Moyo climate — normals and trends
Moyo (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,492 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Moyo averages 0 frost days, 175 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 203 rainy days per year.
Moyo has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.0 °C (on 21 February 2005) and the coldest 15.3 °C (on 6 February 1957).
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
MoyoNorthern Region
- coords
- 3.66°, 31.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,492mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
175 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
203 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.8 °C
Average feels-like low
23.1 °C
Average peak gust
27.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
253 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °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
40.0 °C
21 February 2005
Coldest day
15.3 °C
6 February 1957
Wettest day
105 mm
16 April 2009
Windiest day
23.0 km/h
22 March 1943
Strongest gust
58.0 km/h
16 April 1955
Hottest feels-like
42.7 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
12.6 °C
5 February 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
15 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 36.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 28 mm | -64 mm |
| Apr | 32.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 131 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 30.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 82 mm | -73 mm |
| Jun | 30.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 98 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 145 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 256 mm | +69 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 112 mm | -55 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 218 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 31.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 61 mm | -94 mm |
| Dec | 32.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 3 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Moyo?
Moyo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 1,492 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Moyo?
The hottest day measured in Moyo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Moyo?
The coldest day measured in Moyo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1957, at 15.3 °C.
Does it snow in Moyo?
Almost never: Moyo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Moyo warmed?
Yes: Moyo warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Moyo?
The wettest day measured in Moyo between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 2009, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Moyo?
The windiest day measured in Moyo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 1943, with winds reaching 23.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Moyo?
The warmest month in Moyo is February (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Moyo?
Moyo receives on average 1,492 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 203 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Moyo?
Moyo gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Moyo?
Yes: Moyo has on average 253 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Moyo?
In Moyo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.7 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 12.6 °C on 5 February 1957.
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