Kamuli climate — normals and trends
Kamuli (Uganda) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 2,089 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 (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kamuli averages 0 frost days, 40 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 281 rainy days per year.
Kamuli has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 12.6 °C (on 13 August 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
KamuliEastern Region
- coords
- 0.95°, 33.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.9°C
Average daily high
27.4°C
Average daily low
18.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,089mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
8.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
40 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
281 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.5 °C
Average feels-like low
20.0 °C
Average peak gust
24.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
13 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
36.7 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
12.6 °C
13 August 1953
Wettest day
83 mm
7 December 1968
Windiest day
18.9 km/h
15 February 2012
Strongest gust
47.2 km/h
16 February 2004
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
11.9 °C
6 February 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
21 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 15 mm | -56 mm |
| Feb | 33.3 °C | +3.8 °C | 19 mm | -71 mm |
| Mar | 30.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 143 mm | -38 mm |
| Apr | 28.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 196 mm | -44 mm |
| May | 28.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 187 mm | -55 mm |
| Jun | 27.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 111 mm | -49 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 106 mm | -47 mm |
| Aug | 27.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 171 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 127 mm | -68 mm |
| Oct | 27.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 200 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 28.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 75 mm | -146 mm |
| Dec | 29.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 60 mm | -63 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kamuli?
Kamuli has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 2,089 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kamuli?
The hottest day measured in Kamuli between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kamuli?
The coldest day measured in Kamuli between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1953, at 12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kamuli?
Almost never: Kamuli sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kamuli warmed?
Yes: Kamuli warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kamuli?
The wettest day measured in Kamuli between 1940 and 2025 was 7 December 1968, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kamuli?
The windiest day measured in Kamuli between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 2012, with winds reaching 18.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kamuli?
The warmest month in Kamuli is February (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kamuli?
Kamuli receives on average 2,089 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 281 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kamuli?
Kamuli gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kamuli?
Yes: Kamuli has on average 13 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kamuli?
In Kamuli, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 11.9 °C on 6 February 1957.
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