Busesa in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Busesa sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 451 mm of rain over about 72 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels muggy.

Fall is Busesa's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Busesa's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
451 mm
72 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
4.2
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Busesa in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical fall day in Busesa reaches about 28°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest September.

15°20°25°30°SepOctNov

Busesa weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 18°7412.8125.1
Feb30° / 19°6812.5124.6
Mar29° / 19°14320.1124.1
Apr28° / 19°22026.4123.7
May27° / 19°20527.7123.8
Jun27° / 18°12622124.5
Jul27° / 18°10018.2125.1
Aug28° / 18°10720.2124.9
Sep28° / 18°12022.1124.5
Oct28° / 19°16225.8124.0
Nov27° / 19°16923.7124.2
Dec28° / 18°10817.7125.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Busesa gets around 451 mm of rain over 72 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 5 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early September to 12 hours by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Busesa?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Busesa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Busesa in Fall

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

In fall, Busesa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 72 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Busesa in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 Busesa peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Busesa in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Busesa 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 Busesa?

Busesa sits at 0.6°N, 33.6°E, 1,132 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Iganga, 15 km away.

Kakira

Topography around Busesa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Busesa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 1,116 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 196 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m.

The land around Busesa is covered by trees (50%) and shrubs (28%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and trees (27%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
74 m
16 km
196 m
80 km
555 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Iganga 15 km · Bugiri 17 km · Busembatia 17 km · Mayuge 23 km · Namutumba 25 km · Magamaga 31 km · Kaliro 32 km · Kakira 37 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 Busesa (0.6263°, 33.6003°, elevation 1,132 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.