Lukaya climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lukaya?

Lukaya has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,456 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Lukaya between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 33.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lukaya?

The coldest day measured in Lukaya between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1965, at 10.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lukaya?

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

Q: Has the climate of Lukaya warmed?

Yes: Lukaya warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lukaya?

The wettest day measured in Lukaya between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1957, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lukaya?

The windiest day measured in Lukaya between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1945, with winds reaching 28.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lukaya?

The warmest month in Lukaya is February (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is June (20.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lukaya?

Lukaya receives on average 1,456 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 263 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lukaya?

Lukaya gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lukaya (Uganda) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,456 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 (21.5 °C on average) and the coldest is June (20.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Lukaya averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 263 rainy days per year.

Lukaya has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 10.3 °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

LukayaCentral Region

coords: -0.11°, 31.85°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJuneWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.7°C

Average daily high

25.7°C

Average daily low

16.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,456mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

83%

Average peak wind

12.6km/h

Seasonal range

1.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

5 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

263 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.6 °C

Average feels-like low

17.9 °C

Average peak gust

29.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

3 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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

25 February 2005

Coldest day

10.3 °C

18 September 1965

Wettest day

68 mm

20 February 1957

Windiest day

28.5 km/h

23 July 1945

Strongest gust

57.2 km/h

23 July 1945

Hottest feels-like

36.6 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

9.2 °C

18 September 1965

Sunniest day

12.0 h

3 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.8 °C26 February 2025	14.2 °C21 September 2025	22.5 °C	942 mm	31
2024	32.0 °C16 September 2024	15.7 °C8 December 2024	22.9 °C	1,138 mm	25
2023	31.6 °C8 March 2023	16.0 °C6 January 2023	22.4 °C	1,233 mm	24
2022	32.4 °C27 January 2022	15.4 °C7 June 2022	22.3 °C	1,079 mm	25
2021	31.2 °C12 March 2021	13.9 °C25 August 2021	22.0 °C	965 mm	5
2020	31.4 °C21 January 2020	15.4 °C27 July 2020	21.9 °C	1,274 mm	9
2019	31.9 °C14 February 2019	15.1 °C5 August 2019	21.9 °C	1,363 mm	13
2018	32.7 °C18 February 2018	14.4 °C14 August 2018	21.7 °C	1,311 mm	15
2017	32.5 °C25 January 2017	14.1 °C10 July 2017	22.1 °C	1,161 mm	28
2016	32.4 °C15 March 2016	13.4 °C19 August 2016	22.3 °C	1,045 mm	36
2015	32.0 °C15 January 2015	14.0 °C13 July 2015	21.9 °C	1,113 mm	31
2014	32.2 °C17 February 2014	14.3 °C5 July 2014	21.6 °C	1,242 mm	20
2013	30.7 °C24 January 2013	14.5 °C27 August 2013	21.4 °C	1,190 mm	9
2012	31.8 °C28 January 2012	13.8 °C1 February 2012	21.3 °C	1,371 mm	24
2011	31.0 °C11 February 2011	14.3 °C7 July 2011	21.1 °C	1,341 mm	4
2010	31.7 °C2 February 2010	13.5 °C17 July 2010	21.4 °C	1,415 mm	6
2009	31.4 °C10 March 2009	14.3 °C20 July 2009	21.6 °C	1,183 mm	9
2008	30.6 °C17 December 2008	13.5 °C9 July 2008	21.0 °C	1,122 mm	5
2007	30.5 °C8 March 2007	13.3 °C24 August 2007	21.2 °C	1,248 mm	5
2006	32.1 °C28 January 2006	12.9 °C5 September 2006	21.3 °C	1,327 mm	9
2005	33.6 °C25 February 2005	12.6 °C14 July 2005	21.5 °C	1,342 mm	18
