Masindi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Masindi?

Masindi has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,571 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Masindi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2015, reaching 37.9 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Masindi?

The coldest day measured in Masindi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1958, at 13.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Masindi?

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

Q: Has the climate of Masindi warmed?

Yes: Masindi warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Masindi?

The wettest day measured in Masindi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 2021, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Masindi?

The windiest day measured in Masindi between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 2006, with winds reaching 24.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Masindi?

The warmest month in Masindi is February (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Masindi?

Masindi receives on average 1,571 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 236 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Masindi?

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

Masindi (Uganda) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,571 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Masindi averages 0 frost days, 66 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 236 rainy days per year.

Masindi has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 9 March 2015) and the coldest 13.4 °C (on 17 February 1958).

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

MasindiWestern Region

coords: 1.67°, 31.71°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

22.7°C

Average daily high

28.0°C

Average daily low

18.6°C

Annual rainfall

1,571mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

76%

Average peak wind

9.3km/h

Seasonal range

3.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

66 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

236 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.4 °C

Average feels-like low

20.4 °C

Average peak gust

26.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

53 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.4 °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

37.9 °C

9 March 2015

Coldest day

13.4 °C

17 February 1958

Wettest day

72 mm

25 April 2021

Windiest day

24.9 km/h

21 January 2006

Strongest gust

59.8 km/h

21 January 2006

Hottest feels-like

40.1 °C

29 March 2016

Coldest feels-like

10.9 °C

17 February 1958

Sunniest day

12.0 h

27 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.6 °C27 February 2025	16.3 °C23 November 2025	24.4 °C	1,121 mm	152
2024	35.1 °C21 March 2024	17.1 °C8 December 2024	24.5 °C	1,280 mm	140
2023	36.6 °C13 February 2023	17.5 °C2 May 2023	24.3 °C	1,363 mm	131
2022	35.7 °C5 March 2022	17.1 °C3 December 2022	24.1 °C	1,048 mm	116
2021	34.9 °C12 March 2021	16.5 °C26 September 2021	24.2 °C	936 mm	137
2020	34.6 °C16 February 2020	17.0 °C12 November 2020	23.5 °C	1,500 mm	74
2019	37.3 °C24 March 2019	17.1 °C24 August 2019	23.8 °C	1,507 mm	106
2018	37.1 °C8 February 2018	15.7 °C8 July 2018	23.6 °C	1,333 mm	88
2017	36.9 °C17 January 2017	17.5 °C5 September 2017	24.2 °C	1,158 mm	135
2016	36.0 °C15 March 2016	16.6 °C6 October 2016	24.4 °C	1,026 mm	146
2015	37.9 °C9 March 2015	16.4 °C13 July 2015	24.1 °C	1,334 mm	117
2014	36.7 °C31 January 2014	17.5 °C7 August 2014	23.9 °C	1,160 mm	126
2013	36.0 °C27 February 2013	16.7 °C26 August 2013	23.4 °C	1,296 mm	85
2012	37.4 °C30 March 2012	16.3 °C2 February 2012	23.5 °C	1,421 mm	110
2011	35.8 °C1 March 2011	15.9 °C26 November 2011	23.4 °C	1,393 mm	97
2010	35.3 °C30 January 2010	16.7 °C18 December 2010	23.3 °C	1,478 mm	86
2009	35.2 °C16 January 2009	16.3 °C18 July 2009	23.7 °C	1,235 mm	114
2008	34.4 °C23 December 2008	16.2 °C21 July 2008	23.0 °C	1,301 mm	103
2007	35.4 °C7 March 2007	16.8 °C21 August 2007	23.2 °C	1,267 mm	94
2006	37.4 °C9 February 2006	16.8 °C25 July 2006	23.3 °C	1,484 mm	76
2005	37.8 °C20 February 2005	15.0 °C14 July 2005	23.8 °C	1,229 mm	136
2004	36.4 °C13 February 2004	15.9 °C25 July 2004	23.6 °C	1,234 mm	106
