Katoke climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Katoke?

Katoke has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 1,449 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Katoke?

The hottest day measured in Katoke between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2015, reaching 34.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Katoke?

The coldest day measured in Katoke between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1961, at 11.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Katoke?

Almost never: Katoke sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Katoke warmed?

Yes: Katoke warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Katoke?

The wettest day measured in Katoke between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 1953, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Katoke?

The windiest day measured in Katoke between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1953, with winds reaching 26.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Katoke?

The warmest month in Katoke is February (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is November (20.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Katoke?

Katoke receives on average 1,449 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 240 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Katoke?

Katoke gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Katoke (Uganda) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 1,449 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 (22.0 °C on average) and the coldest is November (20.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Katoke averages 0 frost days, 11 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 240 rainy days per year.

Katoke 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 34.8 °C (on 9 March 2015) and the coldest 11.3 °C (on 3 January 1961).

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

KatokeWestern Region

coords: 0.76°, 30.68°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthNovemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

20.8°C

Average daily high

26.0°C

Average daily low

16.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,449mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

10.5km/h

Seasonal range

1.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

11 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

240 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.6 °C

Average feels-like low

17.8 °C

Average peak gust

29.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

2 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.2 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

34.8 °C

9 March 2015

Coldest day

11.3 °C

3 January 1961

Wettest day

47 mm

29 November 1953

Windiest day

26.2 km/h

20 July 1953

Strongest gust

55.4 km/h

22 April 2009

Hottest feels-like

36.9 °C

28 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

9.7 °C

3 January 1961

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.3 °C1 March 2025	13.7 °C21 September 2025	22.2 °C	1,152 mm	35
2024	32.0 °C19 March 2024	14.6 °C2 July 2024	22.6 °C	1,150 mm	33
2023	32.0 °C13 February 2023	14.9 °C17 July 2023	22.2 °C	1,359 mm	21
2022	32.5 °C5 March 2022	14.7 °C4 July 2022	21.9 °C	1,286 mm	17
2021	32.2 °C1 March 2021	13.5 °C25 August 2021	22.1 °C	1,043 mm	23
2020	31.8 °C9 February 2020	14.4 °C14 December 2020	21.9 °C	1,420 mm	13
2019	32.6 °C24 March 2019	14.7 °C21 December 2019	22.0 °C	1,372 mm	40
2018	32.9 °C10 February 2018	14.8 °C8 July 2018	21.9 °C	1,148 mm	26
2017	32.5 °C9 February 2017	15.3 °C4 August 2017	22.1 °C	1,168 mm	39
2016	33.4 °C17 February 2016	13.7 °C19 August 2016	22.4 °C	1,127 mm	49
2015	34.8 °C9 March 2015	13.9 °C13 July 2015	22.1 °C	1,208 mm	48
2014	31.7 °C30 January 2014	14.3 °C10 September 2014	21.8 °C	1,145 mm	41
2013	33.3 °C24 February 2013	14.6 °C27 August 2013	21.6 °C	1,136 mm	23
2012	33.7 °C5 February 2012	14.1 °C29 January 2012	21.4 °C	1,355 mm	43
2011	32.6 °C28 February 2011	14.7 °C10 January 2011	21.3 °C	1,372 mm	29
2010	31.8 °C2 February 2010	14.5 °C17 July 2010	21.5 °C	1,413 mm	14
2009	31.8 °C10 March 2009	13.9 °C21 July 2009	21.6 °C	1,175 mm	18
2008	30.6 °C3 March 2008	13.3 °C9 July 2008	21.0 °C	1,115 mm	4
2007	32.4 °C7 March 2007	13.5 °C18 December 2007	21.2 °C	1,290 mm	12
2006	32.7 °C10 February 2006	13.7 °C6 September 2006	21.3 °C	1,304 mm	17