2004	31.2 °C14 February 2004	14.4 °C11 July 2004	21.4 °C	1,199 mm	8
2003	31.6 °C7 March 2003	14.2 °C15 December 2003	21.3 °C	1,045 mm	14
2002	30.2 °C23 February 2002	13.4 °C9 July 2002	21.0 °C	1,138 mm	2
2001	29.7 °C2 February 2001	13.3 °C25 June 2001	20.6 °C	1,340 mm	0
2000	30.2 °C24 March 2000	13.4 °C27 January 2000	20.7 °C	1,108 mm	4
1999	30.2 °C17 February 1999	13.2 °C8 July 1999	20.5 °C	1,387 mm	2
1998	29.6 °C16 March 1998	14.1 °C16 September 1998	21.3 °C	1,385 mm	0
1997	30.1 °C15 February 1997	13.6 °C19 July 1997	21.2 °C	1,428 mm	1
1996	30.0 °C4 January 1996	13.3 °C8 August 1996	20.8 °C	1,495 mm	1
1995	29.6 °C19 January 1995	13.1 °C24 August 1995	21.0 °C	1,295 mm	0
1994	30.2 °C1 February 1994	13.6 °C1 September 1994	20.8 °C	1,452 mm	1
1993	28.2 °C8 February 1993	13.7 °C19 July 1993	20.8 °C	1,440 mm	0
1992	31.2 °C29 February 1992	13.2 °C22 July 1992	20.8 °C	1,389 mm	2
1991	29.8 °C20 February 1991	13.9 °C21 July 1991	20.8 °C	1,560 mm	0
1990	28.9 °C29 January 1990	14.0 °C28 July 1990	20.8 °C	1,556 mm	0
1989	30.0 °C26 January 1989	13.4 °C2 July 1989	20.7 °C	1,513 mm	1
1988	30.3 °C2 March 1988	13.9 °C1 September 1988	20.9 °C	1,615 mm	1
1987	30.9 °C30 December 1987	13.7 °C6 August 1987	21.2 °C	1,638 mm	2
1986	29.3 °C25 February 1986	13.3 °C5 August 1986	20.6 °C	1,699 mm	0
1985	31.3 °C16 March 1985	13.3 °C7 August 1985	20.3 °C	1,748 mm	2
1984	29.1 °C24 January 1984	13.8 °C31 July 1984	20.2 °C	1,564 mm	0
1983	31.1 °C14 February 1983	14.3 °C7 July 1983	21.0 °C	1,421 mm	1
1982	30.1 °C29 January 1982	12.9 °C3 July 1982	20.6 °C	1,418 mm	1
1981	30.1 °C23 February 1981	13.5 °C15 June 1981	20.7 °C	1,538 mm	1
1980	30.0 °C18 March 1980	12.7 °C17 July 1980	20.5 °C	1,332 mm	1
1979	29.3 °C2 March 1979	13.3 °C23 July 1979	20.6 °C	1,528 mm	0
1978	31.2 °C7 February 1978	12.6 °C5 February 1978	20.6 °C	1,567 mm	2
1977	30.1 °C30 September 1977	12.4 °C21 August 1977	20.5 °C	1,692 mm	1
1976	29.9 °C16 March 1976	12.6 °C25 July 1976	20.1 °C	1,780 mm	0
1975	30.3 °C21 February 1975	11.3 °C30 July 1975	20.1 °C	1,849 mm	2
1974	29.7 °C22 February 1974	13.0 °C30 July 1974	20.1 °C	1,777 mm	0
1973	29.8 °C7 April 1973	12.4 °C4 July 1973	20.4 °C	1,606 mm	0
1972	28.8 °C23 September 1972	13.2 °C22 January 1972	20.1 °C	1,841 mm	0
1971	29.7 °C4 March 1971	12.4 °C24 June 1971	19.9 °C	1,811 mm	0
1970	29.0 °C8 February 1970	13.3 °C28 July 1970	20.1 °C	1,705 mm	0
1969	29.0 °C3 October 1969	12.5 °C13 July 1969	20.3 °C	1,494 mm	0
1968	28.3 °C4 January 1968	12.7 °C20 July 1968	20.1 °C	1,922 mm	0
1967	30.7 °C20 February 1967	12.2 °C12 December 1967	20.1 °C	1,782 mm	2
1966	29.1 °C15 February 1966	12.5 °C1 July 1966	20.4 °C	1,653 mm	0
1965	30.1 °C14 February 1965	10.3 °C18 September 1965	20.2 °C	1,626 mm	1
1964	28.9 °C10 March 1964	12.7 °C22 June 1964	20.0 °C	1,697 mm	0
1963	28.3 °C13 September 1963	12.5 °C10 September 1963	19.9 °C	1,772 mm	0
1962	27.7 °C2 February 1962	13.2 °C9 July 1962	19.7 °C	1,880 mm	0
1961	30.9 °C21 January 1961	12.6 °C16 July 1961	20.3 °C	1,788 mm	2
1960	29.4 °C31 December 1960	12.7 °C15 July 1960	20.4 °C	1,789 mm	0
1959	30.5 °C17 March 1959	11.7 °C14 July 1959	20.7 °C	1,881 mm	3
1958	30.6 °C25 February 1958	12.5 °C17 February 1958	20.9 °C	1,479 mm	4
1957	29.7 °C28 September 1957	12.5 °C23 July 1957	20.6 °C	1,694 mm	0
1956	27.5 °C12 January 1956	13.2 °C14 July 1956	19.7 °C	1,656 mm	0
1955	26.5 °C4 March 1955	13.6 °C18 June 1955	19.8 °C	1,463 mm	0
1954	26.7 °C11 January 1954	12.8 °C2 July 1954	19.8 °C	1,393 mm	0
1953	27.1 °C30 September 1953	12.6 °C23 July 1953	19.7 °C	1,962 mm	0
1952	27.1 °C12 September 1952	13.7 °C29 June 1952	20.0 °C	1,652 mm	0
1951	27.7 °C2 October 1951	12.6 °C5 July 1951	19.9 °C	1,913 mm	0
1950	27.8 °C3 March 1950	13.6 °C19 August 1950	19.8 °C	1,561 mm	0
1949	29.6 °C23 August 1949	13.0 °C31 July 1949	20.2 °C	1,353 mm	0
1948	27.0 °C28 July 1948	13.5 °C16 July 1948	20.0 °C	1,460 mm	0
1947	27.5 °C25 September 1947	12.7 °C23 July 1947	20.0 °C	1,482 mm	0
1946	32.7 °C25 February 1946	13.7 °C23 December 1946	20.6 °C	1,235 mm	13
1945	29.2 °C22 February 1945	11.7 °C9 June 1945	20.3 °C	1,136 mm	0
1944	31.3 °C22 February 1944	11.0 °C8 July 1944	20.8 °C	1,084 mm	13
1943	30.1 °C9 February 1943	12.8 °C14 October 1943	20.5 °C	1,091 mm	1
1942	30.2 °C9 February 1942	12.6 °C1 September 1942	20.1 °C	1,065 mm	1
1941	31.0 °C27 March 1941	13.2 °C7 July 1941	20.2 °C	1,395 mm	2
1940	27.2 °C3 March 1940	13.2 °C29 December 1940	19.7 °C	1,572 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