2003	36.0 °C22 February 2003	16.7 °C15 December 2003	23.4 °C	1,193 mm	89
2002	35.4 °C7 February 2002	16.9 °C9 July 2002	23.4 °C	1,253 mm	90
2001	36.0 °C28 February 2001	15.8 °C20 September 2001	22.8 °C	1,366 mm	68
2000	35.0 °C21 February 2000	15.7 °C27 January 2000	23.1 °C	1,089 mm	90
1999	36.4 °C8 February 1999	15.6 °C7 July 1999	22.7 °C	1,392 mm	62
1998	35.2 °C13 March 1998	16.9 °C22 August 1998	23.6 °C	1,119 mm	111
1997	36.1 °C13 March 1997	16.5 °C12 July 1997	23.4 °C	1,595 mm	89
1996	32.8 °C4 January 1996	16.6 °C11 August 1996	22.8 °C	1,564 mm	49
1995	34.0 °C3 February 1995	16.2 °C20 July 1995	23.2 °C	1,410 mm	72
1994	33.9 °C21 February 1994	16.1 °C5 July 1994	22.9 °C	1,645 mm	70
1993	33.0 °C30 December 1993	16.5 °C8 August 1993	22.9 °C	1,387 mm	43
1992	36.2 °C12 March 1992	15.9 °C5 July 1992	23.0 °C	1,533 mm	83
1991	33.7 °C19 March 1991	16.1 °C13 December 1991	22.6 °C	1,618 mm	44
1990	32.4 °C31 January 1990	15.2 °C9 January 1990	22.6 °C	1,722 mm	31
1989	34.8 °C28 February 1989	15.7 °C18 September 1989	22.6 °C	1,591 mm	43
1988	35.3 °C1 March 1988	16.2 °C28 November 1988	22.9 °C	1,619 mm	70
1987	34.3 °C30 December 1987	16.0 °C14 July 1987	23.0 °C	1,638 mm	64
1986	33.0 °C24 February 1986	15.0 °C20 July 1986	22.4 °C	1,684 mm	38
1985	36.0 °C16 March 1985	14.9 °C17 August 1985	22.2 °C	1,580 mm	58
1984	35.4 °C21 February 1984	15.5 °C19 August 1984	22.5 °C	1,379 mm	67
1983	35.8 °C13 February 1983	16.1 °C6 July 1983	23.0 °C	1,668 mm	76
1982	34.3 °C26 February 1982	15.2 °C11 July 1982	22.5 °C	1,566 mm	45
1981	35.5 °C7 February 1981	15.8 °C13 September 1981	22.7 °C	1,757 mm	57
1980	36.7 °C22 February 1980	15.2 °C21 July 1980	22.8 °C	1,455 mm	66
1979	32.2 °C6 March 1979	15.3 °C11 July 1979	22.5 °C	1,709 mm	31
1978	35.8 °C7 February 1978	14.8 °C30 November 1978	22.3 °C	1,903 mm	40
1977	33.5 °C16 March 1977	14.3 °C14 July 1977	22.3 °C	1,856 mm	44
1976	35.6 °C30 January 1976	14.8 °C10 July 1976	22.1 °C	2,019 mm	48
1975	35.2 °C22 February 1975	14.5 °C30 July 1975	22.1 °C	2,004 mm	68
1974	34.7 °C10 February 1974	15.6 °C30 July 1974	22.1 °C	1,834 mm	62
1973	33.4 °C3 February 1973	15.3 °C1 July 1973	22.5 °C	1,539 mm	73
1972	34.7 °C31 March 1972	15.6 °C31 July 1972	22.1 °C	2,053 mm	37
1971	35.8 °C7 March 1971	15.0 °C24 June 1971	22.0 °C	1,735 mm	63
1970	32.7 °C28 February 1970	14.8 °C26 July 1970	22.1 °C	1,714 mm	28
1969	31.7 °C3 October 1969	14.3 °C12 August 1969	22.3 °C	1,471 mm	27
1968	33.7 °C21 January 1968	15.0 °C19 July 1968	21.9 °C	1,984 mm	30
1967	35.0 °C13 February 1967	15.0 °C23 August 1967	22.0 °C	2,140 mm	57
1966	31.8 °C20 January 1966	15.5 °C1 July 1966	22.2 °C	1,820 mm	20
1965	32.0 °C24 January 1965	14.2 °C14 June 1965	22.1 °C	1,780 mm	30
1964	32.2 °C26 January 1964	14.9 °C31 August 1964	21.8 °C	1,825 mm	21
1963	31.6 °C24 March 1963	15.4 °C17 February 1963	21.5 °C	2,349 mm	2
1962	34.5 °C15 February 1962	16.0 °C4 June 1962	21.5 °C	2,189 mm	25
1961	35.5 °C10 March 1961	15.0 °C16 July 1961	22.2 °C	2,150 mm	53
1960	32.7 °C4 January 1960	15.1 °C27 July 1960	22.2 °C	2,054 mm	42
1959	35.9 °C13 March 1959	14.9 °C14 July 1959	22.7 °C	1,897 mm	78
1958	35.2 °C4 March 1958	13.4 °C17 February 1958	22.8 °C	1,759 mm	83
1957	33.2 °C16 February 1957	14.7 °C6 February 1957	22.3 °C	1,657 mm	36
1956	32.2 °C9 March 1956	15.3 °C27 July 1956	21.5 °C	1,721 mm	22
1955	30.9 °C21 February 1955	15.1 °C13 June 1955	21.6 °C	1,629 mm	6
1954	30.9 °C3 February 1954	15.0 °C3 July 1954	21.6 °C	1,515 mm	14
1953	30.8 °C14 March 1953	13.5 °C23 July 1953	21.2 °C	2,560 mm	5
1952	31.2 °C23 January 1952	15.5 °C2 July 1952	21.6 °C	2,103 mm	14
1951	31.5 °C6 March 1951	14.2 °C6 July 1951	21.5 °C	2,443 mm	13
1950	31.8 °C28 February 1950	14.4 °C19 July 1950	21.3 °C	1,946 mm	16
1949	31.2 °C23 March 1949	15.1 °C26 June 1949	21.6 °C	1,732 mm	13
1948	30.5 °C23 March 1948	15.8 °C1 January 1948	21.7 °C	1,706 mm	7
1947	30.3 °C2 January 1947	15.1 °C4 December 1947	21.6 °C	1,731 mm	7
1946	36.6 °C13 February 1946	15.6 °C6 September 1946	22.6 °C	1,433 mm	94
1945	34.9 °C22 February 1945	14.7 °C7 June 1945	22.3 °C	1,190 mm	54
1944	35.7 °C14 February 1944	14.5 °C7 July 1944	23.0 °C	1,015 mm	91
1943	36.2 °C18 February 1943	15.1 °C7 July 1943	23.0 °C	1,001 mm	105
1942	35.0 °C8 February 1942	14.6 °C28 July 1942	22.3 °C	1,048 mm	68
1941	35.8 °C7 February 1941	15.0 °C3 January 1941	22.4 °C	1,239 mm	53
1940	30.8 °C22 February 1940	15.4 °C17 November 1940	21.3 °C	1,762 mm	11

