Katabi climate — normals and trends
Katabi (Uganda) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 1,934 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 (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (22.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Katabi averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 282 rainy days per year.
Katabi has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.6 °C (on 23 February 2005) and the coldest 17.8 °C (on 17 November 1940).
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
KatabiCentral Region
- coords
- 0.08°, 32.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.6°C
Average daily high
24.1°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,934mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
282 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.3 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
26.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
296 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
23 February 2005
Coldest day
17.8 °C
17 November 1940
Wettest day
107 mm
10 April 1960
Windiest day
37.9 km/h
26 July 2021
Strongest gust
54.4 km/h
9 August 1954
Hottest feels-like
33.8 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
16.9 °C
4 February 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
17 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 | 25.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 73 mm | -73 mm |
| Feb | 26.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 32 mm | -122 mm |
| Mar | 26.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 176 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 24.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 172 mm | -82 mm |
| May | 24.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 172 mm | -51 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 104 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 24.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 64 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 24.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 99 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 24.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 47 mm | -62 mm |
| Oct | 24.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 103 mm | -41 mm |
| Nov | 25.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 70 mm | -136 mm |
| Dec | 25.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 118 mm | -66 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Katabi?
Katabi has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 1,934 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Katabi?
The hottest day measured in Katabi between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 29.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Katabi?
The coldest day measured in Katabi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 November 1940, at 17.8 °C.
Does it snow in Katabi?
Almost never: Katabi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Katabi warmed?
Yes: Katabi warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Katabi?
The wettest day measured in Katabi between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1960, with 107 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Katabi?
The windiest day measured in Katabi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 July 2021, with winds reaching 37.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Katabi?
The warmest month in Katabi is February (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (22.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Katabi?
Katabi receives on average 1,934 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 282 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Katabi?
Katabi gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Katabi?
Yes: Katabi has on average 296 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Katabi?
In Katabi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.8 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 16.9 °C on 4 February 1957.
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