Kakumiro climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kakumiro?

Kakumiro has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,589 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kakumiro between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 34.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kakumiro?

The coldest day measured in Kakumiro between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1953, at 11.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kakumiro?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kakumiro warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Kakumiro?

The wettest day measured in Kakumiro between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1960, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kakumiro?

The windiest day measured in Kakumiro between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1953, with winds reaching 25.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kakumiro?

The warmest month in Kakumiro is February (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kakumiro?

Kakumiro receives on average 1,589 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 244 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kakumiro?

Kakumiro gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kakumiro (Uganda) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,589 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 (21.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Kakumiro averages 0 frost days, 12 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 244 rainy days per year.

Kakumiro has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 21 February 2005) and the coldest 11.0 °C (on 23 July 1953).

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

KakumiroWestern Region

coords: 0.78°, 31.32°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

20.7°C

Average daily high

26.1°C

Average daily low

16.5°C

Annual rainfall

1,589mm

Sunshine / day

10.5h

Mean relative humidity

81%

Average peak wind

10.8km/h

Seasonal range

1.7°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

12 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

244 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.9 °C

Average feels-like low

17.5 °C

Average peak gust

27.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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

34.8 °C

21 February 2005

Coldest day

11.0 °C

23 July 1953

Wettest day

50 mm

1 February 1960

Windiest day

25.1 km/h

20 July 1953

Strongest gust

51.5 km/h

31 July 2021

Hottest feels-like

36.9 °C

3 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

9.0 °C

17 February 1958

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.2 °C27 February 2025	14.2 °C21 September 2025	22.1 °C	1,106 mm	34
2024	31.5 °C3 June 2024	14.4 °C8 December 2024	22.6 °C	1,120 mm	26
2023	32.1 °C13 February 2023	14.9 °C14 January 2023	22.1 °C	1,388 mm	20
2022	33.1 °C5 March 2022	14.5 °C4 July 2022	21.8 °C	1,289 mm	26
2021	31.7 °C1 March 2021	12.9 °C25 August 2021	21.9 °C	1,025 mm	17
2020	31.1 °C16 February 2020	14.2 °C14 December 2020	21.7 °C	1,341 mm	11
2019	32.9 °C24 March 2019	14.6 °C5 August 2019	21.7 °C	1,535 mm	35
2018	33.5 °C8 February 2018	13.9 °C8 July 2018	21.7 °C	1,347 mm	25
2017	33.4 °C9 February 2017	14.6 °C13 December 2017	22.0 °C	1,153 mm	41
2016	34.0 °C29 March 2016	14.2 °C19 August 2016	22.4 °C	1,024 mm	55
2015	34.6 °C9 March 2015	14.5 °C10 January 2015	21.9 °C	1,250 mm	49
2014	33.0 °C3 March 2014	14.8 °C4 July 2014	21.7 °C	1,220 mm	47
2013	32.8 °C28 February 2013	14.4 °C4 February 2013	21.5 °C	1,225 mm	28
2012	34.2 °C15 March 2012	13.4 °C22 August 2012	21.4 °C	1,496 mm	49
2011	33.0 °C26 February 2011	13.8 °C10 January 2011	21.2 °C	1,452 mm	26
2010	32.9 °C2 February 2010	14.6 °C7 February 2010	21.3 °C	1,561 mm	16
2009	31.9 °C21 March 2009	14.1 °C11 January 2009	21.6 °C	1,170 mm	27
2008	30.9 °C23 December 2008	12.7 °C9 July 2008	20.8 °C	1,267 mm	6
2007	32.3 °C8 March 2007	13.0 °C24 August 2007	21.0 °C	1,451 mm	10
2006	32.9 °C27 January 2006	13.5 °C5 September 2006	21.1 °C	1,408 mm	28
2005	34.8 °C21 February 2005	13.3 °C14 July 2005	21.6 °C	1,301 mm	30
2004	32.5 °C13 February 2004	13.4 °C7 July 2004	21.3 °C	1,227 mm	17
2003	32.9 °C8 March 2003	13.7 °C18 December 2003	21.2 °C	1,235 mm	23
