Mbale climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Mbale?

Mbale has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 7,411 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Mbale between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 31.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Mbale?

The coldest day measured in Mbale between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1966, at 8.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Mbale?

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

Q: Has the climate of Mbale warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Mbale?

The wettest day measured in Mbale between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1998, with 257 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Mbale?

The windiest day measured in Mbale between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1994, with winds reaching 18.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Mbale?

The warmest month in Mbale is February (19.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Mbale?

Mbale receives on average 7,411 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 333 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Mbale?

Mbale gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Mbale (Uganda) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 7,411 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 (19.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (18.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Mbale averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 333 rainy days per year.

Mbale 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 31.8 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 8.8 °C (on 24 December 1966).

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

MbaleEastern Region

coords: 1.08°, 34.18°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.0°C

Average daily high

23.4°C

Average daily low

14.9°C

Annual rainfall

7,411mm

Sunshine / day

9.7h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

8.0km/h

Seasonal range

1.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

333 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.0 °C

Average feels-like low

15.2 °C

Average peak gust

27.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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

31.8 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest day

8.8 °C

24 December 1966

Wettest day

257 mm

29 January 1998

Windiest day

18.7 km/h

7 February 1994

Strongest gust

62.3 km/h

14 February 1979

Hottest feels-like

34.1 °C

18 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

7.1 °C

24 December 1966

Sunniest day

11.9 h

5 March 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	29.9 °C7 March 2025	12.0 °C16 January 2025	20.1 °C	6,653 mm	0
2024	28.9 °C18 March 2024	11.6 °C29 December 2024	20.5 °C	7,259 mm	0
2023	30.4 °C8 March 2023	11.6 °C15 January 2023	20.2 °C	9,027 mm	1
2022	29.5 °C6 March 2022	12.4 °C14 January 2022	19.9 °C	7,470 mm	0
2021	28.5 °C2 March 2021	12.2 °C2 February 2021	19.7 °C	6,729 mm	0
2020	27.2 °C7 March 2020	12.1 °C15 December 2020	19.6 °C	7,763 mm	0
2019	29.5 °C3 February 2019	12.4 °C13 January 2019	20.0 °C	7,247 mm	0
2018	29.0 °C3 February 2018	12.8 °C17 December 2018	19.8 °C	6,530 mm	0
2017	29.4 °C17 January 2017	11.0 °C13 January 2017	20.2 °C	5,681 mm	0
2016	29.3 °C16 March 2016	11.7 °C7 December 2016	20.3 °C	5,149 mm	0
2015	30.2 °C11 March 2015	11.7 °C4 January 2015	19.8 °C	7,754 mm	1
2014	29.8 °C4 March 2014	11.4 °C10 April 2014	19.8 °C	6,111 mm	0
2013	29.5 °C1 March 2013	12.3 °C22 February 2013	19.6 °C	6,331 mm	0
2012	29.5 °C30 March 2012	9.7 °C14 January 2012	19.5 °C	6,429 mm	0
2011	29.3 °C26 February 2011	10.8 °C7 February 2011	19.6 °C	6,815 mm	0
2010	29.9 °C3 February 2010	12.0 °C22 December 2010	19.7 °C	7,482 mm	0
2009	28.6 °C10 March 2009	10.3 °C11 January 2009	19.7 °C	7,554 mm	0
2008	28.6 °C3 March 2008	11.9 °C23 December 2008	19.3 °C	6,759 mm	0
2007	28.2 °C8 March 2007	12.2 °C10 January 2007	19.4 °C	6,596 mm	0
2006	29.9 °C27 January 2006	11.8 °C23 January 2006	19.5 °C	8,575 mm	0
2005	31.8 °C25 February 2005	10.6 °C4 January 2005	20.1 °C	6,102 mm	3
2004	29.4 °C25 March 2004	12.8 °C28 January 2004	19.6 °C	7,414 mm	0
2003	29.1 °C6 March 2003	10.5 °C30 December 2003	19.6 °C	6,527 mm	0