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

29.7 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

152 d/yr

+86

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1121 mm

-450 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.9 °C	+1.9 °C	2 mm	-37 mm
Feb	34.4 °C	+3.7 °C	4 mm	-58 mm
Mar	31.9 °C	+2.3 °C	88 mm	-63 mm
Apr	28.9 °C	+1.0 °C	162 mm	-30 mm
May	28.8 °C	+1.5 °C	117 mm	-44 mm
Jun	28.8 °C	+1.6 °C	45 mm	-52 mm
Jul	28.2 °C	+1.4 °C	96 mm	-7 mm
Aug	27.4 °C	+0.5 °C	190 mm	+43 mm
Sep	28.8 °C	+1.6 °C	95 mm	-73 mm
Oct	27.7 °C	+0.6 °C	221 mm	+18 mm
Nov	29.6 °C	+2.4 °C	82 mm	-93 mm
Dec	30.3 °C	+1.9 °C	21 mm	-53 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.6 °C

27 Feb 2025

Coldest day

16.3 °C

23 Nov 2025

Wettest day

44.4 mm

1 Nov 2025

Windiest day

20.2 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

47.2 km/h

17 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.0 °C

6 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

17.0 °C

3 Dec 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

15 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Masindi?

Masindi has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.7 °C and it receives 1,571 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Masindi?

The hottest day measured in Masindi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 2015, reaching 37.9 °C.

What is the coldest day in Masindi?

The coldest day measured in Masindi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1958, at 13.4 °C.

Does it snow in Masindi?

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

Has the climate of Masindi warmed?

Yes: Masindi warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Masindi?

The wettest day measured in Masindi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 April 2021, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Masindi?

The windiest day measured in Masindi between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 2006, with winds reaching 24.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Masindi?

The warmest month in Masindi is February (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Masindi?

Masindi receives on average 1,571 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 236 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Masindi?

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

Are there tropical nights in Masindi?

Yes: Masindi has on average 53 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Masindi?

In Masindi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was 10.9 °C on 17 February 1958.

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