Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Buganda features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 24 °C (76 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 34 °C (93 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 533 mm (21.0 inches) and receives 63 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Buganda enjoys an average of 3677 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 56 minutes to 12 hours 16 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Buganda are February, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 76 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Buganda experiences 314 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Mean maximum | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Average high | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (83°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Average low | 18°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) |
Mean minimum | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Minimum | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Buganda, Cibitoke, Burundi with other places around the world.
Buganda usually has the most precipitation in April, May and December, with an average of 8 rainy days and 103 mm (4.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Buganda are July, August and September. On average, 6 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57 (2.3) | 32 (1.3) | 46 (1.8) | 123 (4.8) | 60 (2.3) | 8 (0.3) | 4 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 7 (0.3) | 19 (0.8) | 42 (1.7) | 127 (5.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
The sunniest months in Buganda are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 41 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Buganda: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 7 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 250 | 276 | 305 | 294 | 325 | 324 | 335 | 332 | 318 | 313 | 297 | 303 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 15m | 12h 11m | 12h 6m | 12h 1m | 11h 58m | 11h 56m | 11h 57m | 12h 0m | 12h 4m | 12h 9m | 12h 14m | 12h 16m |
Buganda experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and October are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Buganda UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |