Paidha climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Paidha?

Paidha has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,532 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Paidha between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 35.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Paidha?

The coldest day measured in Paidha between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1958, at 11.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Paidha?

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

Q: Has the climate of Paidha warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Paidha?

The wettest day measured in Paidha between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1943, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Paidha?

The windiest day measured in Paidha between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1985, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Paidha?

The warmest month in Paidha is February (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Paidha?

Paidha receives on average 1,532 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Paidha?

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

Paidha (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,532 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 (23.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Paidha averages 0 frost days, 29 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 193 rainy days per year.

Paidha 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 35.5 °C (on 21 February 2005) and the coldest 11.1 °C (on 17 February 1958).

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

PaidhaNorthern Region

coords: 2.42°, 30.99°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

21.2°C

Average daily high

26.6°C

Average daily low

16.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,532mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

11.7km/h

Seasonal range

3.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

29 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

193 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

28.5 °C

Average feels-like low

17.5 °C

Average peak gust

31.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

5 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · 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

35.5 °C

21 February 2005

Coldest day

11.1 °C

17 February 1958

Wettest day

112 mm

17 October 1943

Windiest day

24.5 km/h

10 March 1985

Strongest gust

61.9 km/h

18 March 2014

Hottest feels-like

36.5 °C

25 February 2005

Coldest feels-like

8.1 °C

17 February 1958

Sunniest day

12.0 h

27 March 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	34.3 °C6 March 2025	14.2 °C18 December 2025	22.5 °C	1,275 mm	62
2024	32.1 °C3 March 2024	15.0 °C7 December 2024	22.5 °C	1,449 mm	37
2023	32.5 °C7 March 2023	14.9 °C1 September 2023	22.3 °C	1,221 mm	26
2022	32.6 °C5 March 2022	15.1 °C20 June 2022	21.9 °C	1,282 mm	33
2021	32.5 °C1 March 2021	15.0 °C1 July 2021	22.3 °C	1,005 mm	40
2020	33.2 °C7 March 2020	15.0 °C1 December 2020	22.0 °C	1,473 mm	37
2019	34.5 °C23 March 2019	14.4 °C24 August 2019	22.2 °C	1,509 mm	72
2018	34.3 °C8 February 2018	14.6 °C20 June 2018	22.2 °C	1,114 mm	35
2017	33.4 °C9 February 2017	15.1 °C13 July 2017	22.5 °C	1,315 mm	79
2016	34.6 °C17 February 2016	15.1 °C28 January 2016	22.7 °C	988 mm	69
2015	34.7 °C17 March 2015	13.1 °C11 January 2015	22.4 °C	1,172 mm	76
2014	33.1 °C14 February 2014	15.3 °C2 October 2014	22.2 °C	1,384 mm	72
2013	33.0 °C24 February 2013	14.5 °C5 July 2013	21.7 °C	1,411 mm	40
2012	33.4 °C5 February 2012	13.9 °C20 July 2012	21.8 °C	1,376 mm	69
2011	33.7 °C8 February 2011	14.5 °C15 February 2011	21.8 °C	1,368 mm	47
2010	33.1 °C1 February 2010	14.9 °C25 July 2010	21.9 °C	1,241 mm	29
2009	31.8 °C7 March 2009	15.0 °C29 June 2009	22.1 °C	1,037 mm	40
2008	31.7 °C4 March 2008	14.6 °C27 July 2008	21.5 °C	1,298 mm	29
2007	32.7 °C7 March 2007	14.1 °C10 July 2007	21.7 °C	1,370 mm	37
2006	34.1 °C10 February 2006	14.9 °C27 August 2006	21.8 °C	1,290 mm	39
2005	35.5 °C21 February 2005	13.9 °C18 July 2005	22.2 °C	1,383 mm	77
2004	33.1 °C14 February 2004	14.2 °C25 July 2004	21.9 °C	1,231 mm	33
2003	33.7 °C19 February 2003	14.6 °C26 December 2003	21.8 °C	1,234 mm	51
2002	33.4 °C24 February 2002	14.6 °C15 January 2002	21.8 °C	1,034 mm	34
