Budaka weather in May

In May, Budaka sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 193 mm of rain across 23.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Budaka's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Budaka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
193 mm
23.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:39 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
75%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Budaka reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°485.211.95.1
Feb32° / 19°375.3124.5
Mar31° / 19°11412124.3
Apr29° / 19°20821.1124.0
May28° / 19°19323.4124.3
Jun28° / 18°11117.512.15.1
Jul28° / 18°6414.812.15.5
Aug28° / 18°8217.8124.8
Sep29° / 18°8316.8124.6
Oct29° / 19°12019.4124.2
Nov28° / 18°14816.3124.7
Dec29° / 18°848.511.95.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31387
41387
51387
61486
71585
81684
91684
101783
111981
121981
132179
142278
152476
162575
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182773
192971
203070
213169
223367
233466
243664
253664
263763
273862
283862
293961
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Budaka gets around 193 mm of rain over 23.4 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 75% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
182
283
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483
583
683
782
882
982
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1181
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1479
1578
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1875
1974
2073
2172
2271
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2469
2568
2667
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2865
2964
3064
3163

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11387
21288
31288
41189
51090
61090
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
131090
141189
151288
161387
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181684
191882
201981
212179
222278
232476
242575
252674
262872
272971
283070
293169
303268
313367

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
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114calm
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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 6:40 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:406:43
212.06:406:42
312.06:406:42
412.06:406:42
512.06:406:42
612.06:406:42
712.06:406:42
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912.06:396:42
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1812.06:396:42
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2012.06:396:42
2112.06:396:42
2212.06:396:42
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2412.16:396:42
2512.16:396:43
2612.16:406:43
2712.16:406:43
2812.16:406:43
2912.16:406:43
3012.16:406:43
3112.16:406:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.61 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.5Bright
54.5Bright
64.5Bright
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84.5Bright
94.5Bright
104.5Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Budaka?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Budaka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Budaka in May

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

In May, Budaka sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Budaka in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Budaka peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Budaka 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 Budaka is worst in January — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorJan 1759 µg/m³Apr 1939 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb54Poor
Mar45Poor
Apr38Poor
May41Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul52Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Budaka?

Budaka sits at 1.0°N, 33.9°E, 1,112 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Butaleja, 11 km away.

ManafwaBusembatia

Topography around Budaka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Budaka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 1,114 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,263 m.

The land around Budaka is covered by grassland (31%), shrubs (25%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) within 16 km, and cropland (28%), shrubs (26%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
83 m
16 km
117 m
80 km
3,263 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Butaleja 11 km · Busolwe 17 km · Pallisa 29 km · Mbale 29 km · Nakaloke 30 km · Namutumba 33 km · Manafwa 39 km · Busembatia 42 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 Budaka (1.0039°, 33.9256°, elevation 1,112 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).