2005	34.5 °C20 February 2005	13.3 °C14 July 2005	21.7 °C	1,112 mm	29
2004	32.8 °C25 March 2004	13.8 °C5 July 2004	21.5 °C	1,144 mm	16
2003	33.1 °C20 February 2003	14.5 °C13 July 2003	21.4 °C	1,129 mm	23
2002	32.1 °C26 February 2002	14.7 °C9 July 2002	21.3 °C	1,133 mm	15
2001	32.6 °C3 March 2001	14.1 °C25 June 2001	20.8 °C	1,256 mm	11
2000	30.6 °C24 February 2000	13.2 °C27 January 2000	20.7 °C	1,001 mm	5
1999	31.9 °C19 February 1999	13.9 °C15 July 1999	20.7 °C	1,347 mm	15
1998	31.7 °C15 March 1998	15.1 °C7 September 1998	21.5 °C	1,205 mm	13
1997	31.0 °C7 March 1997	14.5 °C8 February 1997	21.2 °C	1,298 mm	6
1996	29.3 °C11 February 1996	14.0 °C24 June 1996	20.8 °C	1,379 mm	0
1995	30.4 °C3 February 1995	14.0 °C22 July 1995	21.2 °C	1,307 mm	1
1994	30.8 °C20 February 1994	13.2 °C1 September 1994	21.0 °C	1,386 mm	7
1993	30.0 °C16 March 1993	14.4 °C7 September 1993	20.9 °C	1,208 mm	1
1992	32.7 °C15 March 1992	14.1 °C19 July 1992	21.0 °C	1,336 mm	12
1991	29.8 °C22 January 1991	14.2 °C9 July 1991	20.8 °C	1,580 mm	0
1990	30.8 °C29 January 1990	13.9 °C1 October 1990	21.0 °C	1,503 mm	1
1989	32.0 °C3 March 1989	14.4 °C15 September 1989	20.9 °C	1,355 mm	5
1988	31.0 °C2 March 1988	14.3 °C21 June 1988	21.0 °C	1,648 mm	5
1987	31.4 °C30 December 1987	14.3 °C6 August 1987	21.4 °C	1,347 mm	5
1986	31.8 °C24 February 1986	14.0 °C5 August 1986	20.7 °C	1,556 mm	2
1985	31.8 °C13 March 1985	13.5 °C8 July 1985	20.5 °C	1,533 mm	8
1984	32.2 °C16 February 1984	14.2 °C26 January 1984	20.6 °C	1,356 mm	6
1983	31.7 °C26 February 1983	14.2 °C5 December 1983	21.1 °C	1,479 mm	16
1982	33.0 °C21 February 1982	14.1 °C3 July 1982	20.9 °C	1,292 mm	8
1981	31.5 °C1 March 1981	14.0 °C15 June 1981	20.7 °C	1,558 mm	13
1980	31.6 °C24 February 1980	13.9 °C23 January 1980	20.9 °C	1,298 mm	12
1979	29.7 °C7 March 1979	14.7 °C12 July 1979	20.7 °C	1,535 mm	0
1978	31.4 °C5 February 1978	13.0 °C18 July 1978	20.5 °C	1,729 mm	7
1977	30.1 °C16 February 1977	12.9 °C14 July 1977	20.6 °C	1,628 mm	2
1976	31.3 °C30 January 1976	12.8 °C25 June 1976	20.2 °C	1,825 mm	6
1975	32.6 °C22 February 1975	12.8 °C30 July 1975	20.3 °C	1,827 mm	9
1974	31.8 °C11 February 1974	13.6 °C11 January 1974	20.2 °C	1,674 mm	13
1973	31.8 °C2 February 1973	13.4 °C25 October 1973	20.7 °C	1,574 mm	16
1972	30.8 °C31 March 1972	12.9 °C29 June 1972	20.2 °C	1,918 mm	1
1971	33.1 °C6 March 1971	13.6 °C24 June 1971	20.1 °C	1,810 mm	13
1970	29.6 °C15 February 1970	13.8 °C15 September 1970	20.3 °C	1,657 mm	0
1969	29.1 °C5 May 1969	12.9 °C31 January 1969	20.6 °C	1,433 mm	0
1968	29.7 °C8 February 1968	13.3 °C15 January 1968	20.2 °C	1,617 mm	0
1967	29.9 °C2 March 1967	12.2 °C12 December 1967	20.1 °C	1,680 mm	0
1966	28.4 °C2 July 1966	13.2 °C24 December 1966	20.5 °C	1,518 mm	0
1965	29.4 °C24 February 1965	11.4 °C18 September 1965	20.2 °C	1,440 mm	0
1964	29.0 °C31 January 1964	12.6 °C30 November 1964	19.8 °C	1,679 mm	0
1963	28.1 °C24 March 1963	12.7 °C5 August 1963	19.6 °C	1,964 mm	0
1962	29.1 °C5 February 1962	13.6 °C10 July 1962	19.5 °C	2,037 mm	0
1961	31.9 °C11 March 1961	11.3 °C3 January 1961	20.2 °C	1,843 mm	6
1960	29.4 °C12 August 1960	12.6 °C30 January 1960	20.2 °C	1,669 mm	0
1959	31.9 °C16 March 1959	11.8 °C14 July 1959	20.5 °C	1,635 mm	7
1958	31.2 °C4 March 1958	12.6 °C2 October 1958	20.9 °C	1,611 mm	8
1957	30.0 °C18 February 1957	12.8 °C6 September 1957	20.6 °C	1,373 mm	1
1956	28.9 °C1 March 1956	12.5 °C20 January 1956	19.8 °C	1,621 mm	0
1955	27.8 °C21 February 1955	14.1 °C18 June 1955	19.7 °C	1,607 mm	0
1954	28.3 °C8 February 1954	12.9 °C26 June 1954	19.7 °C	1,687 mm	0
1953	27.1 °C15 March 1953	11.4 °C23 July 1953	19.5 °C	2,519 mm	0
1952	27.4 °C29 July 1952	14.3 °C30 June 1952	19.9 °C	2,016 mm	0
1951	28.1 °C1 March 1951	12.3 °C6 July 1951	19.7 °C	1,970 mm	0
1950	29.4 °C5 March 1950	12.4 °C18 July 1950	19.6 °C	1,814 mm	0
1949	28.0 °C17 August 1949	12.8 °C28 July 1949	19.8 °C	1,726 mm	0
1948	27.6 °C14 January 1948	13.7 °C2 January 1948	19.9 °C	1,706 mm	0
1947	28.7 °C19 September 1947	13.6 °C23 July 1947	20.0 °C	1,723 mm	0
1946	33.3 °C13 February 1946	12.9 °C15 July 1946	20.5 °C	1,440 mm	46
1945	30.9 °C22 February 1945	13.3 °C9 June 1945	20.4 °C	932 mm	2
1944	31.5 °C1 March 1944	11.9 °C8 July 1944	20.8 °C	1,007 mm	19
1943	31.9 °C17 February 1943	13.9 °C27 July 1943	20.7 °C	1,034 mm	14
1942	31.7 °C7 February 1942	12.3 °C27 July 1942	20.4 °C	979 mm	7
1941	31.0 °C7 February 1941	13.5 °C10 December 1941	20.7 °C	1,078 mm	12
1940	28.6 °C23 February 1940	13.3 °C29 December 1940	19.8 °C	1,566 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