2002	31.4 °C23 February 2002	14.2 °C22 September 2002	21.0 °C	1,237 mm	16
2001	31.8 °C3 March 2001	13.9 °C15 June 2001	20.6 °C	1,246 mm	8
2000	31.1 °C21 February 2000	12.4 °C27 January 2000	20.5 °C	1,231 mm	7
1999	32.5 °C26 February 1999	13.1 °C7 July 1999	20.5 °C	1,498 mm	22
1998	31.2 °C25 February 1998	14.7 °C4 December 1998	21.3 °C	1,266 mm	6
1997	32.1 °C13 March 1997	14.2 °C12 June 1997	21.1 °C	1,554 mm	16
1996	29.4 °C11 February 1996	14.1 °C8 August 1996	20.6 °C	1,624 mm	0
1995	30.4 °C3 February 1995	14.0 °C20 July 1995	21.0 °C	1,515 mm	1
1994	31.2 °C18 February 1994	12.9 °C1 September 1994	20.8 °C	1,641 mm	9
1993	29.9 °C14 March 1993	14.1 °C1 July 1993	20.8 °C	1,454 mm	0
1992	32.4 °C15 March 1992	13.9 °C22 July 1992	20.9 °C	1,523 mm	19
1991	29.9 °C20 February 1991	14.0 °C9 July 1991	20.7 °C	1,729 mm	0
1990	29.7 °C29 January 1990	13.8 °C9 January 1990	20.8 °C	1,663 mm	0
1989	32.0 °C3 March 1989	13.3 °C23 January 1989	20.7 °C	1,466 mm	8
1988	30.9 °C1 March 1988	13.8 °C1 September 1988	20.8 °C	1,556 mm	2
1987	31.1 °C30 December 1987	13.5 °C7 August 1987	21.0 °C	1,593 mm	2
1986	30.2 °C24 February 1986	13.2 °C5 August 1986	20.4 °C	1,749 mm	1
1985	32.8 °C16 March 1985	12.6 °C17 August 1985	20.3 °C	1,749 mm	12
1984	32.2 °C21 February 1984	13.7 °C21 December 1984	20.4 °C	1,472 mm	8
1983	32.2 °C15 February 1983	14.0 °C27 January 1983	21.0 °C	1,622 mm	14
1982	31.4 °C21 February 1982	13.0 °C2 July 1982	20.6 °C	1,432 mm	8
1981	32.2 °C1 March 1981	13.4 °C12 January 1981	20.7 °C	1,858 mm	14
1980	32.6 °C24 February 1980	13.3 °C4 June 1980	20.7 °C	1,413 mm	11
1979	29.2 °C1 March 1979	12.8 °C23 July 1979	20.5 °C	1,750 mm	0
1978	32.2 °C7 February 1978	12.0 °C20 July 1978	20.5 °C	1,741 mm	8
1977	29.7 °C16 February 1977	11.7 °C15 August 1977	20.5 °C	1,795 mm	0
1976	31.5 °C31 January 1976	12.3 °C16 January 1976	20.0 °C	2,085 mm	7
1975	31.9 °C22 February 1975	11.3 °C30 July 1975	20.1 °C	2,027 mm	6
1974	31.5 °C16 March 1974	13.6 °C24 January 1974	20.0 °C	1,880 mm	9
1973	31.3 °C2 February 1973	13.0 °C1 July 1973	20.5 °C	1,595 mm	8
1972	29.5 °C16 January 1972	12.9 °C31 July 1972	20.2 °C	2,037 mm	0
1971	32.5 °C6 March 1971	12.4 °C24 June 1971	19.9 °C	1,898 mm	11
1970	29.4 °C28 February 1970	12.8 °C26 July 1970	20.0 °C	1,847 mm	0
1969	29.2 °C6 April 1969	11.6 °C12 August 1969	20.3 °C	1,572 mm	0
1968	29.4 °C21 January 1968	12.5 °C15 January 1968	20.0 °C	1,842 mm	0
1967	31.1 °C1 February 1967	12.4 °C10 December 1967	20.1 °C	1,911 mm	14
1966	29.5 °C20 January 1966	11.9 °C1 July 1966	20.3 °C	1,870 mm	0
1965	31.5 °C14 February 1965	12.1 °C14 June 1965	20.1 °C	1,834 mm	2
1964	29.2 °C8 March 1964	13.0 °C23 January 1964	19.8 °C	1,932 mm	0
1963	28.5 °C24 March 1963	12.2 °C30 July 1963	19.6 °C	2,198 mm	0
1962	29.5 °C15 February 1962	12.3 °C9 July 1962	19.5 °C	2,222 mm	0
1961	31.8 °C16 January 1961	12.1 °C16 July 1961	20.2 °C	2,056 mm	12
1960	28.9 °C4 January 1960	12.8 °C16 June 1960	20.2 °C	1,941 mm	0
1959	31.7 °C13 March 1959	11.2 °C14 July 1959	20.5 °C	1,957 mm	7
1958	31.9 °C26 February 1958	12.2 °C17 February 1958	20.8 °C	1,692 mm	15
1957	30.0 °C4 October 1957	11.9 °C6 September 1957	20.4 °C	1,699 mm	1
1956	28.2 °C11 March 1956	12.4 °C18 June 1956	19.6 °C	1,805 mm	0
1955	27.5 °C14 February 1955	12.7 °C18 June 1955	19.6 °C	1,902 mm	0
1954	28.6 °C8 February 1954	12.9 °C10 August 1954	19.6 °C	1,638 mm	0
1953	27.4 °C30 September 1953	11.0 °C23 July 1953	19.5 °C	2,485 mm	0
1952	28.0 °C22 February 1952	13.5 °C2 July 1952	19.8 °C	2,136 mm	0
1951	28.1 °C1 March 1951	11.5 °C5 July 1951	19.7 °C	2,257 mm	0
1950	28.6 °C5 March 1950	13.0 °C11 August 1950	19.5 °C	1,984 mm	0
1949	28.6 °C1 August 1949	13.4 °C11 February 1949	19.8 °C	1,816 mm	0
1948	27.4 °C20 July 1948	12.9 °C3 January 1948	19.8 °C	1,881 mm	0
1947	27.6 °C9 March 1947	12.9 °C15 September 1947	19.7 °C	1,809 mm	0
1946	33.8 °C13 February 1946	12.9 °C15 July 1946	20.5 °C	1,531 mm	54
1945	31.2 °C22 February 1945	11.7 °C9 June 1945	20.3 °C	1,062 mm	3
1944	31.9 °C14 February 1944	11.3 °C7 July 1944	20.7 °C	1,116 mm	21
1943	31.8 °C9 February 1943	13.2 °C10 June 1943	20.8 °C	1,056 mm	25
1942	31.6 °C7 February 1942	12.5 °C27 July 1942	20.2 °C	1,056 mm	9
1941	31.9 °C7 February 1941	12.4 °C4 July 1941	20.4 °C	1,289 mm	16
1940	27.7 °C22 January 1940	12.9 °C4 January 1940	19.6 °C	1,789 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

