Kyegegwa climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kyegegwa?

Kyegegwa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,084 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Kyegegwa between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 36.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kyegegwa?

The coldest day measured in Kyegegwa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1965, at 9.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kyegegwa?

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

Q: Has the climate of Kyegegwa warmed?

Yes: Kyegegwa warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kyegegwa?

The wettest day measured in Kyegegwa between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2010, with 37 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kyegegwa?

The windiest day measured in Kyegegwa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1953, with winds reaching 25.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kyegegwa?

The warmest month in Kyegegwa is February (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is November (20.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kyegegwa?

Kyegegwa receives on average 1,084 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 209 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kyegegwa?

Kyegegwa gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kyegegwa (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,084 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 (22.3 °C on average) and the coldest is November (20.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Kyegegwa averages 0 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 209 rainy days per year.

Kyegegwa has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 23 February 2005) and the coldest 9.9 °C (on 18 September 1965).

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

KyegegwaWestern Region

coords: 0.50°, 31.04°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthNovemberWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.0°C

Average daily high

26.6°C

Average daily low

16.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,084mm

Sunshine / day

10.4h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

11.5km/h

Seasonal range

2.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

26 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

209 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.8 °C

Average feels-like low

17.5 °C

Average peak gust

29.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

4 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.7 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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

36.3 °C

23 February 2005

Coldest day

9.9 °C

18 September 1965

Wettest day

37 mm

1 March 2010

Windiest day

25.4 km/h

20 July 1953

Strongest gust

53.6 km/h

12 August 1980

Hottest feels-like

37.1 °C

29 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

8.8 °C

18 September 1965

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.7 °C27 February 2025	13.2 °C21 September 2025	23.0 °C	709 mm	97
2024	33.7 °C3 June 2024	15.7 °C5 January 2024	23.4 °C	675 mm	120
2023	32.9 °C16 August 2023	15.3 °C13 January 2023	22.6 °C	962 mm	73
2022	33.6 °C11 January 2022	14.9 °C7 June 2022	22.3 °C	963 mm	67
2021	33.9 °C1 March 2021	14.6 °C25 August 2021	22.7 °C	656 mm	82
2020	33.6 °C12 February 2020	15.5 °C26 November 2020	22.5 °C	886 mm	73
2019	34.7 °C3 February 2019	14.7 °C21 December 2019	22.5 °C	835 mm	74
2018	34.6 °C8 February 2018	14.6 °C8 July 2018	22.2 °C	852 mm	48
2017	34.7 °C9 February 2017	15.1 °C10 July 2017	22.7 °C	774 mm	84
2016	35.0 °C6 March 2016	14.4 °C19 August 2016	23.1 °C	679 mm	124
2015	35.3 °C9 March 2015	13.9 °C13 July 2015	22.5 °C	726 mm	93
2014	33.7 °C3 March 2014	13.8 °C10 September 2014	22.4 °C	751 mm	96
2013	33.7 °C28 February 2013	14.8 °C27 August 2013	22.1 °C	770 mm	68
2012	35.2 °C15 March 2012	14.0 °C22 August 2012	21.8 °C	963 mm	66
2011	33.9 °C26 February 2011	14.8 °C12 December 2011	21.7 °C	1,015 mm	52
2010	32.8 °C1 February 2010	13.8 °C17 July 2010	21.6 °C	1,045 mm	27
2009	33.5 °C10 March 2009	15.2 °C6 June 2009	22.3 °C	751 mm	88
2008	32.5 °C23 December 2008	12.9 °C9 July 2008	21.3 °C	788 mm	19
2007	33.4 °C7 March 2007	13.3 °C24 August 2007	21.5 °C	842 mm	28
2006	33.1 °C27 January 2006	14.1 °C5 September 2006	21.7 °C	878 mm	49
