Kitgum climate — normals and trends
Kitgum (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,150 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 (26.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Kitgum averages 0 frost days, 192 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 172 rainy days per year.
Kitgum 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 39.4 °C (on 25 March 2004) and the coldest 14.2 °C (on 11 January 2015).
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
KitgumNorthern Region
- coords
- 3.28°, 32.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.3°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,150mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
10.6km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
192 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
172 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.0 °C
Average feels-like low
21.1 °C
Average peak gust
28.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
128 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
39.4 °C
25 March 2004
Coldest day
14.2 °C
11 January 2015
Wettest day
101 mm
1 September 1971
Windiest day
27.8 km/h
28 February 1979
Strongest gust
61.6 km/h
18 February 1999
Hottest feels-like
41.6 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
12.5 °C
11 January 2015
Sunniest day
12.0 h
4 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 36.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 34.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 38 mm | -35 mm |
| Apr | 32.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 97 mm | -39 mm |
| May | 30.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 150 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 30.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 21 mm | -114 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 165 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 196 mm | +45 mm |
| Sep | 30.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 105 mm | +1 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | -0.2 °C | 179 mm | +74 mm |
| Nov | 31.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 16 mm | -52 mm |
| Dec | 32.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | -16 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kitgum?
Kitgum has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.3 °C and it receives 1,150 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kitgum?
The hottest day measured in Kitgum between 1940 and 2025 was 25 March 2004, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kitgum?
The coldest day measured in Kitgum between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2015, at 14.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kitgum?
Almost never: Kitgum sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kitgum warmed?
Yes: Kitgum warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kitgum?
The wettest day measured in Kitgum between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1971, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kitgum?
The windiest day measured in Kitgum between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1979, with winds reaching 27.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kitgum?
The warmest month in Kitgum is February (26.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kitgum?
Kitgum receives on average 1,150 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 172 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kitgum?
Kitgum gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kitgum?
Yes: Kitgum has on average 128 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kitgum?
In Kitgum, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.6 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 12.5 °C on 11 January 2015.
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