Kyarusozi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kyarusozi?

Kyarusozi has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 1,999 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kyarusozi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2015, reaching 33.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kyarusozi?

The coldest day measured in Kyarusozi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1961, at 11.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kyarusozi?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kyarusozi warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Kyarusozi?

The wettest day measured in Kyarusozi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1984, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kyarusozi?

The windiest day measured in Kyarusozi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1953, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kyarusozi?

The warmest month in Kyarusozi is February (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is November (19.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kyarusozi?

Kyarusozi receives on average 1,999 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 252 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kyarusozi?

Kyarusozi gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kyarusozi (Uganda) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 1,999 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 (21.1 °C on average) and the coldest is November (19.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Kyarusozi averages 0 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 252 rainy days per year.

Kyarusozi has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 16 March 2015) and the coldest 11.0 °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

KyarusoziWestern Region

coords: 0.78°, 30.53°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthNovemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

20.1°C

Average daily high

25.3°C

Average daily low

16.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,999mm

Sunshine / day

10.8h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

9.3km/h

Seasonal range

1.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

4 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

252 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.3 °C

Average feels-like low

17.0 °C

Average peak gust

28.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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

33.6 °C

16 March 2015

Coldest day

11.0 °C

3 January 1961

Wettest day

56 mm

27 November 1984

Windiest day

24.5 km/h

20 July 1953

Strongest gust

56.2 km/h

20 July 1953

Hottest feels-like

36.2 °C

28 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

9.3 °C

3 January 1961

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	31.8 °C1 March 2025	13.2 °C21 September 2025	21.3 °C	1,556 mm	16
2024	31.4 °C18 March 2024	14.1 °C2 July 2024	21.7 °C	1,623 mm	9
2023	30.6 °C13 February 2023	14.8 °C17 July 2023	21.4 °C	1,860 mm	5
2022	31.4 °C11 March 2022	13.8 °C4 July 2022	21.0 °C	1,755 mm	6
2021	31.2 °C12 March 2021	14.1 °C24 August 2021	21.2 °C	1,563 mm	4
2020	31.2 °C7 March 2020	13.8 °C14 December 2020	21.1 °C	1,990 mm	5
2019	31.3 °C1 February 2019	14.2 °C21 December 2019	21.2 °C	1,883 mm	20
2018	32.1 °C15 February 2018	14.1 °C8 July 2018	21.0 °C	1,561 mm	9
2017	31.0 °C9 February 2017	14.6 °C14 December 2017	21.1 °C	1,663 mm	8
2016	32.5 °C17 February 2016	13.5 °C19 August 2016	21.5 °C	1,474 mm	17
2015	33.6 °C16 March 2015	13.5 °C13 July 2015	21.1 °C	1,628 mm	29
2014	30.4 °C22 February 2014	14.2 °C13 January 2014	20.9 °C	1,699 mm	6
2013	32.7 °C24 February 2013	13.8 °C4 February 2013	20.8 °C	1,542 mm	16
2012	32.5 °C15 March 2012	12.8 °C30 January 2012	20.7 °C	1,876 mm	29
2011	31.4 °C28 February 2011	14.0 °C8 February 2011	20.5 °C	1,918 mm	15
2010	30.5 °C2 February 2010	14.2 °C21 December 2010	20.8 °C	1,985 mm	5
2009	30.4 °C10 March 2009	13.0 °C21 July 2009	20.7 °C	1,756 mm	2
2008	29.2 °C3 March 2008	12.7 °C9 July 2008	20.1 °C	1,482 mm	0
2007	31.1 °C7 March 2007	12.5 °C18 December 2007	20.3 °C	1,782 mm	5
2006	31.7 °C10 February 2006	13.3 °C6 September 2006	20.4 °C	1,761 mm	5
2005	33.1 °C20 February 2005	12.6 °C14 July 2005	20.8 °C	1,549 mm	16
2004	31.7 °C25 March 2004	13.0 °C5 July 2004	20.6 °C	1,614 mm	5
