Kireka climate — normals and trends
Kireka (Uganda) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 2,068 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 (22.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Kireka averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 310 rainy days per year.
Kireka has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.2 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 15.9 °C (on 25 July 1947).
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
KirekaCentral Region
- coords
- 0.35°, 32.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.9°C
Average daily high
24.2°C
Average daily low
19.7°C
Annual rainfall
2,068mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
310 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.4 °C
Average feels-like low
21.4 °C
Average peak gust
23.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
141 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
30.2 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
15.9 °C
25 July 1947
Wettest day
92 mm
24 March 2024
Windiest day
27.9 km/h
10 June 1943
Strongest gust
45.4 km/h
20 July 1986
Hottest feels-like
35.8 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
15.1 °C
30 January 1971
Sunniest day
12.0 h
17 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 101 mm | -36 mm |
| Feb | 27.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 55 mm | -90 mm |
| Mar | 26.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 201 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 24.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 168 mm | -80 mm |
| May | 24.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 223 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 125 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 24.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 126 mm | +6 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 139 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 25.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 116 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 25.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 147 mm | -26 mm |
| Nov | 25.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 85 mm | -121 mm |
| Dec | 25.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 133 mm | -37 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kireka?
Kireka has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.9 °C and it receives 2,068 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kireka?
The hottest day measured in Kireka between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 30.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kireka?
The coldest day measured in Kireka between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1947, at 15.9 °C.
Does it snow in Kireka?
Almost never: Kireka sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kireka warmed?
Yes: Kireka warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kireka?
The wettest day measured in Kireka between 1940 and 2025 was 24 March 2024, with 92 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kireka?
The windiest day measured in Kireka between 1940 and 2025 was 10 June 1943, with winds reaching 27.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kireka?
The warmest month in Kireka is February (22.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kireka?
Kireka receives on average 2,068 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 310 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kireka?
Kireka gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kireka?
Yes: Kireka has on average 141 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kireka?
In Kireka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.8 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 15.1 °C on 30 January 1971.
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