Abim in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Abim sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 391 mm of rain over about 44 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 33°C in early March to 28°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Abim's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Abim's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 30°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 20°C
Rainfall: 391 mm; 44 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 4.2; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Abim in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 33°C in early March to 28°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Abim reaches about 30°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Abim

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 21 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Abim weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 19°	13	2.4	11.9	4.8
Feb	33° / 20°	16	2.6	11.9	4.2
Mar	32° / 20°	65	8.8	12	4.0
Apr	30° / 20°	149	15.8	12.1	4.1
May	29° / 19°	176	19.6	12.1	4.5
Jun	28° / 18°	162	19.9	12.2	4.9
Jul	27° / 18°	174	22.3	12.1	4.8
Aug	28° / 18°	170	20.3	12.1	5.0
Sep	29° / 18°	87	11.8	12	5.4
Oct	29° / 19°	94	12.4	11.9	5.0
Nov	30° / 19°	53	8.5	11.9	5.2
Dec	31° / 19°	23	3.8	11.8	5.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Abim gets around 391 mm of rain over 44 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Abim

In seasonPeak

In spring, Abim overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Abim's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

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Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Abim?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Abim for sightseeing.

What to pack for Abim in Spring

From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In spring, Abim sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 44 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Abim in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abim peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	16	14	12	11	11	13	13	14	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Abim in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Abim is worst in January — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.7× the cleanest month (April, 10 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	38	23	13	10	12	19	21	15	17	17	23	34
Level	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	38	Poor
Feb	23	Moderate
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	10	Good
May	12	Moderate
Jun	19	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	23	Moderate
Dec	34	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Abim?

Abim sits at 2.7°N, 33.7°E, 1,468 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kotido, 59 km away.

Topography around Abim

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abim.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abim has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 738 m around an average of 1,357 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 815 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,384 m.

The land around Abim is covered by shrubs (56%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, shrubs (43%) and grassland (39%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

738 m

shrubs 56%

16 km

815 m

shrubs 43%

80 km

1,384 m

grassland 61%

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Spring weather nearby: Kotido 59 km · Lira 100 km · Dokolo 105 km · Kitgum 109 km · Soroti 110 km · Moroto 112 km · Opit 134 km · Kumi 141 km

Uganda travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 35% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,206; 2025
Happiness: 4.5 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 18%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 9; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 29.4; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 518
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abim (2.7017°, 33.6761°, elevation 1,468 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.