Budadiri weather in August

In August, Budadiri sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 256 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Budadiri's 6th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Budadiri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
256 mm
25.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:46 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
72%
6th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Budadiri is place in Eastern Region, Uganda.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Budadiri reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Budadiri weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 16°991211.96.1
Feb28° / 16°7510.5125.7
Mar27° / 17°26122.4124.6
Apr25° / 17°53728.2123.7
May24° / 17°60829.812.13.8
Jun24° / 16°3082612.14.2
Jul24° / 16°24423.712.14.7
Aug25° / 16°25625.9124.4
Sep25° / 16°32027.9123.9
Oct25° / 17°54430123.7
Nov25° / 16°43826.811.94.0
Dec26° / 16°19218.111.95.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22377
32377
42377
52476
62476
72476
82476
92575
102575
112575
122575
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312773

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Budadiri gets around 256 mm of rain over 25.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 83% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3188

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
14159
24159
34060
44060
54060
63961
73961
83862
93862
103763
113763
123664
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203664
213664
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243862
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303961
313961

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:476:50
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312.06:476:50
412.06:476:50
512.06:476:50
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1412.06:466:48
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1712.06:456:48
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2112.06:456:47
2212.06:446:46
2312.06:446:46
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2512.06:446:45
2612.06:436:45
2712.06:436:45
2812.06:436:44
2912.06:436:44
3012.06:426:44
3112.06:426:43

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.74 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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34.5Bright
44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
74.6Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Budadiri?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Budadiri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Budadiri in August

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

In August, Budadiri sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Budadiri in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Budadiri peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 16Jun 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Budadiri in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Budadiri is worst in January — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 1542 µg/m³Apr 1832 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar36Poor
Apr32Moderate
May34Moderate
Jun40Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug35Moderate
Sep35Moderate
Oct36Poor
Nov37Poor
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Budadiri?

Budadiri sits at 1.1°N, 34.3°E, 1,417 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Sironko, 13 km away.

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Topography around Budadiri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Budadiri has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 802 m around an average of 1,414 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,371 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,258 m.

The land around Budadiri is covered by trees (72%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and shrubs (39%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), grassland (23%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
802 m
16 km
2,371 m
80 km
3,258 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Sironko 13 km · Mbale 18 km · Nakaloke 20 km · Manafwa 23 km · Kapchorwa 31 km · Budaka 47 km · Butaleja 49 km · Tororo 53 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
Protestant 45%Roman Catholic 39%Muslim 14%other 2%

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 Budadiri (1.1481°, 34.3261°, elevation 1,417 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).