Nyamunuka climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Nyamunuka?

Nyamunuka has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 1,647 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nyamunuka?

The hottest day measured in Nyamunuka between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2005, reaching 32.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Nyamunuka?

The coldest day measured in Nyamunuka between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 10.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Nyamunuka?

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

Q: Has the climate of Nyamunuka warmed?

Yes: Nyamunuka warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Nyamunuka?

The wettest day measured in Nyamunuka between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1953, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Nyamunuka?

The windiest day measured in Nyamunuka between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 2007, with winds reaching 24.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Nyamunuka?

The warmest month in Nyamunuka is August (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is November (18.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Nyamunuka?

Nyamunuka receives on average 1,647 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 255 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Nyamunuka?

Nyamunuka gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Nyamunuka (Uganda) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 1,647 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 August (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is November (18.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.

Nyamunuka averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 255 rainy days per year.

Nyamunuka has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 32.8 °C (on 24 February 2005) and the coldest 10.4 °C (on 31 July 1960).

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

NyamunukaWestern Region

coords: -0.83°, 30.09°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthAugustColdest monthNovemberWettest monthNovemberDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

19.6°C

Average daily high

25.1°C

Average daily low

15.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,647mm

Sunshine / day

10.9h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

9.6km/h

Seasonal range

1.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

1 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

255 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.0 °C

Average feels-like low

15.6 °C

Average peak gust

30.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

0 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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

