Kyengera climate — normals and trends
Kyengera (Uganda) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 1,822 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 (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Kyengera averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 297 rainy days per year.
Kyengera has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.3 °C (on 14 February 1983) and the coldest 15.7 °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
KyengeraCentral Region
- coords
- 0.30°, 32.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.6°C
Average daily high
24.2°C
Average daily low
19.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,822mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
297 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.2 °C
Average feels-like low
21.0 °C
Average peak gust
24.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
101 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
30.3 °C
14 February 1983
Coldest day
15.7 °C
25 July 1947
Wettest day
101 mm
20 February 1953
Windiest day
28.9 km/h
20 July 1986
Strongest gust
47.5 km/h
20 July 1986
Hottest feels-like
35.9 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
15.0 °C
5 January 1992
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 | 26.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 65 mm | -55 mm |
| Feb | 27.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 36 mm | -97 mm |
| Mar | 26.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 170 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 24.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 157 mm | -72 mm |
| May | 24.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 169 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 24.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 96 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 24.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 89 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 24.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 113 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 25.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 65 mm | -63 mm |
| Oct | 25.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 120 mm | -41 mm |
| Nov | 25.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 61 mm | -127 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 111 mm | -40 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kyengera?
Kyengera has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 1,822 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kyengera?
The hottest day measured in Kyengera between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 1983, reaching 30.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kyengera?
The coldest day measured in Kyengera between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 1947, at 15.7 °C.
Does it snow in Kyengera?
Almost never: Kyengera sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kyengera warmed?
Yes: Kyengera warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kyengera?
The wettest day measured in Kyengera between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1953, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kyengera?
The windiest day measured in Kyengera between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 1986, with winds reaching 28.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kyengera?
The warmest month in Kyengera is February (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kyengera?
Kyengera receives on average 1,822 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 297 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kyengera?
Kyengera gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kyengera?
Yes: Kyengera has on average 101 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kyengera?
In Kyengera, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.9 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 15.0 °C on 5 January 1992.
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