Bugiri weather in July

In July, Bugiri sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 74 mm of rain across 15.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 13% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
15.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:50 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
66%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Bugiri is place in Eastern Uganda, Uganda.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical July 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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
33961
43961
54060
64060
74159
84159
94357
104357
114357
124357
134357
144456
154357
164357
174258
184258
194258
204258
214258
224258
234258
244159
254060
264060
274060
284159
294159
304159
314258

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bugiri gets around 74 mm of rain over 15.2 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 50% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
157
256
355
454
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652
752
851
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1049
1149
1248
1348
1447
1547
1647
1747
1847
1947
2047
2147
2247
2348
2448
2549
2649
2750
2850
2951
3051
3152

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13268
23466
33565
43763
53961
64060
74258
84357
94456
104555
114654
124753
134753
144852
154852
164852
174951
184951
194951
204951
214951
225050
235050
245050
255050
264951
274951
284951
294951
304951
314951

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
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46calm
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66calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:47 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:476:49
212.06:486:50
312.06:486:50
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.23 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 — July's 5.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Bugiri?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bugiri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bugiri in July

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

In July, Bugiri sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Bugiri in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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