Yumbe climate — normals and trends
Yumbe (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 1,029 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (22.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Yumbe averages 0 frost days, 162 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.
Yumbe has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 21 February 2005) and the coldest 15.5 °C (on 6 February 1957).
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
YumbeNorthern Region
- coords
- 3.47°, 31.25°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.7°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,029mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
4.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
162 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
165 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.2 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
223 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.71 · 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
39.5 °C
21 February 2005
Coldest day
15.5 °C
6 February 1957
Wettest day
83 mm
11 October 1997
Windiest day
23.9 km/h
10 March 2014
Strongest gust
61.9 km/h
28 February 1969
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
11.8 °C
5 February 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
26 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 35.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -24 mm |
| Mar | 33.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 25 mm | -46 mm |
| Apr | 31.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 60 mm | -41 mm |
| May | 30.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 44 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 64 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 101 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 223 mm | +77 mm |
| Sep | 29.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 115 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 29.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 149 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 40 mm | -62 mm |
| Dec | 32.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -26 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yumbe?
Yumbe has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.7 °C and it receives 1,029 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yumbe?
The hottest day measured in Yumbe between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yumbe?
The coldest day measured in Yumbe between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1957, at 15.5 °C.
Does it snow in Yumbe?
Almost never: Yumbe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Yumbe warmed?
Yes: Yumbe warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yumbe?
The wettest day measured in Yumbe between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 1997, with 83 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yumbe?
The windiest day measured in Yumbe between 1940 and 2025 was 10 March 2014, with winds reaching 23.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yumbe?
The warmest month in Yumbe is February (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (22.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Yumbe?
Yumbe receives on average 1,029 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yumbe?
Yumbe gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Yumbe?
Yes: Yumbe has on average 223 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yumbe?
In Yumbe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 11.8 °C on 5 February 1957.
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