December 1970	21.4 °C	1,758 mm	2
1969	29.7 °C26 April 1969	14.4 °C31 January 1969	21.5 °C	1,571 mm	0
1968	29.9 °C8 February 1968	15.3 °C30 June 1968	21.2 °C	1,822 mm	0
1967	31.2 °C2 March 1967	14.2 °C12 December 1967	21.2 °C	1,801 mm	11
1966	29.6 °C2 July 1966	14.7 °C1 July 1966	21.5 °C	1,500 mm	0
1965	30.3 °C12 March 1965	14.2 °C14 June 1965	21.3 °C	1,585 mm	4
1964	29.8 °C19 March 1964	14.6 °C30 November 1964	21.1 °C	1,701 mm	0
1963	29.6 °C24 March 1963	14.8 °C5 August 1963	20.9 °C	1,937 mm	0
1962	29.7 °C5 February 1962	14.8 °C10 July 1962	20.8 °C	1,870 mm	0
1961	31.5 °C11 March 1961	13.4 °C3 January 1961	21.2 °C	2,076 mm	10
1960	29.2 °C22 February 1960	14.7 °C28 January 1960	21.4 °C	1,575 mm	0
1959	32.4 °C16 March 1959	13.9 °C11 July 1959	21.6 °C	1,545 mm	10
1958	31.9 °C4 March 1958	14.8 °C18 February 1958	21.8 °C	1,584 mm	12
1957	30.3 °C18 February 1957	14.1 °C6 September 1957	21.6 °C	1,513 mm	2
1956	29.9 °C1 March 1956	13.8 °C20 January 1956	20.9 °C	1,672 mm	0
1955	28.8 °C21 February 1955	15.8 °C14 June 1955	20.9 °C	1,522 mm	0
1954	29.1 °C8 February 1954	15.3 °C3 July 1954	20.9 °C	1,588 mm	0
1953	28.6 °C2 October 1953	13.7 °C24 July 1953	20.7 °C	2,660 mm	0
1952	28.8 °C27 January 1952	15.4 °C2 July 1952	21.0 °C	2,065 mm	0
1951	28.7 °C1 March 1951	14.0 °C6 July 1951	20.9 °C	2,079 mm	0
1950	29.4 °C20 February 1950	14.2 °C18 July 1950	20.7 °C	1,799 mm	0
1949	29.1 °C2 March 1949	14.8 °C28 July 1949	21.0 °C	1,716 mm	0
1948	28.1 °C3 April 1948	15.4 °C3 January 1948	21.0 °C	1,718 mm	0
1947	28.3 °C23 February 1947	15.4 °C21 June 1947	21.0 °C	1,870 mm	0
1946	32.5 °C13 February 1946	15.0 °C15 July 1946	21.6 °C	1,337 mm	47
1945	31.0 °C22 February 1945	14.4 °C8 June 1945	21.4 °C	1,069 mm	4
1944	31.9 °C2 March 1944	13.9 °C8 July 1944	21.8 °C	1,105 mm	26
1943	32.4 °C17 February 1943	16.1 °C31 May 1943	22.1 °C	837 mm	47
1942	31.1 °C7 February 1942	14.3 °C27 July 1942	21.3 °C	1,069 mm	5
1941	31.6 °C27 March 1941	15.2 °C4 July 1941	21.7 °C	1,169 mm	16
1940	28.3 °C22 February 1940	15.0 °C4 January 1940	20.8 °C	1,545 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

27.8 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

48 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1188 mm

-313 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.3 °C	+1.9 °C	2 mm	-49 mm
Feb	30.8 °C	+2.4 °C	3 mm	-61 mm
Mar	29.2 °C	+1.3 °C	126 mm	-13 mm
Apr	27.5 °C	+0.6 °C	179 mm	+8 mm
May	27.9 °C	+1.2 °C	126 mm	-19 mm
Jun	28.4 °C	+1.8 °C	48 mm	-47 mm
Jul	27.1 °C	+0.8 °C	126 mm	+28 mm
Aug	26.0 °C	0.0 °C	174 mm	+39 mm
Sep	27.1 °C	+1.0 °C	87 mm	-48 mm
Oct	26.3 °C	+0.7 °C	173 mm	+6 mm
Nov	26.9 °C	+1.6 °C	80 mm	-118 mm
Dec	27.1 °C	+1.0 °C	65 mm	-40 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.3 °C

7 Mar 2025

Coldest day

16.0 °C

21 Sep 2025

Wettest day

39.6 mm

16 Apr 2025

Windiest day

16.6 km/h

14 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

41.4 km/h

18 Nov 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.8 °C

11 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

16.4 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kagadi?

Kagadi has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 1,501 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kagadi?

The hottest day measured in Kagadi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2015, reaching 35.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kagadi?

The coldest day measured in Kagadi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1961, at 13.4 °C.

Does it snow in Kagadi?

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

Has the climate of Kagadi warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Kagadi?

The wettest day measured in Kagadi between 1940 and 2025 was 6 December 1951, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kagadi?

The windiest day measured in Kagadi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1953, with winds reaching 23.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kagadi?

The warmest month in Kagadi is February (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is November (21.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Kagadi?

Kagadi receives on average 1,501 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 249 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kagadi?

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

Are there tropical nights in Kagadi?

Yes: Kagadi has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kagadi?

In Kagadi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.9 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was 12.2 °C on 3 January 1961.

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