32.8 °C

24 February 2005

Coldest day

10.4 °C

31 July 1960

Wettest day

79 mm

20 April 1953

Windiest day

24.0 km/h

11 May 2007

Strongest gust

58.0 km/h

23 October 2018

Hottest feels-like

34.3 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

8.5 °C

12 July 1944

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	31.4 °C27 February 2025	14.0 °C22 December 2025	20.8 °C	1,574 mm	9
2024	30.4 °C18 March 2024	13.3 °C3 July 2024	21.3 °C	1,566 mm	3
2023	30.7 °C24 August 2023	13.6 °C3 February 2023	20.9 °C	1,748 mm	5
2022	29.8 °C11 March 2022	13.3 °C17 December 2022	20.6 °C	1,649 mm	0
2021	30.4 °C26 August 2021	13.8 °C14 April 2021	20.9 °C	1,372 mm	1
2020	30.1 °C17 September 2020	13.7 °C3 October 2020	21.0 °C	1,791 mm	2
2019	30.3 °C1 February 2019	13.2 °C25 February 2019	20.8 °C	1,658 mm	3
2018	30.3 °C16 February 2018	12.9 °C18 June 2018	20.5 °C	1,414 mm	1
2017	30.4 °C17 January 2017	13.5 °C10 July 2017	20.7 °C	1,422 mm	1
2016	30.6 °C5 September 2016	13.2 °C29 June 2016	21.0 °C	1,277 mm	3
2015	30.4 °C9 March 2015	11.8 °C13 July 2015	20.7 °C	1,546 mm	2
2014	30.3 °C29 April 2014	13.5 °C12 October 2014	20.7 °C	1,314 mm	1
2013	29.9 °C5 February 2013	12.6 °C4 September 2013	20.3 °C	1,402 mm	0
2012	31.4 °C9 February 2012	12.4 °C9 March 2012	20.1 °C	1,513 mm	8
2011	30.1 °C7 February 2011	12.0 °C14 July 2011	19.9 °C	1,788 mm	2
2010	30.2 °C1 February 2010	12.9 °C20 July 2010	20.5 °C	1,588 mm	3
2009	30.1 °C27 March 2009	12.9 °C29 July 2009	20.4 °C	1,461 mm	1
2008	29.5 °C23 December 2008	12.0 °C9 July 2008	19.8 °C	1,324 mm	0
2007	29.9 °C22 May 2007	12.3 °C15 December 2007	19.9 °C	1,511 mm	0
2006	31.7 °C9 February 2006	13.0 °C6 September 2006	20.3 °C	1,587 mm	3
2005	32.8 °C24 February 2005	12.8 °C8 July 2005	20.7 °C	1,343 mm	10
2004	29.6 °C12 February 2004	13.1 °C13 September 2004	20.5 °C	1,306 mm	0
2003	29.7 °C21 February 2003	13.3 °C19 April 2003	20.3 °C	1,189 mm	0
2002	29.3 °C29 September 2002	13.4 °C12 November 2002	19.9 °C	1,146 mm	0
2001	29.5 °C3 March 2001	12.6 °C14 June 2001	19.5 °C	1,396 mm	0
2000	28.6 °C21 February 2000	12.2 °C11 January 2000	19.6 °C	1,265 mm	0
1999	29.9 °C16 February 1999	12.8 °C8 July 1999	19.6 °C	1,365 mm	0
1998	29.0 °C15 March 1998	13.4 °C9 December 1998	20.1 °C	1,452 mm	0
1997	30.1 °C23 September 1997	12.9 °C17 July 1997	19.9 °C	1,396 mm	2
1996	28.1 °C11 March 1996	11.9 °C8 August 1996	19.4 °C	1,584 mm	0
1995	29.1 °C24 August 1995	12.9 °C10 August 1995	19.9 °C	1,401 mm	0
1994	28.4 °C22 February 1994	12.8 °C8 July 1994	19.6 °C	1,595 mm	0
1993	28.9 °C16 March 1993	13.2 °C19 July 1993	20.1 °C	1,317 mm	0
1992	30.3 °C15 March 1992	12.5 °C19 July 1992	20.0 °C	1,341 mm	2
1991	28.9 °C25 September 1991	12.8 °C16 October 1991	19.7 °C	1,683 mm	0
1990	29.7 °C29 January 1990	12.9 °C10 January 1990	20.1 °C	1,429 mm	0
1989	28.7 °C27 August 1989	11.4 °C18 February 1989	19.8 °C	1,399 mm	0
1988	30.0 °C2 March 1988	12.7 °C7 July 1988	19.9 °C	1,773 mm	1
1987	30.2 °C4 September 1987	13.6 °C25 June 1987	20.5 °C	1,551 mm	2
1986	30.2 °C24 February 1986	12.4 °C5 August 1986	19.7 °C	1,746 mm	1
1985	29.8 °C17 March 1985	12.3 °C26 July 1985	19.2 °C	1,557 mm	0
1984	28.4 °C21 February 1984	11.9 °C9 January 1984	19.5 °C	1,506 mm	0
1983	29.9 °C29 May 1983	13.1 °C3 December 1983	20.1 °C	1,493 mm	0
1982	29.9 °C25 March 1982	12.9 °C8 January 1982	19.9 °C	1,651 mm	0
1981	29.4 °C23 February 1981	13.0 °C12 January 1981	19.8 °C	1,937 mm	0
1980	29.8 °C24 February 1980	12.8 °C1 January 1980	20.1 °C	1,432 mm	0
1979	29.1 °C2 September 1979	12.0 °C3 March 1979	19.5 °C	1,462 mm	0
1978	29.5 °C7 February 1978	12.0 °C20 July 1978	19.3 °C	1,960 mm	0
1977	28.5 °C21 August 1977	11.5 °C23 July 1977	19.4 °C	1,766 mm	0
1976	29.5 °C14 October 1976	11.4 °C25 June 1976	18.7 °C	1,871 mm	0
1975	29.0 °C22 February 1975	10.9 °C30 July 1975	18.7 °C	1,994 mm	0
1974	28.1 °C13 March 1974	11.5 °C12 January 1974	18.7 °C	1,967 mm	0
1973	29.0 °C20 February 1973	11.3 °C29 June 1973	19.3 °C	1,904 mm	0
1972	28.0 °C14 August 1972	10.8 °C1 July 1972	18.6 °C	2,242 mm	0
1971	29.7 °C5 March 1971	11.6 °C1 December 1971	18.6 °C	2,171 mm	0
1970	29.1 °C7 October 1970	12.1 °C19 December 1970	19.2 °C	1,869 mm	0
1969	29.0 °C28 August 1969	12.0 °C3 October 1969	19.5 °C	1,564 mm	0
1968	28.3 °C4 October 1968	11.9 °C30 June 1968	18.9 °C	1,778 mm	0
1967	29.1 °C4 September 1967	12.0 °C8 October 1967	19.2 °C	1,773 mm	0
1966	28.1 °C4 October 1966	11.9 °C21 December 1966	19.3 °C	1,690 mm	0
1965	28.1 °C27 August 1965	10.8 °C21 January 1965	18.9 °C	1,691 mm	0
1964	27.6 °C31 January 1964	10.8 °C10 December 1964	18.5 °C	1,968 mm	0
1963	27.8 °C12 September 1963	11.7 °C5 August 1963	18.4 °C	2,328 mm	0
1962	26.3 °C30 July 1962	11.3 °C10 July 1962	18.2 °C	2,342 mm	0
1961	28.0 °C11 March 1961	11.0 °C3 January 1961	18.7 °C	2,236 mm	0
1960	28.5 °C15 August 1960	10.4 °C31 July 1960	19.1 °C	1,755 mm	0
1959	28.3 °C17 March 1959	10.8 °C14 July 1959	19.1 °C	1,868 mm	0
1958	28.3 °C11 September 1958	12.2 °C26 September 1958	19.4 °C	1,774 mm	0
1957	28.8 °C15 September 1957	12.0 °C28 June 1957	19.0 °C	1,711 mm	0
1956	26.8 °C15 October 1956	11.6 °C20 June 1956	18.3 °C	2,120 mm	0
1955	26.8 °C26 August 1955	11.7 °C14 December 1955	18.5 °C	1,982 mm	0
1954	26.9 °C8 August 1954	11.1 °C25 June 1954	18.6 °C	1,796 mm	0
1953	28.7 °C11 September 1953	10.9 °C7 July 1953	18.5 °C	2,524 mm	0
1952	27.6 °C18 August 1952	11.8 °C16 July 1952	18.9 °C	2,149 mm	0
1951	27.8 °C11 August 1951	11.0 °C7 July 1951	18.8 °C	2,382 mm	0
1950	28.0 °C4 March 1950	12.2 °C30 March 1950	18.7 °C	1,915 mm	0
1949	29.2 °C30 August 1949	11.9 °C28 July 1949	19.1 °C	1,674 mm	0
1948	27.7 °C4 June 1948	12.5 °C17 September 1948	19.0 °C	1,750 mm	0
1947	29.8 °C21 September 1947	12.3 °C11 January 1947	19.2 °C	1,503 mm	0
1946	30.7 °C13 February 1946	11.8 °C23 December 1946	19.5 °C	1,646 mm	3
1945	29.3 °C5 September 1945	11.7 °C6 June 1945	19.4 °C	1,164 mm	0
1944	29.8 °C3 September 1944	11.1 °C12 July 1944	19.7 °C	1,143 mm	0
1943	29.4 °C20 February 1943	12.4 °C14 August 1943	19.3 °C	1,271 mm	0
1942	30.0 °C7 February 1942	12.0 °C2 January 1942	19.5 °C	1,188 mm	1
1941	29.0 °C16 August 1941	11.6 °C20 December 1941	19.6 °C	1,325 mm	0
1940	28.0 °C22 August 1940	11.9 °C6 February 1940	18.7 °C	1,716 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.8 °C

