Buikwe weather in June

In June, Buikwe sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 157 mm of rain across 25.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of June to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Buikwe's 6th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buikwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
157 mm
25.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:48 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
70%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Buikwe is town in Central Region, Uganda.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical June day in Buikwe reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 4°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, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 21°14121.7124.9
Feb26° / 21°13219.8124.8
Mar26° / 21°21226.6124.2
Apr25° / 21°26628.6123.7
May25° / 21°23028.7123.9
Jun25° / 20°15725.4124.4
Jul24° / 20°13222.7124.9
Aug25° / 20°15025.3124.5
Sep25° / 20°15926.6124.1
Oct25° / 20°20128.7123.8
Nov25° / 20°22628.4123.8
Dec25° / 20°17625.5124.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33763
43862
53862
63763
73763
83664
93664
103565
113565
123367
133367
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223169
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243169
253367
263367
273367
283367
293466
303565

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Buikwe gets around 157 mm of rain over 25.4 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 84% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
188
288
387
486
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983
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2285
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2583
2683
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2881
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3079

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the muggy band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1892
2991
31090
41189
51288
61387
71486
81486
91585
101684
111783
121783
131882
141981
152080
162080
172179
182278
192377
202476
212575
222674
232773
242971
253070
263169
273367
283565
293664
303862

Wind in June

Winds average 7 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:456:46
212.06:456:46
312.06:456:46
412.06:456:46
512.06:466:47
612.06:466:47
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1112.06:476:48
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1512.06:476:49
1612.06:486:49
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1912.06:486:49
2012.06:486:50
2112.06:496:50
2212.06:496:50
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2512.06:506:51
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3012.06:516:52

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 4.9 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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74.9Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Buikwe?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Buikwe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Buikwe in June

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

In June, Buikwe sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Buikwe in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buikwe peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 17UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Buikwe in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Buikwe is worst in January — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1737 µg/m³Apr 1920 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb31Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Buikwe?

Buikwe sits at 0.3°N, 33.0°E, 1,230 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Lugazi, 9.0 km away.

KakiraBuwengeKireka

Topography around Buikwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buikwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 158 m around an average of 1,242 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 251 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m.

The land around Buikwe is covered by trees (61%) within 3 km, trees (62%) within 16 km, and water (37%) and trees (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
158 m
16 km
251 m
80 km
331 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Lugazi 9.0 km · Njeru 22 km · Jinja 24 km · Mukono 28 km · Bugembe 30 km · Kakira 36 km · Buwenge 39 km · Kireka 40 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 Buikwe (0.3375°, 33.0106°, elevation 1,230 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).