Opit climate — normals and trends
Opit (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,537 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 (25.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Opit averages 0 frost days, 102 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 204 rainy days per year.
Opit 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 38.5 °C (on 6 March 2025) and the coldest 14.3 °C (on 24 December 1966).
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
OpitNorthern Region
- coords
- 2.61°, 32.48°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.2°C
Average daily high
28.8°C
Average daily low
18.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,537mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
102 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
204 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
20.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
70 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
38.5 °C
6 March 2025
Coldest day
14.3 °C
24 December 1966
Wettest day
98 mm
25 August 1961
Windiest day
27.4 km/h
18 February 1999
Strongest gust
61.6 km/h
9 December 1964
Hottest feels-like
40.1 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
11.6 °C
5 February 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
4 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 | 32.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -23 mm |
| Feb | 35.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -44 mm |
| Mar | 32.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 50 mm | -78 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 151 mm | -55 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 153 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 28.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 48 mm | -78 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 141 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 223 mm | +45 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 152 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 28.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 268 mm | +101 mm |
| Nov | 30.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 46 mm | -79 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | -27 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Opit?
Opit has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.2 °C and it receives 1,537 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Opit?
The hottest day measured in Opit between 1940 and 2025 was 6 March 2025, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Opit?
The coldest day measured in Opit between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1966, at 14.3 °C.
Does it snow in Opit?
Almost never: Opit sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Opit warmed?
Yes: Opit warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Opit?
The wettest day measured in Opit between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1961, with 98 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Opit?
The windiest day measured in Opit between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1999, with winds reaching 27.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Opit?
The warmest month in Opit is February (25.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Opit?
Opit receives on average 1,537 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 204 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Opit?
Opit gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Opit?
Yes: Opit has on average 70 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Opit?
In Opit, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.1 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 11.6 °C on 5 February 1957.
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