Kasanda climate — normals and trends
Kasanda (Uganda) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,468 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Kasanda averages 0 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 264 rainy days per year.
Kasanda 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 34.9 °C (on 25 February 1946) and the coldest 10.7 °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
KasandaCentral Region
- coords
- 0.56°, 31.80°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.7°C
Average daily high
25.9°C
Average daily low
16.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,468mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
264 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.0 °C
Average feels-like low
18.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 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 = 0.73 · 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
34.9 °C
25 February 1946
Coldest day
10.7 °C
18 September 1965
Wettest day
39 mm
27 November 2024
Windiest day
25.2 km/h
1 August 2001
Strongest gust
54.0 km/h
23 July 1945
Hottest feels-like
36.6 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
9.6 °C
18 September 1965
Sunniest day
12.0 h
15 March 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 | 29.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 21 mm | -44 mm |
| Feb | 30.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 27 mm | -57 mm |
| Mar | 29.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 103 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 26.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 144 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 26.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 152 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 48 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 27.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 51 mm | -17 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 117 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 64 mm | -80 mm |
| Oct | 27.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 128 mm | -55 mm |
| Nov | 27.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 53 mm | -111 mm |
| Dec | 27.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 88 mm | -10 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kasanda?
Kasanda has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,468 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kasanda?
The hottest day measured in Kasanda between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1946, reaching 34.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kasanda?
The coldest day measured in Kasanda between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1965, at 10.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kasanda?
Almost never: Kasanda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kasanda warmed?
Yes: Kasanda warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kasanda?
The wettest day measured in Kasanda between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 2024, with 39 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kasanda?
The windiest day measured in Kasanda between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2001, with winds reaching 25.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kasanda?
The warmest month in Kasanda is February (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Kasanda?
Kasanda receives on average 1,468 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 264 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kasanda?
Kasanda gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kasanda?
Yes: Kasanda has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kasanda?
In Kasanda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.6 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 9.6 °C on 18 September 1965.
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