Lyantonde climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lyantonde?

Lyantonde has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 1,145 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Lyantonde between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 34.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lyantonde?

The coldest day measured in Lyantonde between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1965, at 10.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lyantonde?

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

Q: Has the climate of Lyantonde warmed?

Yes: Lyantonde warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lyantonde?

The wettest day measured in Lyantonde between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2015, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lyantonde?

The windiest day measured in Lyantonde between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1942, with winds reaching 23.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lyantonde?

The warmest month in Lyantonde is February (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is June (20.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lyantonde?

Lyantonde receives on average 1,145 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 224 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lyantonde?

Lyantonde gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lyantonde (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 1,145 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 June (20.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Lyantonde averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 224 rainy days per year.

Lyantonde has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 34.6 °C (on 23 February 2005) and the coldest 10.0 °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

LyantondeCentral Region

coords: -0.40°, 31.16°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJuneWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.4°C

Average daily high

25.7°C

Average daily low

16.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,145mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

12.0km/h

Seasonal range

1.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

5 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

224 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.0 °C

Average feels-like low

17.2 °C

Average peak gust

30.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °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

34.6 °C

23 February 2005

Coldest day

10.0 °C

18 September 1965

Wettest day

68 mm

23 March 2015

Windiest day

23.6 km/h

6 July 1942

Strongest gust

53.3 km/h

23 October 2018

Hottest feels-like

36.7 °C

25 February 2005

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	33.6 °C28 February 2025	14.7 °C31 July 2025	22.2 °C	721 mm	40
2024	31.9 °C26 July 2024	14.9 °C30 June 2024	22.6 °C	783 mm	37
2023	31.5 °C7 March 2023	14.6 °C17 July 2023	22.1 °C	976 mm	23
2022	31.5 °C26 January 2022	14.5 °C7 July 2022	21.8 °C	925 mm	14
2021	30.6 °C29 August 2021	13.8 °C26 August 2021	21.6 °C	748 mm	5
2020	31.4 °C21 January 2020	14.6 °C27 July 2020	21.6 °C	1,060 mm	8
2019	31.6 °C13 February 2019	13.9 °C5 August 2019	21.6 °C	941 mm	15
2018	31.7 °C3 February 2018	13.9 °C29 June 2018	21.3 °C	1,086 mm	7
2017	32.7 °C25 January 2017	13.5 °C10 July 2017	21.7 °C	870 mm	23
2016	31.9 °C15 March 2016	13.6 °C20 August 2016	21.9 °C	840 mm	23
2015	31.8 °C11 February 2015	13.3 °C13 July 2015	21.6 °C	903 mm	26
2014	31.9 °C19 February 2014	14.4 °C5 July 2014	21.3 °C	904 mm	16
2013	31.1 °C28 February 2013	13.4 °C15 July 2013	21.0 °C	929 mm	11
2012	31.5 °C10 February 2012	13.4 °C29 June 2012	21.0 °C	958 mm	27
2011	32.2 °C11 February 2011	14.1 °C7 July 2011	20.9 °C	1,100 mm	12
2010	31.6 °C3 February 2010	13.3 °C17 July 2010	21.2 °C	1,065 mm	8
2009	31.2 °C30 July 2009	13.2 °C20 July 2009	21.4 °C	888 mm	17
2008	31.0 °C17 December 2008	12.5 °C9 July 2008	20.7 °C	880 mm	4
2007	30.8 °C8 March 2007	13.0 °C24 August 2007	20.8 °C	949 mm	8
2006	32.2 °C28 January 2006	13.8 °C5 July 2006	21.1 °C	822 mm	10
2005	34.6 °C23 February 2005	12.1 °C15 July 2005	21.3 °C	965 mm	18
2004	32.3 °C5 February 2004	13.1 °C5 July 2004	21.3 °C	770 mm	14
