Kanungu climate — normals and trends
Kanungu (Uganda) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 3,555 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 (18.6 °C on average) and the coldest is November (17.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Kanungu averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 264 rainy days per year.
Kanungu has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.6 °C (on 20 February 2005) and the coldest 9.0 °C (on 31 July 1960).
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
KanunguWestern Region
- coords
- -0.96°, 29.79°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.2°C
Average daily high
23.4°C
Average daily low
14.1°C
Annual rainfall
3,555mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
8.9km/h
Seasonal range
0.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
264 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.8 °C
Average feels-like low
14.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
29.6 °C
20 February 2005
Coldest day
9.0 °C
31 July 1960
Wettest day
282 mm
1 October 1981
Windiest day
21.8 km/h
26 September 1953
Strongest gust
65.2 km/h
21 March 1962
Hottest feels-like
34.1 °C
28 January 1966
Coldest feels-like
7.0 °C
12 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.0 h
2 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 | 24.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 122 mm | -106 mm |
| Feb | 25.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 103 mm | -128 mm |
| Mar | 24.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 328 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 379 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 24.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 220 mm | -121 mm |
| Jun | 23.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 176 mm | +24 mm |
| Jul | 23.7 °C | +0.1 °C | 142 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 23.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 310 mm | +70 mm |
| Sep | 24.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 318 mm | -18 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 539 mm | +149 mm |
| Nov | 23.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 432 mm | +30 mm |
| Dec | 23.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 256 mm | -70 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kanungu?
Kanungu has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.2 °C and it receives 3,555 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kanungu?
The hottest day measured in Kanungu between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 2005, reaching 29.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kanungu?
The coldest day measured in Kanungu between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 9.0 °C.
Does it snow in Kanungu?
Almost never: Kanungu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kanungu warmed?
Yes: Kanungu warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kanungu?
The wettest day measured in Kanungu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1981, with 282 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kanungu?
The windiest day measured in Kanungu between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1953, with winds reaching 21.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kanungu?
The warmest month in Kanungu is February (18.6 °C on average); the coldest is November (17.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kanungu?
Kanungu receives on average 3,555 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 264 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kanungu?
Kanungu gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kanungu?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kanungu.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kanungu?
In Kanungu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.1 °C on 28 January 1966, and the lowest was 7.0 °C on 12 July 1944.
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