2005	36.3 °C23 February 2005	12.8 °C14 July 2005	22.2 °C	788 mm	80
2004	33.9 °C13 February 2004	13.8 °C13 September 2004	22.0 °C	769 mm	41
2003	33.9 °C8 March 2003	14.2 °C13 July 2003	21.7 °C	770 mm	47
2002	32.2 °C26 February 2002	14.3 °C9 July 2002	21.3 °C	836 mm	24
2001	32.9 °C3 March 2001	13.1 °C25 June 2001	20.7 °C	849 mm	11
2000	30.9 °C21 February 2000	13.7 °C25 July 2000	20.7 °C	784 mm	6
1999	32.0 °C19 February 1999	13.1 °C16 July 1999	20.5 °C	1,086 mm	20
1998	31.3 °C25 February 1998	14.5 °C7 September 1998	21.5 °C	934 mm	12
1997	31.7 °C6 March 1997	13.9 °C21 May 1997	21.3 °C	1,003 mm	17
1996	30.4 °C5 August 1996	13.7 °C27 July 1996	20.9 °C	1,042 mm	2
1995	30.7 °C3 February 1995	13.2 °C25 August 1995	21.2 °C	951 mm	2
1994	31.4 °C21 January 1994	13.2 °C1 September 1994	21.0 °C	1,014 mm	9
1993	30.7 °C16 March 1993	13.8 °C19 July 1993	21.1 °C	984 mm	4
1992	32.4 °C5 March 1992	13.6 °C21 July 1992	21.1 °C	947 mm	21
1991	30.5 °C22 March 1991	14.0 °C9 July 1991	20.8 °C	1,161 mm	7
1990	30.5 °C6 July 1990	13.8 °C11 November 1990	21.0 °C	1,164 mm	4
1989	32.7 °C3 March 1989	14.3 °C13 September 1989	21.2 °C	915 mm	17
1988	32.0 °C6 February 1988	14.0 °C6 December 1988	21.1 °C	1,140 mm	8
1987	33.7 °C30 December 1987	13.8 °C6 August 1987	21.5 °C	1,057 mm	12
1986	32.7 °C24 February 1986	13.5 °C5 August 1986	20.8 °C	1,164 mm	7
1985	32.7 °C18 March 1985	13.0 °C8 July 1985	20.4 °C	1,228 mm	16
1984	32.2 °C21 February 1984	13.4 °C2 August 1984	20.6 °C	1,017 mm	6
1983	33.2 °C15 February 1983	13.6 °C5 December 1983	21.5 °C	1,057 mm	33
1982	32.8 °C22 February 1982	13.9 °C2 July 1982	21.1 °C	910 mm	16
1981	33.4 °C23 February 1981	13.5 °C15 June 1981	20.9 °C	1,231 mm	25
1980	33.9 °C24 February 1980	13.7 °C4 June 1980	21.2 °C	824 mm	19
1979	29.7 °C7 March 1979	13.3 °C23 July 1979	20.6 °C	1,190 mm	0
1978	32.9 °C6 February 1978	13.0 °C20 July 1978	20.7 °C	1,247 mm	13
1977	29.8 °C16 February 1977	12.1 °C15 August 1977	20.7 °C	1,273 mm	0
1976	31.4 °C31 January 1976	11.9 °C25 June 1976	20.1 °C	1,434 mm	5
1975	32.8 °C22 February 1975	12.0 °C30 July 1975	20.3 °C	1,465 mm	7
1974	32.1 °C25 February 1974	13.1 °C13 September 1974	20.2 °C	1,406 mm	10
1973	31.3 °C2 February 1973	12.6 °C25 October 1973	20.6 °C	1,268 mm	8
1972	29.3 °C26 February 1972	12.5 °C29 June 1972	20.1 °C	1,557 mm	0
1971	32.5 °C6 March 1971	12.4 °C24 June 1971	20.0 °C	1,481 mm	11
1970	30.3 °C8 February 1970	13.3 °C26 July 1970	20.2 °C	1,377 mm	1
1969	29.5 °C4 April 1969	12.4 °C31 January 1969	20.6 °C	1,078 mm	0
1968	30.2 °C8 February 1968	12.5 °C15 January 1968	20.1 °C	1,361 mm	1
1967	30.9 °C2 March 1967	11.7 °C12 December 1967	20.2 °C	1,349 mm	9
1966	29.6 °C16 August 1966	12.3 °C1 July 1966	20.4 °C	1,315 mm	0
1965	30.7 °C14 February 1965	9.9 °C18 September 1965	20.2 °C	1,243 mm	2
1964	29.1 °C31 January 1964	12.2 °C12 December 1964	19.7 °C	1,411 mm	0
1963	28.7 °C8 August 1963	12.1 °C30 July 1963	19.6 °C	1,681 mm	0
1962	29.3 °C15 February 1962	12.6 °C9 July 1962	19.5 °C	1,617 mm	0
1961	33.3 °C11 March 1961	10.8 °C3 January 1961	20.4 °C	1,322 mm	13
1960	30.4 °C12 August 1960	12.4 °C28 January 1960	20.3 °C	1,369 mm	1
1959	32.6 °C17 March 1959	11.4 °C14 July 1959	20.7 °C	1,302 mm	10
1958	32.6 °C26 February 1958	12.4 °C2 October 1958	21.1 °C	1,197 mm	22
1957	30.5 °C4 October 1957	12.9 °C23 September 1957	20.6 °C	1,180 mm	3
1956	28.6 °C2 March 1956	12.7 °C20 June 1956	19.7 °C	1,332 mm	0
1955	27.6 °C21 February 1955	13.1 °C18 June 1955	19.7 °C	1,378 mm	0
1954	28.1 °C8 February 1954	12.1 °C25 June 1954	19.6 °C	1,185 mm	0
1953	27.5 °C30 September 1953	11.4 °C23 July 1953	19.4 °C	1,854 mm	0
1952	28.4 °C20 July 1952	13.6 °C30 June 1952	19.8 °C	1,471 mm	0
1951	28.9 °C6 August 1951	11.3 °C6 July 1951	19.7 °C	1,593 mm	0
1950	29.4 °C4 March 1950	12.1 °C18 July 1950	19.6 °C	1,346 mm	0
1949	30.6 °C17 August 1949	12.4 °C28 July 1949	19.9 °C	1,244 mm	2
1948	29.3 °C20 July 1948	13.8 °C3 January 1948	20.0 °C	1,281 mm	0
1947	29.1 °C21 September 1947	13.0 °C23 July 1947	20.0 °C	1,300 mm	0
1946	34.5 °C25 February 1946	12.9 °C23 December 1946	21.0 °C	1,018 mm	72
1945	32.4 °C23 February 1945	12.4 °C9 June 1945	20.9 °C	662 mm	11
1944	32.2 °C14 February 1944	12.5 °C8 July 1944	21.1 °C	744 mm	28
1943	32.6 °C8 February 1943	12.7 °C14 October 1943	21.1 °C	773 mm	33
1942	32.6 °C7 February 1942	12.6 °C27 July 1942	20.7 °C	713 mm	21
1941	31.9 °C7 February 1941	13.2 °C4 July 1941	20.8 °C	874 mm	16
1940	28.4 °C23 February 1940	12.7 °C30 November 1940	19.8 °C	1,196 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.5 °C

