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Monthly climate in Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Fort Portal features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (69 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1667 mm (65.6 inches) and receives 219 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Fort Portal enjoys an average of 3837 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 4 minutes to 12 hours 9 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda §

The warmest months in Fort Portal are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in August, September and October, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Fort Portal experiences 287 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Average low 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(58°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda §

Fort Portal usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 26 rainy days and 235 mm (9.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Fort Portal are January, February and December. On average, 46 mm (1.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13 (0.5) 51 (2.0) 95 (3.7) 137 (5.4) 147 (5.8) 135 (5.3) 134 (5.3) 219 (8.6) 231 (9.1) 254 (10.0) 177 (7.0) 74 (2.9)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 8 15 21 23 16 19 25 26 28 24 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda §

The sunniest months in Fort Portal are May, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 49 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Fort Portal: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 277 305 330 311 332 321 331 334 317 318 317 339
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 4m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 6m 12h 8m 12h 9m 12h 8m 12h 7m 12h 5m 12h 5m 12h 4m 12h 4m

Solar UV radiation in Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda §

Fort Portal 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 November are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Fort Portal UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Fort Portal, Western Region, Uganda.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 15 16 15 14 12 12 13 13 13 12 12