+0.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

9 d/yr

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1574 mm

-74 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.1 °C	+1.4 °C	48 mm	-72 mm
Feb	27.9 °C	+2.4 °C	41 mm	-75 mm
Mar	26.4 °C	+1.2 °C	149 mm	-19 mm
Apr	25.2 °C	+0.5 °C	188 mm	+7 mm
May	25.4 °C	+0.7 °C	110 mm	-25 mm
Jun	25.9 °C	+0.4 °C	72 mm	+11 mm
Jul	26.4 °C	+0.5 °C	69 mm	+20 mm
Aug	25.4 °C	-0.5 °C	141 mm	+45 mm
Sep	26.7 °C	+1.2 °C	127 mm	-21 mm
Oct	24.6 °C	-0.3 °C	273 mm	+93 mm
Nov	24.9 °C	+0.9 °C	195 mm	-16 mm
Dec	24.2 °C	+0.1 °C	162 mm	-22 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

31.4 °C

27 Feb 2025

Coldest day

14.0 °C

22 Dec 2025

Wettest day

57.1 mm

2 Nov 2025

Windiest day

19.2 km/h

17 May 2025

Strongest gust

46.4 km/h

22 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

32.8 °C

1 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.2 °C

21 Sep 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Nyamunuka?

Nyamunuka has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 1,647 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nyamunuka?

The hottest day measured in Nyamunuka between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2005, reaching 32.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Nyamunuka?

The coldest day measured in Nyamunuka between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 10.4 °C.

Does it snow in Nyamunuka?

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

Has the climate of Nyamunuka warmed?

Yes: Nyamunuka warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Nyamunuka?

The wettest day measured in Nyamunuka between 1940 and 2025 was 20 April 1953, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Nyamunuka?

The windiest day measured in Nyamunuka between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 2007, with winds reaching 24.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Nyamunuka?

The warmest month in Nyamunuka is August (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is November (18.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Nyamunuka?

Nyamunuka receives on average 1,647 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 255 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Nyamunuka?

Nyamunuka gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Nyamunuka?

Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Nyamunuka.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nyamunuka?

In Nyamunuka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.3 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 8.5 °C on 12 July 1944.

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