Pakwach climate — normals and trends
Pakwach (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,491 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Pakwach averages 0 frost days, 218 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 200 rainy days per year.
Pakwach 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 42.1 °C (on 21 February 2005) and the coldest 14.6 °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
PakwachNorthern Region
- coords
- 2.46°, 31.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,491mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
218 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
200 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.8 °C
Average feels-like low
24.1 °C
Average peak gust
26.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
315 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
42.1 °C
21 February 2005
Coldest day
14.6 °C
17 February 1958
Wettest day
134 mm
12 April 2025
Windiest day
22.3 km/h
4 April 2021
Strongest gust
54.0 km/h
9 March 2010
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
12.8 °C
17 February 1958
Sunniest day
12.0 h
27 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 37.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -55 mm |
| Mar | 34.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 65 mm | -86 mm |
| Apr | 31.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 237 mm | +47 mm |
| May | 31.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 72 mm | -55 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 38 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 100 mm | +33 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 118 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 159 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 212 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 32.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 77 mm | -160 mm |
| Dec | 33.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 8 mm | -66 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pakwach?
Pakwach has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,491 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pakwach?
The hottest day measured in Pakwach between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 42.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pakwach?
The coldest day measured in Pakwach between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1958, at 14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Pakwach?
Almost never: Pakwach sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Pakwach warmed?
Yes: Pakwach warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pakwach?
The wettest day measured in Pakwach between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 2025, with 134 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pakwach?
The windiest day measured in Pakwach between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 2021, with winds reaching 22.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pakwach?
The warmest month in Pakwach is February (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Pakwach?
Pakwach receives on average 1,491 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 200 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pakwach?
Pakwach gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Pakwach?
Yes: Pakwach has on average 315 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pakwach?
In Pakwach, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 12.8 °C on 17 February 1958.
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