Koboko climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Koboko?

Koboko has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,532 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Koboko between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 37.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Koboko?

The coldest day measured in Koboko between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1957, at 14.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Koboko?

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

Q: Has the climate of Koboko warmed?

Yes: Koboko warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Koboko?

The wettest day measured in Koboko between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 2013, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Koboko?

The windiest day measured in Koboko between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1965, with winds reaching 26.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Koboko?

The warmest month in Koboko is February (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (21.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Koboko?

Koboko receives on average 1,532 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 194 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Koboko?

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

Koboko (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,532 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 (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Koboko averages 0 frost days, 79 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 194 rainy days per year.

Koboko has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.3 °C (on 21 February 2005) and the coldest 14.1 °C (on 6 February 1957).

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

KobokoNorthern Region

coords: 3.41°, 30.96°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthAugustWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

23.1°C

Average daily high

28.1°C

Average daily low

19.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,532mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

11.5km/h

Seasonal range

4.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

79 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

194 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

30.6 °C

Average feels-like low

20.4 °C

Average peak gust

30.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

95 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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

37.3 °C

21 February 2005

Coldest day

14.1 °C

6 February 1957

Wettest day

68 mm

30 January 2013

Windiest day

26.6 km/h

19 February 1965

Strongest gust

66.2 km/h

28 February 1969

Hottest feels-like

39.5 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

10.4 °C

5 February 1957

Sunniest day

12.0 h

26 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.9 °C6 March 2025	16.0 °C23 November 2025	24.1 °C	1,254 mm	140
2024	35.5 °C22 March 2024	17.9 °C13 August 2024	24.4 °C	1,289 mm	124
2023	34.9 °C7 March 2023	18.0 °C6 November 2023	24.1 °C	1,321 mm	94
2022	34.7 °C6 March 2022	17.0 °C21 August 2022	23.7 °C	1,235 mm	95
2021	35.0 °C1 March 2021	17.2 °C26 September 2021	24.1 °C	1,152 mm	120
2020	35.8 °C4 March 2020	17.4 °C20 July 2020	23.7 °C	1,583 mm	99
2019	37.2 °C23 March 2019	17.0 °C27 August 2019	24.0 °C	1,443 mm	109
2018	36.0 °C8 February 2018	17.0 °C24 June 2018	23.9 °C	1,034 mm	94
2017	35.5 °C10 February 2017	17.1 °C21 July 2017	24.3 °C	1,302 mm	145
2016	36.1 °C29 February 2016	17.3 °C25 July 2016	24.4 °C	1,077 mm	137
2015	36.7 °C10 March 2015	15.6 °C11 January 2015	24.2 °C	1,206 mm	105
2014	35.4 °C1 March 2014	16.6 °C6 August 2014	24.0 °C	1,236 mm	120
2013	35.0 °C24 January 2013	17.1 °C3 September 2013	23.4 °C	1,559 mm	84
2012	35.7 °C14 February 2012	17.1 °C14 October 2012	23.5 °C	1,517 mm	99
2011	35.0 °C8 February 2011	17.2 °C19 September 2011	23.5 °C	1,362 mm	104
2010	35.2 °C2 February 2010	17.2 °C13 August 2010	23.6 °C	1,400 mm	95
2009	33.5 °C17 February 2009	17.7 °C1 July 2009	23.9 °C	1,203 mm	106
2008	33.7 °C23 December 2008	17.0 °C27 July 2008	23.4 °C	1,335 mm	105
2007	34.7 °C7 March 2007	16.9 °C6 August 2007	23.6 °C	1,302 mm	109
2006	35.4 °C9 February 2006	17.2 °C25 July 2006	23.4 °C	1,381 mm	91
2005	37.3 °C21 February 2005	16.2 °C18 July 2005	24.0 °C	1,277 mm	138
2004	35.5 °C25 March 2004	17.0 °C26 July 2004	23.6 °C	1,314 mm	99