27.4 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

34 d/yr

+22

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1106 mm

-483 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.2 °C	+2.2 °C	3 mm	-49 mm
Feb	30.8 °C	+2.9 °C	15 mm	-57 mm
Mar	28.8 °C	+1.6 °C	108 mm	-34 mm
Apr	26.7 °C	+0.6 °C	219 mm	+41 mm
May	26.5 °C	+0.9 °C	121 mm	-29 mm
Jun	26.7 °C	+1.0 °C	33 mm	-51 mm
Jul	27.0 °C	+1.3 °C	51 mm	-25 mm
Aug	26.2 °C	+0.5 °C	122 mm	-16 mm
Sep	27.7 °C	+1.8 °C	88 mm	-88 mm
Oct	26.1 °C	+0.6 °C	200 mm	-27 mm
Nov	26.9 °C	+1.7 °C	78 mm	-121 mm
Dec	26.9 °C	+1.1 °C	70 mm	-27 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.2 °C

27 Feb 2025

Coldest day

14.2 °C

21 Sep 2025

Wettest day

39.2 mm

7 May 2025

Windiest day

21.1 km/h

29 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

42.8 km/h

29 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.5 °C

6 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

14.2 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kakumiro?

Kakumiro has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,589 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kakumiro?

The hottest day measured in Kakumiro between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 34.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kakumiro?

The coldest day measured in Kakumiro between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1953, at 11.0 °C.

Does it snow in Kakumiro?

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

Has the climate of Kakumiro warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Kakumiro?

The wettest day measured in Kakumiro between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 1960, with 50 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kakumiro?

The windiest day measured in Kakumiro between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1953, with winds reaching 25.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kakumiro?

The warmest month in Kakumiro is February (21.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Kakumiro?

Kakumiro receives on average 1,589 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 244 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kakumiro?

Kakumiro gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kakumiro?

Yes: Kakumiro has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kakumiro?

In Kakumiro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.9 °C on 3 March 2024, and the lowest was 9.0 °C on 17 February 1958.

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