2003	31.0 °C7 March 2003	13.7 °C24 July 2003	21.0 °C	730 mm	15
2002	29.7 °C26 February 2002	13.2 °C9 July 2002	20.6 °C	822 mm	0
2001	29.3 °C3 February 2001	13.4 °C25 June 2001	20.3 °C	1,009 mm	0
2000	30.8 °C22 February 2000	13.1 °C1 July 2000	20.4 °C	841 mm	3
1999	29.9 °C20 February 1999	12.9 °C16 July 1999	20.2 °C	1,028 mm	0
1998	29.7 °C3 February 1998	13.4 °C16 September 1998	20.9 °C	1,130 mm	0
1997	30.3 °C6 March 1997	13.7 °C14 August 1997	20.8 °C	1,177 mm	4
1996	29.1 °C4 January 1996	12.4 °C8 August 1996	20.4 °C	1,124 mm	0
1995	29.1 °C4 January 1995	12.5 °C24 August 1995	20.6 °C	965 mm	0
1994	29.7 °C1 February 1994	12.3 °C5 August 1994	20.4 °C	1,136 mm	0
1993	28.6 °C9 February 1993	13.0 °C9 July 1993	20.4 °C	1,109 mm	0
1992	30.7 °C29 February 1992	12.2 °C20 August 1992	20.5 °C	1,026 mm	2
1991	29.3 °C20 February 1991	12.9 °C21 July 1991	20.4 °C	1,218 mm	0
1990	28.9 °C29 January 1990	13.6 °C28 July 1990	20.5 °C	1,191 mm	0
1989	29.5 °C1 March 1989	12.4 °C2 July 1989	20.3 °C	1,137 mm	0
1988	30.4 °C2 March 1988	13.4 °C21 June 1988	20.6 °C	1,239 mm	1
1987	31.6 °C30 December 1987	13.7 °C25 June 1987	20.9 °C	1,176 mm	3
1986	29.6 °C25 February 1986	12.3 °C5 August 1986	20.3 °C	1,283 mm	0
1985	30.3 °C17 March 1985	12.9 °C23 August 1985	20.0 °C	1,298 mm	1
1984	28.8 °C26 March 1984	13.4 °C26 May 1984	20.0 °C	1,221 mm	0
1983	31.0 °C14 February 1983	13.9 °C6 July 1983	20.7 °C	1,047 mm	4
1982	29.7 °C29 January 1982	12.7 °C3 July 1982	20.3 °C	989 mm	0
1981	29.8 °C23 February 1981	13.2 °C15 June 1981	20.4 °C	1,193 mm	0
1980	30.2 °C24 February 1980	13.0 °C17 August 1980	20.3 °C	990 mm	1
1979	29.4 °C6 March 1979	13.1 °C14 July 1979	20.2 °C	1,174 mm	0
1978	30.4 °C7 February 1978	12.0 °C23 July 1978	20.1 °C	1,343 mm	2
1977	28.9 °C30 September 1977	12.1 °C21 August 1977	20.1 °C	1,333 mm	0
1976	29.8 °C16 March 1976	12.1 °C25 June 1976	19.7 °C	1,451 mm	0
1975	30.2 °C22 February 1975	12.4 °C30 July 1975	19.6 °C	1,564 mm	1
1974	29.9 °C22 February 1974	12.7 °C24 July 1974	19.7 °C	1,387 mm	0
1973	29.4 °C2 March 1973	11.6 °C4 July 1973	20.1 °C	1,249 mm	0
1972	28.3 °C31 March 1972	13.2 °C1 September 1972	19.7 °C	1,585 mm	0
1971	29.9 °C4 March 1971	12.3 °C23 June 1971	19.5 °C	1,473 mm	0
1970	28.4 °C8 February 1970	12.2 °C28 June 1970	19.8 °C	1,448 mm	0
1969	28.8 °C5 April 1969	12.1 °C16 July 1969	19.9 °C	1,349 mm	0
1968	28.3 °C3 September 1968	12.5 °C20 July 1968	19.8 °C	1,494 mm	0
1967	29.5 °C1 March 1967	11.9 °C3 August 1967	19.7 °C	1,388 mm	0
1966	28.6 °C20 January 1966	12.1 °C3 October 1966	20.0 °C	1,319 mm	0
1965	29.7 °C14 February 1965	10.0 °C18 September 1965	19.8 °C	1,359 mm	0
1964	29.2 °C11 March 1964	12.4 °C13 July 1964	19.6 °C	1,526 mm	0
1963	28.2 °C6 September 1963	11.5 °C5 August 1963	19.6 °C	1,564 mm	0
1962	27.9 °C2 February 1962	13.0 °C30 June 1962	19.3 °C	1,705 mm	0
1961	30.0 °C21 January 1961	11.4 °C3 January 1961	19.8 °C	1,455 mm	1
1960	29.0 °C17 August 1960	11.8 °C31 July 1960	20.0 °C	1,349 mm	0
1959	30.1 °C17 March 1959	10.9 °C14 July 1959	20.3 °C	1,439 mm	1
1958	30.1 °C25 February 1958	12.2 °C2 October 1958	20.5 °C	1,243 mm	2
1957	29.8 °C28 September 1957	12.1 °C22 July 1957	20.2 °C	1,442 mm	0
1956	27.8 °C2 March 1956	12.7 °C14 July 1956	19.4 °C	1,392 mm	0
1955	27.3 °C16 August 1955	12.9 °C3 August 1955	19.5 °C	1,342 mm	0
1954	27.4 °C11 August 1954	12.1 °C2 July 1954	19.7 °C	1,215 mm	0
1953	27.4 °C11 September 1953	12.3 °C13 August 1953	19.5 °C	1,702 mm	0
1952	27.8 °C20 July 1952	13.1 °C29 June 1952	19.8 °C	1,380 mm	0
1951	28.1 °C11 August 1951	12.3 °C6 July 1951	19.6 °C	1,559 mm	0
1950	28.1 °C20 August 1950	13.0 °C24 July 1950	19.6 °C	1,287 mm	0
1949	31.2 °C23 August 1949	12.2 °C31 July 1949	20.1 °C	1,078 mm	2
1948	28.0 °C18 July 1948	12.3 °C17 July 1948	19.8 °C	1,156 mm	0
1947	29.1 °C25 September 1947	12.2 °C25 July 1947	19.9 °C	1,146 mm	0
1946	32.7 °C25 February 1946	13.4 °C16 August 1946	20.4 °C	944 mm	12
1945	30.7 °C23 February 1945	12.0 °C9 June 1945	20.0 °C	858 mm	3
1944	31.9 °C13 February 1944	11.5 °C8 July 1944	20.7 °C	729 mm	20
1943	30.6 °C9 February 1943	12.3 °C14 October 1943	20.4 °C	804 mm	8
1942	30.6 °C8 February 1942	12.1 °C5 September 1942	20.0 °C	713 mm	2
1941	31.0 °C27 March 1941	12.9 °C29 July 1941	20.0 °C	1,033 mm	2
1940	27.2 °C3 March 1940	12.9 °C12 August 1940	19.5 °C	1,295 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)