2003	35.0 °C20 February 2003	17.0 °C24 July 2003	23.6 °C	1,278 mm	100
2002	36.3 °C26 February 2002	16.9 °C12 January 2002	23.5 °C	1,228 mm	84
2001	35.4 °C28 February 2001	17.1 °C21 July 2001	23.3 °C	1,266 mm	99
2000	35.8 °C23 March 2000	16.7 °C19 August 2000	23.6 °C	1,160 mm	119
1999	35.8 °C7 February 1999	16.7 °C8 October 1999	23.3 °C	1,276 mm	89
1998	35.6 °C15 March 1998	17.3 °C15 January 1998	24.0 °C	1,284 mm	132
1997	36.5 °C23 March 1997	17.4 °C23 January 1997	23.7 °C	1,403 mm	89
1996	33.8 °C13 March 1996	16.6 °C22 July 1996	23.1 °C	1,678 mm	74
1995	35.1 °C3 February 1995	16.9 °C6 October 1995	23.5 °C	1,468 mm	88
1994	35.2 °C20 February 1994	16.5 °C23 June 1994	23.4 °C	1,374 mm	102
1993	34.7 °C20 February 1993	16.9 °C8 August 1993	23.2 °C	1,474 mm	81
1992	36.0 °C12 March 1992	16.0 °C5 January 1992	23.2 °C	1,549 mm	81
1991	34.3 °C18 March 1991	16.2 °C14 October 1991	23.1 °C	1,484 mm	66
1990	33.6 °C27 January 1990	16.2 °C1 October 1990	23.2 °C	1,445 mm	62
1989	35.2 °C28 February 1989	17.0 °C10 July 1989	23.0 °C	1,451 mm	55
1988	35.3 °C6 February 1988	16.5 °C14 June 1988	23.3 °C	1,532 mm	85
1987	34.9 °C3 February 1987	17.2 °C27 October 1987	23.5 °C	1,369 mm	77
1986	34.2 °C2 February 1986	15.8 °C7 December 1986	22.6 °C	1,577 mm	51
1985	35.8 °C16 March 1985	16.5 °C11 July 1985	22.7 °C	1,621 mm	72
1984	35.4 °C21 February 1984	15.6 °C19 August 1984	23.1 °C	1,123 mm	83
1983	35.1 °C26 February 1983	15.8 °C28 December 1983	23.4 °C	1,583 mm	91
1982	35.3 °C22 February 1982	16.9 °C10 February 1982	22.8 °C	1,393 mm	62
1981	34.2 °C1 March 1981	16.6 °C13 December 1981	23.1 °C	1,596 mm	76
1980	35.3 °C23 February 1980	16.5 °C22 November 1980	23.1 °C	1,430 mm	79
1979	33.1 °C23 March 1979	17.2 °C30 July 1979	23.0 °C	1,526 mm	59
1978	34.9 °C7 February 1978	15.7 °C16 July 1978	22.6 °C	1,669 mm	65
1977	33.7 °C16 February 1977	15.8 °C21 June 1977	22.6 °C	1,691 mm	51
1976	34.0 °C20 January 1976	15.3 °C10 July 1976	22.4 °C	1,966 mm	44
1975	33.7 °C18 February 1975	15.8 °C18 August 1975	22.4 °C	1,920 mm	75
1974	34.6 °C14 March 1974	15.6 °C28 July 1974	22.5 °C	1,738 mm	70
1973	35.3 °C5 February 1973	16.7 °C10 September 1973	23.2 °C	1,515 mm	107
1972	34.5 °C31 March 1972	16.6 °C2 September 1972	22.8 °C	1,567 mm	62
1971	35.1 °C5 March 1971	14.9 °C21 December 1971	22.5 °C	1,600 mm	84
1970	34.2 °C28 February 1970	15.0 °C14 September 1970	22.7 °C	1,642 mm	61
1969	32.6 °C7 February 1969	16.7 °C31 January 1969	22.8 °C	1,682 mm	61
1968	32.5 °C8 February 1968	15.7 °C18 January 1968	22.4 °C	1,598 mm	48
1967	34.3 °C27 February 1967	16.1 °C31 July 1967	22.3 °C	1,716 mm	63
1966	32.2 °C7 April 1966	16.5 °C2 March 1966	22.8 °C	1,468 mm	58
1965	31.3 °C23 January 1965	15.1 °C20 December 1965	22.5 °C	1,582 mm	41
1964	32.4 °C30 January 1964	15.8 °C26 October 1964	22.3 °C	1,523 mm	38
1963	32.2 °C25 March 1963	16.3 °C25 July 1963	21.8 °C	2,043 mm	17
1962	33.6 °C15 February 1962	15.8 °C5 January 1962	21.9 °C	2,249 mm	41
1961	35.3 °C8 March 1961	15.0 °C29 December 1961	22.4 °C	1,914 mm	67
1960	33.3 °C10 February 1960	16.2 °C18 July 1960	22.6 °C	1,967 mm	52
1959	34.8 °C16 March 1959	16.0 °C16 September 1959	22.8 °C	1,816 mm	81
1958	34.5 °C27 February 1958	14.4 °C17 February 1958	22.9 °C	1,958 mm	102
1957	34.4 °C20 February 1957	14.1 °C6 February 1957	22.5 °C	1,673 mm	47
1956	34.7 °C10 March 1956	15.8 °C30 August 1956	22.2 °C	1,785 mm	58
1955	33.0 °C15 February 1955	16.3 °C9 September 1955	22.1 °C	1,706 mm	34
1954	34.0 °C27 January 1954	15.9 °C17 July 1954	22.0 °C	1,687 mm	54
1953	32.9 °C15 March 1953	15.5 °C29 June 1953	21.6 °C	2,119 mm	25
1952	33.7 °C27 January 1952	16.3 °C26 August 1952	22.0 °C	2,251 mm	41
1951	33.3 °C6 March 1951	15.4 °C13 July 1951	22.0 °C	1,905 mm	40
1950	34.2 °C2 March 1950	14.4 °C11 August 1950	21.7 °C	1,970 mm	45
1949	32.9 °C4 March 1949	16.0 °C5 September 1949	22.0 °C	2,237 mm	49
1948	32.2 °C25 January 1948	15.7 °C19 September 1948	22.1 °C	1,919 mm	33
1947	32.4 °C3 January 1947	15.4 °C4 December 1947	22.2 °C	1,541 mm	24
1946	35.7 °C13 February 1946	16.0 °C2 August 1946	22.8 °C	1,718 mm	98
1945	34.9 °C22 February 1945	15.8 °C27 August 1945	22.6 °C	1,277 mm	73
1944	35.1 °C18 March 1944	15.9 °C8 July 1944	23.3 °C	1,167 mm	100
1943	34.9 °C20 February 1943	15.8 °C5 August 1943	22.9 °C	1,418 mm	107
1942	34.8 °C9 February 1942	15.4 °C17 July 1942	22.7 °C	1,341 mm	73
1941	35.9 °C27 March 1941	16.3 °C26 August 1941	23.2 °C	1,161 mm	100
1940	32.7 °C21 January 1940	16.0 °C17 November 1940	21.9 °C	1,738 mm	31

