Busolwe weather in April

In April, Busolwe sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 253 mm of rain across 25.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Busolwe's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Busolwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
253 mm
25.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:44 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Busolwe is place in Eastern Uganda, Uganda.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Busolwe reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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42819
52819
62819
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92819
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Busolwe weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°639.6125.2
Feb31° / 19°619.2124.6
Mar30° / 19°15217.1124.2
Apr28° / 19°25325.6123.7
May28° / 18°24227.4123.8
Jun27° / 18°15922.5124.4
Jul27° / 18°11919.7124.9
Aug28° / 18°14222.5124.6
Sep28° / 18°13222.2124.2
Oct28° / 18°16823.5124.1
Nov28° / 18°17019.8124.7
Dec28° / 18°9513.5125.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22674
32575
42377
52377
62179
72080
81981
91882
101783
111585
121585
131486
141387
151387
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201189
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251288
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271387
281387
291387
301387

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Busolwe gets around 253 mm of rain over 25.6 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 85% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
273
374
475
576
677
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879
980
1081
1183
1284
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1486
1587
1688
1788
1889
1990
2090
2191
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2591
2691
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2891
2991
3091

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 82% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
113366
213267
313168
412970
512871
602773
702674
802476
902377
1002278
1102080
1201981
1301882
1401783
1501684
1601585
1701486
1801486
1901387
2001288
2101288
2201189
2301189
2401090
2501090
2601090
270991
280991
290991
300991

Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
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55calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:496:49
212.06:486:49
312.06:486:49
412.06:486:48
512.06:476:48
612.06:476:48
712.06:476:47
812.06:466:47
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1012.06:466:47
1112.06:456:46
1212.06:456:46
1312.06:456:46
1412.06:456:46
1512.06:446:45
1612.06:446:45
1712.06:446:45
1812.06:436:45
1912.06:436:44
2012.06:436:44
2112.06:436:44
2212.06:426:44
2312.06:426:44
2412.06:426:43
2512.06:426:43
2612.06:426:43
2712.06:416:43
2812.06:416:43
2912.06:416:43
3012.06:416:42

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.01 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.01 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.1Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
175.0Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Busolwe?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Busolwe.

What to pack for Busolwe in April

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

In April, Busolwe sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Busolwe in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Busolwe 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 Busolwe in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Busolwe 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 Busolwe?

Busolwe sits at 0.9°N, 33.9°E, 1,085 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Butaleja, 7.0 km away.

BugiriMbaleManafwa

Topography around Busolwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Busolwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 1,082 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,261 m.

The land around Busolwe is covered by cropland (38%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, cropland (39%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (29%), cropland (26%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
3,261 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Butaleja 7.0 km · Budaka 17 km · Namutumba 27 km · Tororo 33 km · Busembatia 35 km · Bugiri 37 km · Mbale 38 km · Manafwa 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 Busolwe (0.8501°, 33.9262°, elevation 1,085 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).