Nakivale Refugee Camp climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Nakivale Refugee Camp?

Nakivale Refugee Camp has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 863 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

The hottest day measured in Nakivale Refugee Camp between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 35.4 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

The coldest day measured in Nakivale Refugee Camp between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1953, at 11.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

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

Q: Has the climate of Nakivale Refugee Camp warmed?

Yes: Nakivale Refugee Camp warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

The wettest day measured in Nakivale Refugee Camp between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2022, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

The windiest day measured in Nakivale Refugee Camp between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2014, with winds reaching 22.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

The warmest month in Nakivale Refugee Camp is February (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is November (20.4 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

Nakivale Refugee Camp receives on average 863 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 194 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

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

Nakivale Refugee Camp (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 863 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 (21.5 °C on average) and the coldest is November (20.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Nakivale Refugee Camp averages 0 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 194 rainy days per year.

Nakivale Refugee Camp 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 35.4 °C (on 23 February 2005) and the coldest 11.1 °C (on 23 July 1953).

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

Nakivale Refugee CampWestern Region

coords: -0.74°, 31.00°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthNovemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

20.9°C

Average daily high

26.4°C

Average daily low

16.4°C

Annual rainfall

863mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

12.3km/h

Seasonal range

1.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

14 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

194 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.1 °C

Average feels-like low

17.5 °C

Average peak gust

31.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

1 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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