40 d/yr

+35

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

721 mm

-424 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.0 °C	+2.8 °C	27 mm	-47 mm
Feb	30.5 °C	+3.8 °C	16 mm	-65 mm
Mar	28.8 °C	+2.5 °C	77 mm	-44 mm
Apr	27.0 °C	+1.5 °C	141 mm	+14 mm
May	26.4 °C	+1.3 °C	78 mm	-19 mm
Jun	26.8 °C	+1.4 °C	29 mm	-13 mm
Jul	27.3 °C	+1.5 °C	18 mm	-10 mm
Aug	27.0 °C	+1.1 °C	65 mm	-4 mm
Sep	28.2 °C	+2.3 °C	36 mm	-69 mm
Oct	27.1 °C	+1.4 °C	115 mm	-23 mm
Nov	27.0 °C	+2.0 °C	65 mm	-89 mm
Dec	26.5 °C	+1.2 °C	54 mm	-56 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.6 °C

28 Feb 2025

Coldest day

14.7 °C

31 Jul 2025

Wettest day

19.2 mm

10 May 2025

Windiest day

20.5 km/h

9 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

46.4 km/h

9 Jul 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.7 °C

5 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.1 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lyantonde?

Lyantonde has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 1,145 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lyantonde?

The hottest day measured in Lyantonde between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 34.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lyantonde?

The coldest day measured in Lyantonde between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1965, at 10.0 °C.

Does it snow in Lyantonde?

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

Has the climate of Lyantonde warmed?

Yes: Lyantonde warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lyantonde?

The wettest day measured in Lyantonde between 1940 and 2025 was 23 March 2015, with 68 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lyantonde?

The windiest day measured in Lyantonde between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1942, with winds reaching 23.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lyantonde?

The warmest month in Lyantonde is February (21.1 °C on average); the coldest is June (20.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Lyantonde?

Lyantonde receives on average 1,145 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 224 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lyantonde?

Lyantonde gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Lyantonde?

Yes: Lyantonde has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lyantonde?

In Lyantonde, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.7 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 8.8 °C on 18 September 1965.

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