Bugiri weather in May

In May, Bugiri sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 205 mm of rain across 27 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Bugiri's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bugiri's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 19°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 205 mm; 27 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:41 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover: 75%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

Bugiri is place in Eastern Uganda, Uganda.

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

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Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical May day in Bugiri reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°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, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Avg low (°C)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19
31	27	19

Bugiri 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	28° / 19°	104	15.9	12	5.3
Feb	29° / 19°	87	14.9	12	4.7
Mar	28° / 19°	163	21.9	12	4.3
Apr	27° / 19°	239	27.1	12	3.7
May	27° / 19°	205	27	12	4.0
Jun	27° / 18°	109	19.6	12	5.0
Jul	27° / 18°	74	15.2	12	5.7
Aug	27° / 18°	93	18.3	12	5.3
Sep	27° / 18°	124	21.6	12	4.6
Oct	27° / 19°	176	25.8	12	4.0
Nov	27° / 19°	204	24.2	12	4.1
Dec	27° / 19°	146	19.9	12	5.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	13	13	13	14	15	15	15	16	16	18	19	20	22	23	24	26	27	28	29	31	33	33	35	36	38	39	40	41	42	42	43
Cloudier (%)	87	87	87	86	85	85	85	84	84	82	81	80	78	77	76	74	73	72	71	69	67	67	65	64	62	61	60	59	58	58	57

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	18	82
11	19	81
12	20	80
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	31	69
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	38	62
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	41	59
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	43	57

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Bugiri gets around 205 mm of rain over 27 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 86% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	89	89	88	88	87	86	86	85	84	83	83	82	81	80	80	79	78	77	76

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	90
12	90
13	89
14	89
15	88
16	88
17	87
18	86
19	86
20	85
21	84
22	83
23	83
24	82
25	81
26	80
27	80
28	79
29	78
30	77
31	76

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4
Muggy (%)	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	96	96	95
Oppressive (%)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	99	1
2	0	99	1
3	0	99	1
4	0	99	1
5	0	100	0
6	0	100	0
7	0	100	0
8	0	100	0
9	0	100	0
10	0	100	0
11	0	100	0
12	0	100	0
13	0	100	0
14	0	100	0
15	0	99	1
16	0	99	1
17	0	99	1
18	0	99	1
19	0	99	1
20	1	98	1
21	1	98	1
22	1	98	1
23	1	98	1
24	1	98	1
25	1	98	1
26	2	97	1
27	2	97	1
28	2	97	1
29	3	96	1
30	3	96	1
31	4	95	1

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, 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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
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29	6	calm
30	6	calm
31	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:43 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:42	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42
Sunset (PM)	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:42	6:43
2	12.0	6:41	6:43
3	12.0	6:41	6:43
4	12.0	6:41	6:42
5	12.0	6:41	6:42
6	12.0	6:41	6:42
7	12.0	6:41	6:42
8	12.0	6:41	6:42
9	12.0	6:41	6:42
10	12.0	6:41	6:42
11	12.0	6:41	6:42
12	12.0	6:41	6:42
13	12.0	6:41	6:42
14	12.0	6:41	6:42
15	12.0	6:41	6:42
16	12.0	6:41	6:42
17	12.0	6:41	6:42
18	12.0	6:41	6:42
19	12.0	6:41	6:42
20	12.0	6:41	6:42
21	12.0	6:41	6:42
22	12.0	6:41	6:42
23	12.0	6:41	6:42
24	12.0	6:41	6:43
25	12.0	6:41	6:43
26	12.0	6:41	6:43
27	12.0	6:41	6:43
28	12.0	6:41	6:43
29	12.0	6:41	6:43
30	12.0	6:41	6:43
31	12.0	6:42	6:43

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.14 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — May's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.0	Bright
3	5.0	Bright
4	5.0	Bright
5	5.0	Bright
6	5.0	Bright
7	5.0	Bright
8	5.0	Bright
9	5.0	Bright
10	5.0	Bright
11	5.0	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
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17	5.2	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.3	Bright
24	5.3	Bright
25	5.3	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright
31	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Bugiri?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Bugiri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bugiri in May

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

In May, Bugiri sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Bugiri 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	14	15	14	12	10	11	12	12	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Bugiri 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	60	54	45	38	41	48	52	47	43	45	50	54
Level	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	60	Unhealthy
Feb	54	Poor
Mar	45	Poor
Apr	38	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	48	Poor
Jul	52	Poor
Aug	47	Poor
Sep	43	Poor
Oct	45	Poor
Nov	50	Poor
Dec	54	Poor

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.

