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Monthly climate in Kibale, Western Region, Uganda

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kibale features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 754 mm (29.7 inches) and receives 156 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kibale enjoys an average of 3856 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 Kibale, Western Region, Uganda §

The warmest months in Kibale are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in September, October and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 22 °C (72 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kibale experiences 318 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 Kibale, 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 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Average high 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kibale, Western Region, Uganda §

Kibale usually has the most precipitation in April, September and October, with an average of 19 rainy days and 97 mm (3.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kibale are January, February and December. On average, 25 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kibale, 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) 12 (0.5) 26 (1.0) 60 (2.3) 90 (3.5) 77 (3.0) 57 (2.3) 44 (1.7) 85 (3.4) 102 (4.0) 101 (4.0) 64 (2.5) 38 (1.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 2 6 13 16 18 9 9 17 20 22 15 9

Monthly sunshine hours in Kibale, Western Region, Uganda §

The sunniest months in Kibale are July, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 51 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kibale: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kibale, 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 277 306 331 314 333 322 334 336 321 321 318 339
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 5m 12h 6m 12h 8m 12h 9m 12h 8m 12h 7m 12h 5m 12h 4m 12h 4m 12h 4m

Solar UV radiation in Kibale, Western Region, Uganda §

Kibale 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 Kibale UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kibale, 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