Budadiri weather in May

In May, Budadiri sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 608 mm of rain across 29.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Budadiri's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Budadiri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
608 mm
29.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:37 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
78%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Budadiri is place in Eastern Region, Uganda.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical May day in Budadiri reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°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, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Budadiri weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 1st-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6793
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Budadiri gets around 608 mm of rain over 29.8 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 96% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11972
21972
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Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:396:41
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312.06:386:41
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.64 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 — May's 4.64 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Budadiri?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Budadiri.

What to pack for Budadiri in May

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

In May, Budadiri sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Budadiri in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May 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.

BudakaButalejaTororo

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
May 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).