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.2 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

140 d/yr

+61

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1254 mm

-278 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.8 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-19 mm
Feb	33.6 °C	+2.3 °C	0 mm	-37 mm
Mar	31.5 °C	+1.2 °C	43 mm	-63 mm
Apr	29.4 °C	+0.8 °C	89 mm	-48 mm
May	28.8 °C	+1.2 °C	83 mm	-45 mm
Jun	28.0 °C	+1.0 °C	87 mm	-43 mm
Jul	26.8 °C	+0.6 °C	188 mm	+7 mm
Aug	26.4 °C	+0.2 °C	297 mm	+74 mm
Sep	28.1 °C	+1.4 °C	213 mm	+9 mm
Oct	27.7 °C	+0.8 °C	201 mm	+6 mm
Nov	29.1 °C	+1.8 °C	51 mm	-84 mm
Dec	30.0 °C	+1.3 °C	3 mm	-35 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.9 °C

6 Mar 2025

Coldest day

16.0 °C

23 Nov 2025

Wettest day

27.0 mm

29 Oct 2025

Windiest day

21.5 km/h

24 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

56.9 km/h

24 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.6 °C

6 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

14.7 °C

23 Nov 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

22 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Koboko?

Koboko has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.1 °C and it receives 1,532 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Koboko?

The hottest day measured in Koboko between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 37.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Koboko?

The coldest day measured in Koboko between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1957, at 14.1 °C.

Does it snow in Koboko?

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

Has the climate of Koboko warmed?

Yes: Koboko warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Koboko?

The wettest day measured in Koboko between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 2013, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Koboko?

The windiest day measured in Koboko between 1940 and 2025 was 19 February 1965, with winds reaching 26.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Koboko?

The warmest month in Koboko is February (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (21.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Koboko?

Koboko receives on average 1,532 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 194 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Koboko?

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

Are there tropical nights in Koboko?

Yes: Koboko has on average 95 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Koboko?

In Koboko, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 10.4 °C on 5 February 1957.

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