2003	32.2 °C20 February 2003	14.0 °C13 July 2003	20.5 °C	1,623 mm	8
2002	31.8 °C26 February 2002	13.9 °C14 January 2002	20.5 °C	1,577 mm	4
2001	31.1 °C3 March 2001	14.1 °C28 January 2001	20.1 °C	1,659 mm	3
2000	30.0 °C23 March 2000	12.8 °C27 January 2000	20.2 °C	1,292 mm	1
1999	30.7 °C16 February 1999	13.4 °C15 July 1999	20.0 °C	1,745 mm	2
1998	30.5 °C15 March 1998	14.2 °C4 December 1998	20.9 °C	1,442 mm	4
1997	30.3 °C7 March 1997	13.6 °C19 July 1997	20.5 °C	1,762 mm	1
1996	28.2 °C5 March 1996	13.3 °C10 August 1996	20.1 °C	1,929 mm	0
1995	29.3 °C3 February 1995	13.3 °C25 August 1995	20.4 °C	1,852 mm	0
1994	30.0 °C2 April 1994	12.8 °C1 September 1994	20.3 °C	1,999 mm	1
1993	29.2 °C16 March 1993	13.9 °C7 September 1993	20.2 °C	1,781 mm	0
1992	32.5 °C15 March 1992	13.1 °C19 July 1992	20.3 °C	1,775 mm	8
1991	28.5 °C15 January 1991	14.2 °C9 July 1991	20.2 °C	2,168 mm	0
1990	29.8 °C29 January 1990	13.4 °C1 October 1990	20.3 °C	2,077 mm	0
1989	30.7 °C3 March 1989	13.5 °C23 January 1989	20.2 °C	1,883 mm	2
1988	30.1 °C2 March 1988	14.2 °C6 July 1988	20.4 °C	2,149 mm	1
1987	29.6 °C29 December 1987	14.1 °C27 October 1987	20.7 °C	1,827 mm	0
1986	30.6 °C24 February 1986	13.5 °C5 August 1986	20.0 °C	2,208 mm	1
1985	30.7 °C13 March 1985	13.1 °C7 August 1985	19.9 °C	2,038 mm	3
1984	31.2 °C16 February 1984	13.8 °C26 January 1984	20.0 °C	1,840 mm	2
1983	30.6 °C26 February 1983	13.9 °C6 July 1983	20.4 °C	2,017 mm	1
1982	32.1 °C21 February 1982	13.9 °C2 July 1982	20.1 °C	1,851 mm	3
1981	29.9 °C1 March 1981	14.0 °C12 January 1981	20.1 °C	2,168 mm	0
1980	30.4 °C22 March 1980	12.9 °C23 January 1980	20.1 °C	1,897 mm	4
1979	29.2 °C23 March 1979	13.8 °C12 July 1979	20.1 °C	2,138 mm	0
1978	30.2 °C5 February 1978	12.6 °C20 July 1978	19.8 °C	2,423 mm	3
1977	29.4 °C22 March 1977	12.7 °C15 August 1977	19.8 °C	2,302 mm	0
1976	29.8 °C30 January 1976	12.8 °C25 June 1976	19.5 °C	2,549 mm	0
1975	30.9 °C22 February 1975	12.8 °C30 July 1975	19.6 °C	2,459 mm	2
1974	31.1 °C11 February 1974	12.9 °C13 September 1974	19.6 °C	2,113 mm	8
1973	30.6 °C5 February 1973	12.8 °C16 December 1973	20.0 °C	2,121 mm	4
1972	30.2 °C31 March 1972	12.6 °C29 June 1972	19.6 °C	2,659 mm	1
1971	32.3 °C5 March 1971	12.9 °C20 December 1971	19.5 °C	2,344 mm	7
1970	28.6 °C15 February 1970	13.1 °C27 July 1970	19.7 °C	2,242 mm	0
1969	28.2 °C6 April 1969	12.2 °C31 January 1969	19.8 °C	2,006 mm	0
1968	28.6 °C8 February 1968	12.7 °C14 January 1968	19.5 °C	2,249 mm	0
1967	29.1 °C2 March 1967	11.7 °C12 December 1967	19.4 °C	2,329 mm	0
1966	28.1 °C9 May 1966	12.2 °C24 December 1966	19.8 °C	2,256 mm	0
1965	28.5 °C24 February 1965	11.7 °C18 September 1965	19.5 °C	2,083 mm	0
1964	28.3 °C16 March 1964	12.0 °C30 November 1964	19.4 °C	2,268 mm	0
1963	27.9 °C23 March 1963	12.6 °C29 July 1963	19.2 °C	2,756 mm	0
1962	28.3 °C5 February 1962	13.4 °C3 February 1962	19.1 °C	2,888 mm	0
1961	29.8 °C11 March 1961	11.0 °C3 January 1961	19.5 °C	2,556 mm	0
1960	28.3 °C4 February 1960	12.1 °C30 January 1960	19.7 °C	2,132 mm	0
1959	31.2 °C16 March 1959	12.0 °C14 July 1959	19.9 °C	1,979 mm	4
1958	30.6 °C4 March 1958	12.3 °C2 October 1958	20.1 °C	2,204 mm	2
1957	29.0 °C18 February 1957	12.0 °C6 February 1957	19.9 °C	1,879 mm	0
1956	28.3 °C1 March 1956	13.0 °C20 January 1956	19.2 °C	2,302 mm	0
1955	27.2 °C15 February 1955	13.8 °C12 December 1955	19.2 °C	2,157 mm	0
1954	28.1 °C8 February 1954	13.1 °C3 July 1954	19.2 °C	2,221 mm	0
1953	28.1 °C2 October 1953	11.7 °C23 July 1953	19.1 °C	3,438 mm	0
1952	27.2 °C17 March 1952	13.7 °C8 September 1952	19.4 °C	2,928 mm	0
1951	27.7 °C1 March 1951	12.4 °C6 July 1951	19.3 °C	2,631 mm	0
1950	28.8 °C5 March 1950	12.3 °C18 July 1950	19.1 °C	2,624 mm	0
1949	27.3 °C4 March 1949	12.7 °C28 July 1949	19.3 °C	2,407 mm	0
1948	27.2 °C4 June 1948	13.2 °C15 July 1948	19.2 °C	2,495 mm	0
1947	27.3 °C19 September 1947	13.6 °C22 June 1947	19.3 °C	2,435 mm	0
1946	31.8 °C13 February 1946	12.7 °C15 July 1946	19.8 °C	1,984 mm	21
1945	30.2 °C22 February 1945	12.2 °C15 December 1945	19.5 °C	1,344 mm	1
1944	30.6 °C1 March 1944	11.5 °C8 July 1944	20.0 °C	1,488 mm	5
1943	30.7 °C17 February 1943	13.6 °C7 July 1943	19.9 °C	1,430 mm	6
1942	30.3 °C7 February 1942	12.0 °C29 July 1942	19.5 °C	1,357 mm	1
1941	30.1 °C8 February 1941	12.9 °C10 December 1941	19.9 °C	1,510 mm	1
1940	27.5 °C23 February 1940	12.7 °C29 December 1940	19.1 °C	2,143 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