35.4 °C

23 February 2005

Coldest day

11.1 °C

23 July 1953

Wettest day

79 mm

22 March 2022

Windiest day

22.7 km/h

23 June 2014

Strongest gust

53.3 km/h

7 September 1967

Hottest feels-like

35.8 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

9.0 °C

12 July 1944

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.1 °C28 February 2025	14.0 °C31 July 2025	22.5 °C	572 mm	63
2024	33.0 °C16 September 2024	14.8 °C30 June 2024	23.0 °C	634 mm	86
2023	33.9 °C7 March 2023	14.3 °C17 July 2023	22.7 °C	774 mm	76
2022	32.4 °C10 August 2022	14.3 °C4 July 2022	22.2 °C	735 mm	49
2021	32.5 °C29 August 2021	14.4 °C24 June 2021	22.3 °C	563 mm	36
2020	31.9 °C21 January 2020	15.1 °C20 July 2020	22.1 °C	827 mm	22
2019	32.6 °C13 February 2019	14.8 °C19 July 2019	22.2 °C	700 mm	53
2018	32.2 °C3 February 2018	13.7 °C8 July 2018	21.7 °C	821 mm	22
2017	34.0 °C25 January 2017	14.5 °C2 July 2017	22.3 °C	648 mm	59
2016	32.8 °C15 March 2016	13.6 °C19 August 2016	22.6 °C	607 mm	71
2015	32.6 °C17 July 2015	13.3 °C13 July 2015	22.2 °C	633 mm	55
2014	32.7 °C19 February 2014	14.4 °C5 July 2014	21.9 °C	684 mm	38
2013	32.0 °C28 February 2013	13.9 °C15 July 2013	21.6 °C	750 mm	36
2012	32.9 °C30 March 2012	13.5 °C15 August 2012	21.6 °C	715 mm	43
2011	33.0 °C11 February 2011	14.0 °C8 July 2011	21.4 °C	819 mm	28
2010	32.2 °C20 August 2010	13.8 °C20 August 2010	21.8 °C	803 mm	25
2009	32.7 °C27 March 2009	12.8 °C20 July 2009	21.9 °C	655 mm	43
2008	31.2 °C24 December 2008	12.1 °C9 July 2008	21.2 °C	676 mm	8
2007	31.8 °C7 March 2007	14.1 °C19 June 2007	21.4 °C	691 mm	21
2006	32.6 °C28 January 2006	13.7 °C14 July 2006	21.7 °C	636 mm	33
2005	35.4 °C23 February 2005	12.2 °C15 July 2005	21.8 °C	720 mm	47
2004	32.3 °C14 February 2004	12.7 °C5 July 2004	21.8 °C	596 mm	25
2003	32.6 °C10 April 2003	13.8 °C13 July 2003	21.6 °C	537 mm	37
2002	31.1 °C11 July 2002	13.1 °C9 July 2002	21.1 °C	635 mm	10
2001	29.8 °C2 February 2001	13.4 °C14 June 2001	20.6 °C	716 mm	0
2000	31.4 °C22 February 2000	12.9 °C1 July 2000	20.8 °C	573 mm	7
1999	30.2 °C27 February 1999	12.7 °C16 July 1999	20.6 °C	682 mm	4
1998	29.6 °C3 February 1998	14.1 °C23 June 1998	21.2 °C	899 mm	0
1997	31.7 °C6 March 1997	13.6 °C17 July 1997	21.1 °C	932 mm	9
1996	30.4 °C3 August 1996	12.9 °C27 July 1996	20.9 °C	791 mm	3
1995	30.5 °C28 August 1995	13.0 °C24 August 1995	21.0 °C	715 mm	2
1994	30.1 °C16 February 1994	12.1 °C5 August 1994	20.8 °C	839 mm	1
1993	29.2 °C9 February 1993	13.5 °C19 July 1993	20.9 °C	829 mm	0
1992	30.3 °C29 February 1992	12.3 °C19 July 1992	20.9 °C	787 mm	3
1991	29.8 °C20 February 1991	13.2 °C22 July 1991	20.8 °C	921 mm	0
1990	30.1 °C30 July 1990	13.6 °C28 July 1990	21.0 °C	854 mm	1
1989	29.9 °C27 August 1989	12.3 °C2 July 1989	20.8 °C	855 mm	0
1988	31.2 °C2 March 1988	13.4 °C21 June 1988	21.0 °C	894 mm	1
1987	32.5 °C30 December 1987	13.3 °C9 July 1987	21.2 °C	914 mm	4
1986	30.3 °C25 February 1986	12.9 °C19 July 1986	20.7 °C	983 mm	2
1985	31.6 °C17 March 1985	13.0 °C23 August 1985	20.4 °C	995 mm	2
1984	29.7 °C21 February 1984	13.6 °C2 August 1984	20.5 °C	874 mm	0
1983	32.3 °C14 February 1983	13.4 °C6 July 1983	21.3 °C	844 mm	16
1982	30.8 °C22 February 1982	13.2 °C2 July 1982	21.1 °C	749 mm	9
1981	31.2 °C2 August 1981	13.7 °C15 June 1981	21.0 °C	884 mm	5
1980	31.1 °C24 February 1980	13.1 °C17 August 1980	20.8 °C	756 mm	3
1979	29.7 °C6 March 1979	12.8 °C23 July 1979	20.6 °C	920 mm	0
1978	31.5 °C7 February 1978	12.3 °C20 July 1978	20.4 °C	1,055 mm	3
1977	29.7 °C21 August 1977	11.9 °C18 July 1977	20.4 °C	1,068 mm	0
1976	30.0 °C16 March 1976	11.7 °C25 June 1976	19.9 °C	1,107 mm	1
1975	30.7 °C22 February 1975	11.8 °C30 July 1975	20.0 °C	1,212 mm	1
1974	29.8 °C22 February 1974	12.7 °C12 January 1974	20.0 °C	1,067 mm	0
1973	30.2 °C29 August 1973	12.1 °C3 July 1973	20.4 °C	939 mm	1
1972	28.5 °C31 March 1972	13.0 °C1 September 1972	19.9 °C	1,263 mm	0
1971	30.4 °C5 March 1971	12.1 °C23 June 1971	19.8 °C	1,121 mm	3
1970	28.9 °C8 February 1970	12.0 °C28 June 1970	20.1 °C	1,174 mm	0
1969	29.4 °C8 September 1969	12.8 °C23 June 1969	20.3 °C	1,040 mm	0
1968	29.1 °C30 January 1968	12.2 °C30 June 1968	20.1 °C	1,157 mm	0
1967	29.9 °C1 March 1967	11.8 °C1 August 1967	20.2 °C	1,082 mm	0
1966	29.5 °C17 August 1966	12.1 °C28 June 1966	20.3 °C	1,025 mm	0
1965	29.3 °C14 February 1965	11.8 °C14 June 1965	20.1 °C	1,022 mm	0
1964	29.4 °C11 March 1964	12.1 °C31 December 1964	19.8 °C	1,074 mm	0
1963	28.7 °C8 August 1963	12.0 °C8 August 1963	19.7 °C	1,222 mm	0
1962	27.8 °C2 February 1962	12.4 °C9 July 1962	19.6 °C	1,178 mm	0
1961	30.2 °C12 January 1961	11.8 °C3 January 1961	20.2 °C	1,124 mm	2
1960	30.3 °C15 August 1960	11.1 °C31 July 1960	20.3 °C	1,032 mm	1
1959	31.0 °C17 March 1959	11.1 °C14 July 1959	20.7 °C	1,011 mm	1
1958	30.4 °C25 February 1958	12.6 °C2 October 1958	20.9 °C	960 mm	3
1957	30.0 °C28 September 1957	12.1 °C22 July 1957	20.5 °C	1,088 mm	1
1956	28.6 °C1 March 1956	12.6 °C30 June 1956	19.7 °C	1,002 mm	0
1955	28.4 °C18 August 1955	12.5 °C20 June 1955	19.8 °C	1,026 mm	0
1954	27.9 °C11 August 1954	12.0 °C3 July 1954	19.9 °C	979 mm	0
1953	28.5 °C26 August 1953	11.1 °C23 July 1953	19.6 °C	1,298 mm	0
1952	29.0 °C20 July 1952	12.6 °C29 June 1952	20.1 °C	1,031 mm	0
1951	29.5 °C11 August 1951	11.5 °C6 July 1951	20.0 °C	1,173 mm	0
1950	28.9 °C5 March 1950	12.6 °C3 June 1950	20.0 °C	946 mm	0
1949	31.8 °C23 August 1949	11.9 °C28 July 1949	20.4 °C	761 mm	14
1948	29.5 °C18 July 1948	13.2 °C6 July 1948	20.3 °C	859 mm	0
1947	30.8 °C25 September 1947	13.3 °C22 June 1947	20.4 °C	833 mm	5
1946	33.6 °C25 February 1946	13.2 °C16 August 1946	20.9 °C	632 mm	27
1945	31.8 °C23 February 1945	11.9 °C9 June 1945	20.6 °C	643 mm	7
1944	32.0 °C4 September 1944	11.7 °C8 July 1944	21.1 °C	522 mm	31
1943	31.6 °C20 February 1943	13.0 °C14 October 1943	21.0 °C	541 mm	18
1942	31.8 °C8 February 1942	12.2 °C5 September 1942	20.7 °C	538 mm	14
1941	31.5 °C27 March 1941	12.7 °C4 July 1941	20.6 °C	840 mm	10
1940	30.1 °C21 August 1940	13.3 °C30 December 1940	20.1 °C	928 mm	1

