Nyachera climate — normals and trends
Nyachera (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 960 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 (20.9 °C on average) and the coldest is November (19.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Nyachera averages 0 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 184 rainy days per year.
Nyachera has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 24 February 2005) and the coldest 10.6 °C (on 31 December 1964).
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
NyacheraWestern Region
- coords
- -0.90°, 30.42°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.4°C
Average daily high
26.1°C
Average daily low
15.6°C
Annual rainfall
960mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
11.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
184 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.7 °C
Average feels-like low
16.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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
34.5 °C
24 February 2005
Coldest day
10.6 °C
31 December 1964
Wettest day
75 mm
12 February 1960
Windiest day
20.5 km/h
11 May 2007
Strongest gust
53.3 km/h
23 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
35.5 °C
24 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
8.7 °C
11 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.0 h
2 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 28.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 29 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 29.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 15 mm | -57 mm |
| Mar | 28.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 92 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 26.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 153 mm | +22 mm |
| May | 26.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 78 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 26 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 10 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 27.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 45 mm | +8 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 27 mm | -48 mm |
| Oct | 26.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 148 mm | +35 mm |
| Nov | 26.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 51 mm | -89 mm |
| Dec | 26.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 49 mm | -49 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nyachera?
Nyachera has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 960 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nyachera?
The hottest day measured in Nyachera between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2005, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nyachera?
The coldest day measured in Nyachera between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1964, at 10.6 °C.
Does it snow in Nyachera?
Almost never: Nyachera sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nyachera warmed?
Yes: Nyachera warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nyachera?
The wettest day measured in Nyachera between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1960, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nyachera?
The windiest day measured in Nyachera between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 2007, with winds reaching 20.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nyachera?
The warmest month in Nyachera is February (20.9 °C on average); the coldest is November (19.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Nyachera?
Nyachera receives on average 960 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 184 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nyachera?
Nyachera gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nyachera?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Nyachera.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nyachera?
In Nyachera, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.5 °C on 24 February 2005, and the lowest was 8.7 °C on 11 July 1944.
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