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
19402025 · 86 yrs
AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

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

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202534.6 °C27 February 202514.8 °C21 September 202522.4 °C996 mm400
202431.3 °C20 February 202416.1 °C9 December 202422.8 °C1,136 mm340
202332.9 °C13 February 202315.5 °C18 July 202322.3 °C1,255 mm320
202232.2 °C13 January 202214.8 °C7 June 202222.1 °C1,104 mm270
202131.0 °C13 March 202114.1 °C23 July 202121.9 °C960 mm90
202031.5 °C21 January 202014.8 °C27 July 202021.8 °C1,380 mm130
201932.8 °C14 February 201915.5 °C3 July 201921.9 °C1,402 mm350
201833.3 °C18 February 201814.3 °C7 July 201821.7 °C1,350 mm240
201733.2 °C25 January 201714.4 °C10 July 201722.1 °C1,166 mm340
201632.8 °C16 March 201614.6 °C20 August 201622.5 °C1,095 mm530
201534.5 °C9 March 201514.0 °C13 July 201522.0 °C1,169 mm540
201433.4 °C18 February 201414.2 °C5 July 201421.7 °C1,226 mm410
201332.1 °C28 February 201314.6 °C4 February 201321.4 °C1,213 mm190
201234.4 °C30 March 201213.9 °C4 July 201221.4 °C1,382 mm440
201132.4 °C11 February 201114.2 °C27 January 201121.2 °C1,285 mm160
201032.0 °C2 February 201014.5 °C17 July 201021.3 °C1,426 mm110
200932.1 °C12 January 200914.3 °C26 June 200921.5 °C1,202 mm190
200830.5 °C17 December 200812.9 °C9 July 200820.9 °C1,238 mm50
200731.6 °C8 March 200713.5 °C18 December 200721.2 °C1,235 mm100
200633.4 °C28 January 200613.2 °C5 September 200621.1 °C1,392 mm150
200534.5 °C25 February 200512.6 °C14 July 200521.5 °C1,373 mm220
200433.0 °C14 February 200413.5 °C6 July 200421.3 °C1,208 mm90
200332.3 °C7 March 200314.7 °C29 August 200321.2 °C1,146 mm200
200230.5 °C31 January 200213.8 °C9 July 200221.0 °C1,199 mm30
200130.2 °C3 March 200113.7 °C28 January 200120.6 °C1,352 mm10
200030.7 °C23 February 200013.1 °C6 August 200020.6 °C1,142 mm70
199931.4 °C26 February 199913.3 °C7 July 199920.4 °C1,398 mm110
199830.2 °C9 March 199814.4 °C23 June 199821.3 °C1,289 mm10
199731.4 °C6 March 199714.2 °C12 July 199721.2 °C1,433 mm120
199629.7 °C4 January 199613.8 °C28 July 199620.7 °C1,532 mm00
199530.0 °C21 January 199513.3 °C24 August 199521.0 °C1,418 mm10
199430.8 °C16 February 199413.5 °C5 August 199420.8 °C1,539 mm50
199329.1 °C20 February 199313.2 °C22 January 199320.8 °C1,423 mm00
199232.3 °C5 March 199213.2 °C22 July 199220.8 °C1,347 mm80
199129.9 °C20 February 199114.0 °C9 July 199120.7 °C1,589 mm00
199028.8 °C29 January 199013.2 °C30 July 199020.7 °C1,638 mm00
198930.3 °C25 January 198914.2 °C23 June 198920.6 °C1,502 mm40
198830.3 °C2 March 198813.7 °C6 July 198820.7 °C1,576 mm10
198730.5 °C30 December 198714.0 °C14 July 198721.0 °C1,573 mm10
198629.5 °C4 February 198613.5 °C27 August 198620.5 °C1,652 mm00
198531.6 °C16 March 198513.5 °C16 January 198520.3 °C1,656 mm50
198430.3 °C21 February 198414.0 °C11 July 198420.2 °C1,535 mm10
198331.9 °C13 February 198314.5 °C14 July 198321.0 °C1,409 mm70
198231.0 °C29 January 198213.6 °C11 July 198220.6 °C1,446 mm30
198130.8 °C23 February 198113.9 °C5 September 198120.7 °C1,569 mm30
198030.8 °C24 February 198013.1 °C22 July 198020.5 °C1,377 mm40
197929.8 °C7 January 197913.6 °C11 July 197920.5 °C1,588 mm00
197831.5 °C7 February 197813.2 °C20 July 197820.4 °C1,609 mm30
197729.8 °C25 February 197712.3 °C15 August 197720.5 °C1,699 mm00
197631.2 °C31 January 197612.4 °C25 July 197620.1 °C1,751 mm40
197531.4 °C22 February 197511.8 °C30 July 197520.1 °C1,779 mm30
197429.7 °C10 February 197413.2 °C30 July 197420.0 °C1,689 mm00
197330.2 °C9 March 197312.6 °C4 July 197320.4 °C1,536 mm30
197228.7 °C3 April 197213.5 °C31 July 197220.1 °C1,714 mm00
197130.1 °C26 February 197113.0 °C24 June 197119.9 °C1,681 mm20
197029.0 °C28 February 197012.8 °C26 July 197020.0 °C1,698 mm00
196928.9 °C6 April 196912.8 °C16 July 196920.2 °C1,522 mm00
196829.0 °C20 January 196812.7 °C20 July 196820.0 °C1,786 mm00
196731.0 °C20 February 196712.3 °C11 December 196720.1 °C1,796 mm60
196629.7 °C20 January 196612.3 °C24 December 196620.3 °C1,745 mm00
196531.4 °C14 February 196510.7 °C18 September 196520.2 °C1,699 mm20
196429.8 °C10 March 196413.1 °C31 December 196419.9 °C1,634 mm00
196328.5 °C24 March 196312.6 °C30 July 196319.8 °C1,922 mm00
196229.2 °C15 February 196212.9 °C9 July 196219.7 °C1,890 mm00
196131.7 °C21 January 196112.2 °C3 January 196120.3 °C1,890 mm60
196029.1 °C31 December 196012.8 °C28 January 196020.3 °C1,771 mm00
195931.3 °C5 February 195912.0 °C15 July 195920.7 °C1,846 mm80
195831.7 °C25 February 195812.3 °C17 February 195820.8 °C1,522 mm120
195729.9 °C15 February 195712.6 °C23 September 195720.5 °C1,634 mm00
195628.2 °C2 March 195613.1 °C18 June 195619.6 °C1,586 mm00
195527.4 °C14 February 195513.2 °C18 June 195519.7 °C1,517 mm00
195427.4 °C11 January 195412.1 °C2 July 195419.7 °C1,408 mm00
195327.7 °C30 September 195311.7 °C13 August 195319.6 °C2,020 mm00
195227.3 °C23 January 195213.7 °C19 July 195219.9 °C1,828 mm00
195127.6 °C26 January 195112.9 °C4 July 195119.8 °C1,890 mm00
195028.0 °C5 March 195013.0 °C30 July 195019.6 °C1,631 mm00
194928.7 °C23 August 194912.7 °C31 July 194919.9 °C1,415 mm00
194826.9 °C21 January 194813.2 °C16 July 194819.9 °C1,464 mm00
194727.2 °C4 January 194712.7 °C24 July 194719.8 °C1,642 mm00
194634.9 °C25 February 194614.1 °C20 July 194620.7 °C1,280 mm450
194530.7 °C23 February 194511.9 °C9 June 194520.4 °C1,013 mm40
194432.3 °C22 February 194412.1 °C12 July 194420.7 °C1,090 mm190
194331.4 °C9 February 194313.3 °C31 May 194320.5 °C1,032 mm80
194231.1 °C9 February 194212.0 °C27 July 194220.0 °C1,097 mm40
194130.9 °C27 March 194113.1 °C4 July 194120.2 °C1,373 mm50
194026.8 °C4 March 194013.2 °C29 December 194019.6 °C1,650 mm00