2002	29.4 °C27 February 2002	12.9 °C20 January 2002	19.5 °C	8,088 mm	0
2001	29.4 °C3 March 2001	11.6 °C2 February 2001	19.2 °C	6,730 mm	0
2000	29.2 °C3 March 2000	11.1 °C28 January 2000	19.5 °C	6,037 mm	0
1999	29.2 °C8 February 1999	10.7 °C4 February 1999	19.0 °C	7,911 mm	0
1998	27.6 °C5 March 1998	12.1 °C3 December 1998	19.7 °C	7,199 mm	0
1997	29.4 °C7 March 1997	12.9 °C5 March 1997	19.7 °C	9,058 mm	0
1996	28.0 °C11 March 1996	12.3 °C16 January 1996	19.4 °C	6,585 mm	0
1995	27.7 °C21 January 1995	11.3 °C20 January 1995	19.6 °C	7,981 mm	0
1994	28.5 °C21 January 1994	12.5 °C28 December 1994	19.4 °C	7,754 mm	0
1993	28.1 °C10 April 1993	11.9 °C22 February 1993	19.4 °C	6,623 mm	0
1992	28.5 °C22 February 1992	11.7 °C4 February 1992	19.2 °C	6,672 mm	0
1991	27.2 °C21 March 1991	11.5 °C25 December 1991	19.0 °C	7,882 mm	0
1990	26.6 °C29 January 1990	11.2 °C9 January 1990	19.0 °C	8,445 mm	0
1989	28.9 °C3 March 1989	10.8 °C20 February 1989	18.8 °C	7,638 mm	0
1988	29.3 °C2 March 1988	10.4 °C5 December 1988	19.1 °C	7,471 mm	0
1987	29.2 °C30 December 1987	11.2 °C3 February 1987	19.4 °C	7,879 mm	0
1986	27.3 °C17 January 1986	11.7 °C5 August 1986	18.8 °C	8,980 mm	0
1985	28.9 °C16 March 1985	11.1 °C2 January 1985	18.7 °C	8,391 mm	0
1984	29.5 °C21 February 1984	10.1 °C19 December 1984	18.8 °C	7,925 mm	0
1983	28.4 °C14 February 1983	11.2 °C10 January 1983	19.1 °C	7,089 mm	0
1982	29.8 °C26 March 1982	11.7 °C31 December 1982	18.9 °C	8,213 mm	0
1981	29.4 °C1 March 1981	10.4 °C11 January 1981	19.0 °C	6,836 mm	0
1980	28.7 °C24 February 1980	10.9 °C17 December 1980	18.9 °C	6,977 mm	0
1979	27.2 °C24 March 1979	11.8 °C10 January 1979	18.8 °C	9,058 mm	0
1978	29.7 °C7 February 1978	10.3 °C30 January 1978	18.7 °C	8,138 mm	0
1977	29.2 °C16 February 1977	11.2 °C30 September 1977	18.8 °C	7,524 mm	0
1976	27.8 °C28 December 1976	10.2 °C16 January 1976	18.3 °C	7,766 mm	0
1975	27.7 °C19 February 1975	10.2 °C14 January 1975	18.4 °C	7,651 mm	0
1974	27.9 °C10 February 1974	10.6 °C3 January 1974	18.4 °C	8,111 mm	0
1973	27.7 °C26 March 1973	11.1 °C11 December 1973	18.8 °C	7,705 mm	0
1972	27.8 °C31 March 1972	11.3 °C2 January 1972	18.4 °C	10,376 mm	0
1971	28.0 °C6 March 1971	10.9 °C7 February 1971	18.3 °C	6,480 mm	0
1970	27.8 °C28 February 1970	10.7 °C8 December 1970	18.4 °C	8,442 mm	0
1969	26.5 °C5 April 1969	11.4 °C3 January 1969	18.5 °C	7,433 mm	0
1968	26.6 °C3 September 1968	9.0 °C15 January 1968	18.3 °C	9,216 mm	0
1967	28.7 °C10 March 1967	10.0 °C7 January 1967	18.3 °C	7,780 mm	0
1966	26.6 °C20 January 1966	8.8 °C24 December 1966	18.6 °C	8,577 mm	0
1965	26.6 °C11 March 1965	9.9 °C18 January 1965	18.5 °C	8,753 mm	0
1964	26.2 °C29 March 1964	11.0 °C26 October 1964	18.2 °C	8,332 mm	0
1963	26.5 °C14 September 1963	11.4 °C18 June 1963	18.1 °C	9,972 mm	0
1962	26.1 °C4 February 1962	11.4 °C14 January 1962	17.8 °C	9,231 mm	0
1961	28.1 °C21 January 1961	10.8 °C3 January 1961	18.8 °C	9,181 mm	0
1960	27.8 °C30 December 1960	11.4 °C28 January 1960	18.8 °C	8,110 mm	0
1959	29.6 °C17 March 1959	11.1 °C22 December 1959	19.0 °C	7,972 mm	0
1958	28.9 °C4 March 1958	11.4 °C10 March 1958	18.9 °C	7,603 mm	0
1957	27.0 °C14 September 1957	11.3 °C19 December 1957	18.8 °C	9,070 mm	0
1956	26.7 °C13 March 1956	11.4 °C13 January 1956	17.8 °C	6,593 mm	0
1955	26.5 °C3 March 1955	12.0 °C15 December 1955	17.9 °C	6,550 mm	0
1954	25.7 °C7 February 1954	11.6 °C4 January 1954	18.1 °C	5,364 mm	0
1953	25.4 °C29 August 1953	11.6 °C13 August 1953	17.9 °C	12,774 mm	0
1952	24.2 °C25 January 1952	12.2 °C23 February 1952	18.1 °C	8,207 mm	0
1951	25.6 °C1 March 1951	10.7 °C21 January 1951	18.0 °C	9,684 mm	0
1950	25.8 °C28 February 1950	11.3 °C15 January 1950	17.8 °C	5,544 mm	0
1949	26.1 °C7 November 1949	11.1 °C31 July 1949	18.2 °C	5,310 mm	0
1948	24.5 °C25 January 1948	11.0 °C3 January 1948	18.1 °C	8,183 mm	0
1947	25.4 °C11 October 1947	10.8 °C26 July 1947	18.1 °C	7,469 mm	0
1946	28.6 °C14 February 1946	11.7 °C22 December 1946	18.7 °C	5,492 mm	0
1945	27.8 °C23 February 1945	11.1 °C26 December 1945	18.4 °C	4,898 mm	0
1944	27.4 °C3 March 1944	10.9 °C9 January 1944	18.8 °C	5,414 mm	0
1943	28.3 °C19 February 1943	10.2 °C14 January 1943	18.9 °C	3,056 mm	0
1942	27.9 °C8 February 1942	10.2 °C13 January 1942	18.4 °C	4,465 mm	0
1941	29.0 °C26 March 1941	10.3 °C10 December 1941	18.5 °C	5,302 mm	0
1940	25.0 °C20 January 1940	10.3 °C28 December 1940	17.8 °C	6,252 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