27.6 °C

+1.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

31 d/yr

+26

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

942 mm

-514 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	28.7 °C	+2.2 °C	42 mm	-45 mm
Feb	30.1 °C	+3.3 °C	37 mm	-63 mm
Mar	28.5 °C	+2.1 °C	106 mm	-45 mm
Apr	26.5 °C	+1.1 °C	178 mm	-3 mm
May	26.3 °C	+1.3 °C	130 mm	-18 mm
Jun	26.4 °C	+1.2 °C	45 mm	-30 mm
Jul	27.1 °C	+1.8 °C	26 mm	-29 mm
Aug	26.8 °C	+1.3 °C	73 mm	-22 mm
Sep	28.7 °C	+2.9 °C	48 mm	-80 mm
Oct	27.5 °C	+1.8 °C	102 mm	-57 mm
Nov	27.5 °C	+2.3 °C	62 mm	-101 mm
Dec	26.9 °C	+1.3 °C	94 mm	-21 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.8 °C

26 Feb 2025

Coldest day

14.2 °C

21 Sep 2025

Wettest day

28.8 mm

7 May 2025

Windiest day

25.1 km/h

30 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

51.8 km/h

30 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.6 °C

6 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

14.5 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lukaya?

Lukaya has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,456 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lukaya?

The hottest day measured in Lukaya between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 33.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lukaya?

The coldest day measured in Lukaya between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1965, at 10.3 °C.

Does it snow in Lukaya?

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

Has the climate of Lukaya warmed?

Yes: Lukaya warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lukaya?

The wettest day measured in Lukaya between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1957, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lukaya?

The windiest day measured in Lukaya between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1945, with winds reaching 28.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lukaya?

The warmest month in Lukaya is February (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is June (20.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Lukaya?

Lukaya receives on average 1,456 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 263 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lukaya?

Lukaya gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Lukaya?

Yes: Lukaya has on average 3 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lukaya?

In Lukaya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.6 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 9.2 °C on 18 September 1965.

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