Namavundu climate — normals and trends
Namavundu (Uganda) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 2,067 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 (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Namavundu averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 275 rainy days per year.
Namavundu has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.9 °C (on 10 March 2015) and the coldest 17.0 °C (on 19 July 1950).
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
NamavunduEastern Region
- coords
- 0.36°, 33.82°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.5°C
Average daily high
24.7°C
Average daily low
20.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,067mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
275 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.9 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
26.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
210 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
31.9 °C
10 March 2015
Coldest day
17.0 °C
19 July 1950
Wettest day
138 mm
28 November 1996
Windiest day
30.4 km/h
16 February 2012
Strongest gust
52.6 km/h
19 February 1943
Hottest feels-like
34.7 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
16.2 °C
10 August 1950
Sunniest day
12.0 h
29 January 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 | 25.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 53 mm | -88 mm |
| Feb | 28.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 21 mm | -122 mm |
| Mar | 26.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 191 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 25.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 257 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 25.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 153 mm | -91 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 36 mm | -78 mm |
| Jul | 24.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 81 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 25.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 108 mm | +18 mm |
| Sep | 26.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 50 mm | -78 mm |
| Oct | 25.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 160 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 26.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 67 mm | -174 mm |
| Dec | 26.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 170 mm | -23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Namavundu?
Namavundu has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.5 °C and it receives 2,067 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Namavundu?
The hottest day measured in Namavundu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 2015, reaching 31.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Namavundu?
The coldest day measured in Namavundu between 1940 and 2025 was 19 July 1950, at 17.0 °C.
Does it snow in Namavundu?
Almost never: Namavundu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Namavundu warmed?
Yes: Namavundu warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Namavundu?
The wettest day measured in Namavundu between 1940 and 2025 was 28 November 1996, with 138 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Namavundu?
The windiest day measured in Namavundu between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 2012, with winds reaching 30.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Namavundu?
The warmest month in Namavundu is February (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Namavundu?
Namavundu receives on average 2,067 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 275 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Namavundu?
Namavundu gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Namavundu?
Yes: Namavundu has on average 210 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Namavundu?
In Namavundu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.7 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 16.2 °C on 10 August 1950.
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