Rubanda climate — normals and trends
Rubanda (Uganda) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 2,490 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 (17.5 °C on average) and the coldest is November (16.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Rubanda averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 241 rainy days per year.
Rubanda has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.8 °C (on 21 September 1944) and the coldest 8.7 °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
RubandaWestern Region
- coords
- -1.19°, 29.85°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.0°C
Average daily high
21.6°C
Average daily low
13.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,490mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
9.4km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
241 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.9 °C
Average feels-like low
13.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
27.8 °C
21 September 1944
Coldest day
8.7 °C
31 July 1960
Wettest day
272 mm
26 March 1970
Windiest day
21.1 km/h
26 September 1953
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
30 April 1946
Hottest feels-like
31.7 °C
6 April 1996
Coldest feels-like
7.1 °C
30 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.0 h
2 January 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 | 22.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 117 mm | -76 mm |
| Feb | 23.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 105 mm | -116 mm |
| Mar | 22.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 236 mm | -75 mm |
| Apr | 22.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 307 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 154 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 21.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 107 mm | +49 mm |
| Jul | 22.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 32 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 22.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 149 mm | +49 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 159 mm | -39 mm |
| Oct | 21.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 354 mm | +82 mm |
| Nov | 21.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 192 mm | -131 mm |
| Dec | 21.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 176 mm | -89 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rubanda?
Rubanda has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.0 °C and it receives 2,490 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rubanda?
The hottest day measured in Rubanda between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 1944, reaching 27.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rubanda?
The coldest day measured in Rubanda between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 8.7 °C.
Does it snow in Rubanda?
Almost never: Rubanda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rubanda warmed?
Yes: Rubanda warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rubanda?
The wettest day measured in Rubanda between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1970, with 272 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rubanda?
The windiest day measured in Rubanda between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1953, with winds reaching 21.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rubanda?
The warmest month in Rubanda is August (17.5 °C on average); the coldest is November (16.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Rubanda?
Rubanda receives on average 2,490 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 241 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rubanda?
Rubanda gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rubanda?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Rubanda.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rubanda?
In Rubanda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.7 °C on 6 April 1996, and the lowest was 7.1 °C on 30 July 1975.
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