Kiboga climate — normals and trends
Kiboga (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 1,203 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 July (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Kiboga averages 0 frost days, 49 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 216 rainy days per year.
Kiboga has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.34 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 30 March 2012) and the coldest 11.8 °C (on 8 July 1944).
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
KibogaCentral Region
- coords
- 0.92°, 31.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.8°C
Average daily high
27.5°C
Average daily low
17.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,203mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
49 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
216 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
30.6 °C
Average feels-like low
18.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
13 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
37.5 °C
30 March 2012
Coldest day
11.8 °C
8 July 1944
Wettest day
54 mm
27 November 2024
Windiest day
23.8 km/h
15 February 2012
Strongest gust
57.6 km/h
15 February 2012
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
29 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
9.8 °C
17 February 1958
Sunniest day
12.0 h
27 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 4 mm | -31 mm |
| Feb | 33.7 °C | +3.8 °C | 8 mm | -42 mm |
| Mar | 31.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 94 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 28.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 162 mm | +4 mm |
| May | 28.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 119 mm | -33 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 42 mm | -36 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 41 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 27.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 159 mm | +58 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 69 mm | -49 mm |
| Oct | 28.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 124 mm | -29 mm |
| Nov | 29.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 43 mm | -83 mm |
| Dec | 29.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 20 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kiboga?
Kiboga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.8 °C and it receives 1,203 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kiboga?
The hottest day measured in Kiboga between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2012, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kiboga?
The coldest day measured in Kiboga between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1944, at 11.8 °C.
Does it snow in Kiboga?
Almost never: Kiboga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kiboga warmed?
Yes: Kiboga warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kiboga?
The wettest day measured in Kiboga between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 2024, with 54 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kiboga?
The windiest day measured in Kiboga between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 2012, with winds reaching 23.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kiboga?
The warmest month in Kiboga is February (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kiboga?
Kiboga receives on average 1,203 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 216 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kiboga?
Kiboga gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kiboga?
Yes: Kiboga has on average 13 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kiboga?
In Kiboga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was 9.8 °C on 17 February 1958.
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