Mityana climate — normals and trends
Mityana (Uganda) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,660 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 (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Mityana averages 0 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 279 rainy days per year.
Mityana has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 10.8 °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
MityanaCentral Region
- coords
- 0.42°, 32.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.7°C
Average daily high
25.9°C
Average daily low
16.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,660mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
1.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
279 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.2 °C
Average feels-like low
18.1 °C
Average peak gust
27.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
34.3 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
10.8 °C
18 September 1965
Wettest day
43 mm
27 November 2024
Windiest day
24.4 km/h
1 August 2001
Strongest gust
52.9 km/h
18 July 2009
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
10.0 °C
18 September 1965
Sunniest day
12.0 h
16 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 37 mm | -46 mm |
| Feb | 30.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 36 mm | -66 mm |
| Mar | 28.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 123 mm | -41 mm |
| Apr | 26.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 159 mm | -36 mm |
| May | 26.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 154 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 71 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 26.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 73 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 134 mm | +13 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 65 mm | -86 mm |
| Oct | 26.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 145 mm | -48 mm |
| Nov | 27.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 69 mm | -118 mm |
| Dec | 27.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 100 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mityana?
Mityana has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 1,660 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mityana?
The hottest day measured in Mityana between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mityana?
The coldest day measured in Mityana between 1940 and 2025 was 18 September 1965, at 10.8 °C.
Does it snow in Mityana?
Almost never: Mityana sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mityana warmed?
Yes: Mityana warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mityana?
The wettest day measured in Mityana between 1940 and 2025 was 27 November 2024, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mityana?
The windiest day measured in Mityana between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2001, with winds reaching 24.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mityana?
The warmest month in Mityana is February (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Mityana?
Mityana receives on average 1,660 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 279 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mityana?
Mityana gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mityana?
Yes: Mityana has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mityana?
In Mityana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 10.0 °C on 18 September 1965.
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