2001	32.9 °C28 February 2001	14.1 °C8 January 2001	21.5 °C	1,168 mm	30
2000	33.1 °C4 March 2000	14.4 °C7 August 2000	21.5 °C	1,170 mm	41
1999	33.5 °C7 February 1999	14.2 °C28 June 1999	21.4 °C	1,241 mm	39
1998	33.4 °C15 March 1998	14.7 °C14 January 1998	22.2 °C	1,288 mm	54
1997	33.2 °C13 March 1997	14.6 °C23 August 1997	21.8 °C	1,390 mm	53
1996	31.4 °C13 March 1996	14.1 °C8 August 1996	21.2 °C	1,707 mm	14
1995	32.2 °C3 February 1995	14.7 °C21 December 1995	21.7 °C	1,304 mm	37
1994	32.3 °C18 February 1994	14.3 °C1 September 1994	21.4 °C	1,537 mm	39
1993	31.8 °C20 February 1993	13.6 °C7 February 1993	21.4 °C	1,328 mm	12
1992	33.6 °C12 March 1992	13.4 °C5 January 1992	21.3 °C	1,548 mm	42
1991	31.7 °C18 March 1991	13.5 °C14 October 1991	21.2 °C	1,568 mm	18
1990	31.3 °C29 January 1990	13.0 °C1 October 1990	21.4 °C	1,328 mm	9
1989	33.0 °C3 March 1989	14.0 °C18 January 1989	21.2 °C	1,328 mm	24
1988	32.9 °C1 March 1988	13.8 °C6 July 1988	21.5 °C	1,591 mm	26
1987	32.5 °C30 December 1987	14.4 °C14 July 1987	21.6 °C	1,395 mm	27
1986	31.2 °C24 February 1986	14.0 °C19 July 1986	20.8 °C	1,507 mm	10
1985	33.4 °C17 March 1985	13.4 °C8 July 1985	20.8 °C	1,459 mm	36
1984	32.9 °C16 February 1984	13.3 °C19 August 1984	21.2 °C	1,034 mm	28
1983	33.3 °C13 February 1983	13.0 °C29 December 1983	21.5 °C	1,374 mm	45
1982	32.5 °C26 March 1982	14.2 °C11 February 1982	21.1 °C	1,339 mm	18
1981	32.6 °C1 March 1981	14.1 °C13 December 1981	21.2 °C	1,677 mm	27
1980	33.1 °C22 February 1980	14.1 °C14 December 1980	21.2 °C	1,370 mm	25
1979	30.6 °C6 March 1979	14.3 °C31 December 1979	21.1 °C	1,464 mm	4
1978	33.1 °C7 February 1978	13.9 °C8 September 1978	20.9 °C	1,798 mm	15
1977	31.1 °C16 February 1977	13.1 °C14 July 1977	20.8 °C	1,741 mm	9
1976	32.7 °C29 January 1976	13.6 °C25 July 1976	20.6 °C	1,934 mm	21
1975	32.2 °C22 February 1975	13.9 °C18 January 1975	20.6 °C	2,056 mm	24
1974	32.6 °C10 February 1974	13.5 °C13 September 1974	20.7 °C	1,750 mm	29
1973	33.0 °C2 February 1973	13.8 °C17 December 1973	21.3 °C	1,507 mm	58
1972	32.3 °C31 March 1972	13.7 °C31 July 1972	20.8 °C	1,665 mm	9
1971	33.1 °C6 March 1971	12.1 °C21 December 1971	20.6 °C	1,571 mm	37
1970	32.3 °C28 February 1970	13.4 °C14 September 1970	20.9 °C	1,498 mm	12
1969	30.7 °C7 February 1969	13.3 °C31 January 1969	21.1 °C	1,454 mm	4
1968	31.4 °C8 February 1968	13.3 °C18 January 1968	20.5 °C	1,623 mm	7
1967	32.1 °C2 March 1967	12.3 °C9 December 1967	20.5 °C	1,781 mm	25
1966	29.9 °C20 January 1966	13.2 °C21 December 1966	20.9 °C	1,472 mm	0
1965	30.3 °C16 February 1965	12.7 °C12 January 1965	20.6 °C	1,594 mm	1
1964	30.1 °C30 January 1964	12.9 °C31 December 1964	20.4 °C	1,524 mm	1
1963	29.7 °C24 March 1963	13.6 °C26 September 1963	20.1 °C	1,946 mm	0
1962	30.9 °C15 February 1962	13.4 °C23 June 1962	20.0 °C	2,229 mm	8
1961	33.8 °C8 March 1961	12.7 °C19 February 1961	20.7 °C	1,994 mm	24
1960	31.6 °C10 February 1960	13.0 °C18 July 1960	20.8 °C	1,826 mm	6
1959	32.9 °C15 March 1959	13.2 °C18 February 1959	21.0 °C	1,983 mm	31
1958	32.8 °C4 March 1958	11.1 °C17 February 1958	21.1 °C	2,027 mm	33
1957	31.9 °C18 February 1957	11.5 °C6 February 1957	20.8 °C	1,593 mm	7
1956	30.8 °C1 March 1956	13.0 °C18 January 1956	20.2 °C	1,878 mm	9
1955	30.9 °C15 February 1955	13.6 °C20 August 1955	20.1 °C	1,912 mm	3
1954	31.4 °C27 January 1954	13.2 °C28 July 1954	20.0 °C	1,954 mm	1
1953	29.4 °C15 February 1953	12.8 °C24 July 1953	19.7 °C	2,318 mm	0
1952	30.0 °C23 January 1952	13.3 °C10 July 1952	20.1 °C	2,360 mm	1
1951	30.0 °C1 March 1951	12.9 °C13 July 1951	20.1 °C	2,083 mm	1
1950	31.1 °C26 January 1950	12.3 °C11 August 1950	19.7 °C	2,207 mm	9
1949	29.7 °C4 March 1949	13.0 °C31 July 1949	20.1 °C	2,122 mm	0
1948	29.9 °C18 January 1948	13.9 °C2 September 1948	20.3 °C	1,925 mm	0
1947	29.2 °C2 January 1947	13.3 °C23 July 1947	20.2 °C	1,661 mm	0
1946	33.8 °C15 February 1946	13.3 °C13 January 1946	20.9 °C	1,768 mm	76
1945	32.6 °C23 February 1945	12.3 °C21 June 1945	20.7 °C	1,300 mm	18
1944	32.8 °C22 February 1944	13.3 °C12 August 1944	21.2 °C	990 mm	38
1943	32.9 °C2 March 1943	13.3 °C6 August 1943	20.9 °C	1,749 mm	66
1942	32.7 °C9 February 1942	12.3 °C17 July 1942	20.8 °C	1,177 mm	24
1941	34.1 °C27 March 1941	13.8 °C26 November 1941	21.0 °C	1,244 mm	41
1940	29.6 °C22 January 1940	12.7 °C17 November 1940	20.0 °C	1,923 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