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?

Across the whole year

Average daily high
27.7 °C
+1.8 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
40 d/yr
+31
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
996 mm
-472 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan29.2 °C+2.3 °C21 mm-44 mm
Feb30.7 °C+3.3 °C27 mm-57 mm
Mar29.0 °C+2.3 °C103 mm-42 mm
Apr26.9 °C+1.3 °C144 mm-27 mm
May26.5 °C+1.3 °C152 mm+4 mm
Jun26.5 °C+1.3 °C48 mm-35 mm
Jul27.0 °C+1.7 °C51 mm-17 mm
Aug26.5 °C+0.9 °C117 mm-0 mm
Sep28.3 °C+2.4 °C64 mm-80 mm
Oct27.1 °C+1.4 °C128 mm-55 mm
Nov27.9 °C+2.5 °C53 mm-111 mm
Dec27.4 °C+1.6 °C88 mm-10 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
34.6 °C
27 Feb 2025
Coldest day
14.8 °C
21 Sep 2025
Wettest day
28.9 mm
7 May 2025
Windiest day
21.5 km/h
14 Jun 2025
Strongest gust
46.8 km/h
30 Jul 2025
Hottest feels-like
35.3 °C
6 Mar 2025
Coldest feels-like
15.5 °C
31 Jul 2025
Sunniest day
12.0 h
4 Jan 2025

What was the weather like that day?

Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.

Date

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.

Compare Kasanda with another city

Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.

Nearby cities

The climate around Kasanda

Other cities — Uganda