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

trees 45%

16 km

281 m

shrubs 31%

80 km

1,315 m

shrubs 25%

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← April Bugiri year-round climate June →Best places to visit in May

May 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19
31	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	18	82
11	19	81
12	20	80
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	31	69
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	38	62
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	41	59
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	90
12	90
13	89
14	89
15	88
16	88
17	87
18	86
19	86
20	85
21	84
22	83
23	83
24	82
25	81
26	80
27	80
28	79
29	78
30	77
31	76

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	99	1
2	0	99	1
3	0	99	1
4	0	99	1
5	0	100	0
6	0	100	0
7	0	100	0
8	0	100	0
9	0	100	0
10	0	100	0
11	0	100	0
12	0	100	0
13	0	100	0
14	0	100	0
15	0	99	1
16	0	99	1
17	0	99	1
18	0	99	1
19	0	99	1
20	1	98	1
21	1	98	1
22	1	98	1
23	1	98	1
24	1	98	1
25	1	98	1
26	2	97	1
27	2	97	1
28	2	97	1
29	3	96	1
30	3	96	1
31	4	95	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19
31	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	18	82
11	19	81
12	20	80
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	31	69
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	38	62
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	41	59
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	90
12	90
13	89
14	89
15	88
16	88
17	87
18	86
19	86
20	85
21	84
22	83
23	83
24	82
25	81
26	80
27	80
28	79
29	78
30	77
31	76

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	99	1
2	0	99	1
3	0	99	1
4	0	99	1
5	0	100	0
6	0	100	0
7	0	100	0
8	0	100	0
9	0	100	0
10	0	100	0
11	0	100	0
12	0	100	0
13	0	100	0
14	0	100	0
15	0	99	1
16	0	99	1
17	0	99	1
18	0	99	1
19	0	99	1
20	1	98	1
21	1	98	1
22	1	98	1
23	1	98	1
24	1	98	1
25	1	98	1
26	2	97	1
27	2	97	1
28	2	97	1
29	3	96	1
30	3	96	1
31	4	95	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	19
2	27	19
3	27	19
4	27	19
5	27	19
6	27	19
7	27	19
8	27	19
9	27	19
10	27	19
11	27	19
12	27	19
13	27	19
14	27	19
15	27	19
16	27	19
17	27	19
18	27	19
19	27	19
20	27	19
21	27	19
22	27	19
23	27	19
24	27	19
25	27	19
26	27	19
27	27	19
28	27	19
29	27	19
30	27	19
31	27	19

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	13	87
2	13	87
3	13	87
4	14	86
5	15	85
6	15	85
7	15	85
8	16	84
9	16	84
10	18	82
11	19	81
12	20	80
13	22	78
14	23	77
15	24	76
16	26	74
17	27	73
18	28	72
19	29	71
20	31	69
21	33	67
22	33	67
23	35	65
24	36	64
25	38	62
26	39	61
27	40	60
28	41	59
29	42	58
30	42	58
31	43	57

	Rain chance (%)
1	91
2	91
3	91
4	91
5	91
6	91
7	91
8	91
9	91
10	91
11	90
12	90
13	89
14	89
15	88
16	88
17	87
18	86
19	86
20	85
21	84
22	83
23	83
24	82
25	81
26	80
27	80
28	79
29	78
30	77
31	76

	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	0	99	1
2	0	99	1
3	0	99	1
4	0	99	1
5	0	100	0
6	0	100	0
7	0	100	0
8	0	100	0
9	0	100	0
10	0	100	0
11	0	100	0
12	0	100	0
13	0	100	0
14	0	100	0
15	0	99	1
16	0	99	1
17	0	99	1
18	0	99	1
19	0	99	1
20	1	98	1
21	1	98	1
22	1	98	1
23	1	98	1
24	1	98	1
25	1	98	1
26	2	97	1
27	2	97	1
28	2	97	1
29	3	96	1
30	3	96	1
31	4	95	1