24.5 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

0 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

6653 mm

-758 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	24.9 °C	+0.7 °C	166 mm	-284 mm
Feb	27.1 °C	+2.2 °C	124 mm	-319 mm
Mar	25.8 °C	+1.4 °C	833 mm	+41 mm
Apr	24.1 °C	+0.8 °C	1161 mm	+221 mm
May	24.1 °C	+1.2 °C	848 mm	+6 mm
Jun	23.6 °C	+0.8 °C	431 mm	-62 mm
Jul	23.3 °C	+0.7 °C	599 mm	+337 mm
Aug	23.6 °C	+0.6 °C	219 mm	-48 mm
Sep	25.2 °C	+1.8 °C	440 mm	-45 mm
Oct	24.0 °C	+0.7 °C	779 mm	+40 mm
Nov	24.3 °C	+1.5 °C	497 mm	-456 mm
Dec	24.8 °C	+1.5 °C	556 mm	-190 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

29.9 °C

7 Mar 2025

Coldest day

12.0 °C

16 Jan 2025

Wettest day

140.3 mm

20 Mar 2025

Windiest day

15.1 km/h

20 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

45.0 km/h

4 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

31.7 °C

18 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.9 °C

16 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

5 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Mbale?

Mbale has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.0 °C and it receives 7,411 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mbale?

The hottest day measured in Mbale between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 31.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Mbale?

The coldest day measured in Mbale between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1966, at 8.8 °C.

Does it snow in Mbale?

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

Has the climate of Mbale warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Mbale?

The wettest day measured in Mbale between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1998, with 257 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Mbale?

The windiest day measured in Mbale between 1940 and 2025 was 7 February 1994, with winds reaching 18.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Mbale?

The warmest month in Mbale is February (19.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (18.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Mbale?

Mbale receives on average 7,411 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 333 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Mbale?

Mbale gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Mbale?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Mbale.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mbale?

In Mbale, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.1 °C on 18 April 2024, and the lowest was 7.1 °C on 24 December 1966.

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