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

28.0 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

63 d/yr

+49

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

572 mm

-291 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.6 °C	+3.1 °C	20 mm	-41 mm
Feb	30.8 °C	+3.6 °C	16 mm	-52 mm
Mar	28.9 °C	+2.1 °C	68 mm	-26 mm
Apr	27.1 °C	+1.1 °C	119 mm	+17 mm
May	26.9 °C	+1.2 °C	60 mm	-13 mm
Jun	27.7 °C	+1.3 °C	21 mm	-6 mm
Jul	28.3 °C	+1.3 °C	11 mm	-5 mm
Aug	27.4 °C	+0.5 °C	46 mm	+3 mm
Sep	28.8 °C	+2.2 °C	23 mm	-49 mm
Oct	27.4 °C	+1.2 °C	95 mm	-5 mm
Nov	27.0 °C	+1.7 °C	54 mm	-64 mm
Dec	26.8 °C	+1.2 °C	39 mm	-51 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.1 °C

28 Feb 2025

Coldest day

14.0 °C

31 Jul 2025

Wettest day

23.2 mm

10 May 2025

Windiest day

18.8 km/h

2 Sep 2025

Strongest gust

45.7 km/h

27 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

35.3 °C

5 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

12.7 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Nakivale Refugee Camp?

Nakivale Refugee Camp has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.9 °C and it receives 863 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

The hottest day measured in Nakivale Refugee Camp between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 35.4 °C.

What is the coldest day in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

The coldest day measured in Nakivale Refugee Camp between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1953, at 11.1 °C.

Does it snow in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

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

Has the climate of Nakivale Refugee Camp warmed?

Yes: Nakivale Refugee Camp warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

The wettest day measured in Nakivale Refugee Camp between 1940 and 2025 was 22 March 2022, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

The windiest day measured in Nakivale Refugee Camp between 1940 and 2025 was 23 June 2014, with winds reaching 22.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

The warmest month in Nakivale Refugee Camp is February (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is November (20.4 °C).

How much does it rain in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

Nakivale Refugee Camp receives on average 863 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 194 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

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

Are there tropical nights in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

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

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nakivale Refugee Camp?

In Nakivale Refugee Camp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.8 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 9.0 °C on 12 July 1944.

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