27.2 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

35 d/yr

+24

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1152 mm

-297 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.9 °C	+2.1 °C	5 mm	-40 mm
Feb	30.6 °C	+2.9 °C	5 mm	-58 mm
Mar	28.7 °C	+1.6 °C	115 mm	-12 mm
Apr	26.6 °C	+0.4 °C	179 mm	+17 mm
May	26.9 °C	+1.0 °C	116 mm	-27 mm
Jun	27.5 °C	+1.4 °C	53 mm	-29 mm
Jul	27.0 °C	+1.1 °C	91 mm	+7 mm
Aug	25.6 °C	0.0 °C	160 mm	+20 mm
Sep	27.0 °C	+1.5 °C	113 mm	-43 mm
Oct	25.6 °C	+0.5 °C	185 mm	+8 mm
Nov	26.4 °C	+1.7 °C	73 mm	-107 mm
Dec	26.4 °C	+1.0 °C	57 mm	-32 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.3 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest day

13.7 °C

21 Sep 2025

Wettest day

33.1 mm

9 Aug 2025

Windiest day

20.6 km/h

17 May 2025

Strongest gust

43.9 km/h

17 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.4 °C

6 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.7 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Katoke?

Katoke has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.8 °C and it receives 1,449 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Katoke?

The hottest day measured in Katoke between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2015, reaching 34.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Katoke?

The coldest day measured in Katoke between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1961, at 11.3 °C.

Does it snow in Katoke?

Almost never: Katoke sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Katoke warmed?

Yes: Katoke warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Katoke?

The wettest day measured in Katoke between 1940 and 2025 was 29 November 1953, with 47 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Katoke?

The windiest day measured in Katoke between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1953, with winds reaching 26.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Katoke?

The warmest month in Katoke is February (22.0 °C on average); the coldest is November (20.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Katoke?

Katoke receives on average 1,449 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 240 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Katoke?

Katoke gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Katoke?

Yes: Katoke has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Katoke?

In Katoke, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.9 °C on 28 March 2016, and the lowest was 9.7 °C on 3 January 1961.

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