Bugiri weather in August

In August, Bugiri sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 93 mm of rain across 18.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bugiri's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bugiri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
18°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
93 mm
18.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:49 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Bugiri is place in Eastern Uganda, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bugiri reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°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)
12718
22718
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42718
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Bugiri weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°10415.9125.3
Feb29° / 19°8714.9124.7
Mar28° / 19°16321.9124.3
Apr27° / 19°23927.1123.7
May27° / 19°20527124.0
Jun27° / 18°10919.6125.0
Jul27° / 18°7415.2125.7
Aug27° / 18°9318.3125.3
Sep27° / 18°12421.6124.6
Oct27° / 19°17625.8124.0
Nov27° / 19°20424.2124.1
Dec27° / 19°14619.9125.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34357
44258
54357
64357
74456
84456
94456
104357
114456
124456
134555
144456
154456
164555
174555
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194555
204555
214555
224555
234456
244555
254555
264456
274555
284555
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bugiri gets around 93 mm of rain over 18.3 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 59% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
152
253
353
454
554
654
755
855
955
1056
1156
1256
1356
1456
1557
1657
1758
1858
1959
2060
2161
2261
2362
2463
2563
2664
2764
2865
2966
3066
3167

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 59% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
14951
24951
34852
44852
54852
64753
74753
84753
94654
104654
114555
124555
134456
144456
154357
164258
174159
184060
193961
203961
213862
223763
233763
243664
253664
263565
273565
283466
293466
303367
313367

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:506:52
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1712.06:486:49
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1912.06:486:49
2012.06:486:49
2112.06:476:48
2212.06:476:48
2312.06:476:48
2412.06:476:48
2512.06:466:47
2612.06:466:47
2712.06:466:47
2812.06:466:46
2912.06:456:46
3012.06:456:46
3112.06:456:45

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.28 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.5Bright
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95.5Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Bugiri?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bugiri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bugiri in August

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

In August, Bugiri sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bugiri in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Bugiri peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Bugiri 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 Bugiri 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 Bugiri?

Bugiri sits at 0.6°N, 33.7°E, 1,138 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Busesa, 17 km away.

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Topography around Bugiri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bugiri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m around an average of 1,126 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 281 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,315 m.

The land around Bugiri is covered by trees (45%) and shrubs (29%) within 3 km, shrubs (31%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and shrubs (25%) and trees (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
105 m
16 km
281 m
80 km
1,315 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Busesa 17 km · Namavundu 25 km · Busembatia 26 km · Namutumba 30 km · Iganga 31 km · Mayuge 32 km · Busolwe 37 km · Busia 41 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 Bugiri (0.5714°, 33.7417°, elevation 1,138 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).