+1.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

97 d/yr

+71

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

709 mm

-375 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.0 °C	+3.6 °C	2 mm	-41 mm
Feb	32.4 °C	+4.1 °C	6 mm	-51 mm
Mar	30.0 °C	+2.4 °C	68 mm	-36 mm
Apr	26.9 °C	+0.5 °C	131 mm	+11 mm
May	27.5 °C	+1.5 °C	80 mm	-18 mm
Jun	28.6 °C	+2.1 °C	25 mm	-20 mm
Jul	29.0 °C	+2.2 °C	19 mm	-20 mm
Aug	27.1 °C	+0.5 °C	90 mm	+7 mm
Sep	29.0 °C	+2.7 °C	43 mm	-72 mm
Oct	26.5 °C	+0.7 °C	141 mm	-13 mm
Nov	27.3 °C	+2.0 °C	43 mm	-108 mm
Dec	27.3 °C	+1.4 °C	62 mm	-17 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.7 °C

27 Feb 2025

Coldest day

13.2 °C

21 Sep 2025

Wettest day

20.1 mm

16 Apr 2025

Windiest day

22.0 km/h

29 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

47.9 km/h

29 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

36.5 °C

6 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.3 °C

21 Sep 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

4 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kyegegwa?

Kyegegwa has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,084 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kyegegwa?

The hottest day measured in Kyegegwa between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 36.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kyegegwa?

The coldest day measured in Kyegegwa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1965, at 9.9 °C.

Does it snow in Kyegegwa?

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

Has the climate of Kyegegwa warmed?

Yes: Kyegegwa warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kyegegwa?

The wettest day measured in Kyegegwa between 1940 and 2025 was 1 March 2010, with 37 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kyegegwa?

The windiest day measured in Kyegegwa between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1953, with winds reaching 25.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kyegegwa?

The warmest month in Kyegegwa is February (22.3 °C on average); the coldest is November (20.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Kyegegwa?

Kyegegwa receives on average 1,084 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 209 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kyegegwa?

Kyegegwa gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kyegegwa?

Yes: Kyegegwa has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kyegegwa?

In Kyegegwa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.1 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was 8.8 °C on 18 September 1965.

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