27.8 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

62 d/yr

+33

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1275 mm

-257 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	29.9 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-22 mm
Feb	31.9 °C	+2.7 °C	1 mm	-44 mm
Mar	29.8 °C	+1.6 °C	54 mm	-56 mm
Apr	27.3 °C	+0.5 °C	149 mm	+2 mm
May	27.3 °C	+1.1 °C	108 mm	-27 mm
Jun	27.1 °C	+1.3 °C	60 mm	-70 mm
Jul	26.0 °C	+0.8 °C	137 mm	-41 mm
Aug	25.4 °C	+0.1 °C	355 mm	+140 mm
Sep	27.1 °C	+1.3 °C	129 mm	-69 mm
Oct	26.6 °C	+0.9 °C	227 mm	+39 mm
Nov	27.6 °C	+2.0 °C	44 mm	-77 mm
Dec	28.1 °C	+1.2 °C	11 mm	-30 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.3 °C

6 Mar 2025

Coldest day

14.2 °C

18 Dec 2025

Wettest day

46.5 mm

20 Oct 2025

Windiest day

20.7 km/h

23 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

49.7 km/h

23 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.5 °C

6 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.7 °C

28 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

22 Mar 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Paidha?

Paidha has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,532 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Paidha?

The hottest day measured in Paidha between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 35.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Paidha?

The coldest day measured in Paidha between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1958, at 11.1 °C.

Does it snow in Paidha?

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

Has the climate of Paidha warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Paidha?

The wettest day measured in Paidha between 1940 and 2025 was 17 October 1943, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Paidha?

The windiest day measured in Paidha between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 1985, with winds reaching 24.5 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Paidha?

The warmest month in Paidha is February (23.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Paidha?

Paidha receives on average 1,532 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 193 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Paidha?

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

Are there tropical nights in Paidha?

Yes: Paidha has on average 5 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Paidha?

In Paidha, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 8.1 °C on 17 February 1958.

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