26.4 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

16 d/yr

+12

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1556 mm

-443 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	27.9 °C	+2.0 °C	3 mm	-60 mm
Feb	29.4 °C	+2.5 °C	6 mm	-79 mm
Mar	27.7 °C	+1.2 °C	127 mm	-49 mm
Apr	26.3 °C	+0.6 °C	223 mm	+5 mm
May	26.5 °C	+1.0 °C	136 mm	-43 mm
Jun	26.4 °C	+1.0 °C	64 mm	-39 mm
Jul	25.6 °C	+0.5 °C	140 mm	+30 mm
Aug	24.6 °C	-0.2 °C	221 mm	+40 mm
Sep	25.9 °C	+1.1 °C	173 mm	-41 mm
Oct	25.0 °C	+0.5 °C	261 mm	-3 mm
Nov	25.6 °C	+1.5 °C	136 mm	-135 mm
Dec	25.6 °C	+0.9 °C	65 mm	-71 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.8 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest day

13.2 °C

21 Sep 2025

Wettest day

36.6 mm

9 Aug 2025

Windiest day

18.7 km/h

17 May 2025

Strongest gust

45.7 km/h

17 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.4 °C

11 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.9 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kyarusozi?

Kyarusozi has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 1,999 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kyarusozi?

The hottest day measured in Kyarusozi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 2015, reaching 33.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kyarusozi?

The coldest day measured in Kyarusozi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 January 1961, at 11.0 °C.

Does it snow in Kyarusozi?

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

Has the climate of Kyarusozi warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Kyarusozi?

The wettest day measured in Kyarusozi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 1984, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kyarusozi?

The windiest day measured in Kyarusozi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1953, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kyarusozi?

The warmest month in Kyarusozi is February (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is November (19.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Kyarusozi?

Kyarusozi receives on average 1,999 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 252 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kyarusozi?

Kyarusozi gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kyarusozi?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Kyarusozi.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kyarusozi?

In Kyarusozi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.2 °C on 28 March 2016, and the lowest was 9.3 °C on 3 January 1961.

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