Bundibugyo weather in July

In July, Bundibugyo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 270 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Bundibugyo's 1st-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bundibugyo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
270 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:04 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
66%
1st clearest
Wind
3 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Bundibugyo is place in Western 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 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Bundibugyo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Bundibugyo weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°275.5125.9
Feb30° / 17°355.8125.1
Mar29° / 18°12016.9124.3
Apr28° / 18°23423.8123.8
May28° / 18°28226.5124.0
Jun27° / 17°26325.1124.1
Jul26° / 16°27025.8124.3
Aug26° / 16°34128.1123.9
Sep26° / 17°29527.4123.8
Oct26° / 17°33029123.6
Nov26° / 17°22025.4124.1
Dec27° / 17°6811.3126.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33862
43961
53961
64060
74159
84258
94258
104357
114456
124555
134555
144654
154654
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184357
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204258
214159
224159
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243961
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283466
293466
303367
313268

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Bundibugyo gets around 270 mm of rain over 25.8 wet days in July. 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 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
184
283
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482
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681
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1983
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2286
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2689
2789
2890
2990
3090
3191

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
119837
229827
329836
4210826
5210826
6210826
7211825
8211825
9211825
10211834
11211834
12211834
13110863
14110863
1519873
1619873
1719873
1808893
1908893
2007903
2107894
2206904
2306904
2405914
2505905
2605905
2705896
2804906
2904906
3004906
3104906

Wind in July

Winds average 3 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 3 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
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83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
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133calm
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313calm

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 7:02 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:027:04
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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 5.03 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is July a good time to visit Bundibugyo?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Bundibugyo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bundibugyo in July

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

In July, Bundibugyo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Bundibugyo in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Bundibugyo peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Bundibugyo 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 Bundibugyo is worst in February — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (April, 26 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorFeb 966 µg/m³Apr 2226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar39Poor
Apr26Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun35Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Bundibugyo?

Bundibugyo sits at 0.7°N, 30.1°E, 930 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Nyahuka, 9.0 km away.

RwiimiKyarusoziKaseseHyoshaKyenjojo

Topography around Bundibugyo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bundibugyo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 514 m around an average of 927 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,684 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,373 m.

The land around Bundibugyo is covered by trees (85%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
514 m
16 km
2,684 m
80 km
4,373 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Nyahuka 9.0 km · Buhesi 22 km · Fort Portal 24 km · Rwiimi 41 km · Kyarusozi 52 km · Kasese 59 km · Hyosha 61 km · Kyenjojo 63 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 Bundibugyo (0.7112°, 30.0647°, elevation 930 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).