Busolwe weather in May

In May, Busolwe sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 242 mm of rain across 27.4 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Busolwe's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Busolwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
242 mm
27.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:39 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
74%
9th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Busolwe is place in Eastern Uganda, Uganda.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical May day in Busolwe reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Busolwe 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.

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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 73%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31486
41486
51486
61585
71684
81783
91783
101981
112080
122278
132377
142575
152575
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183070
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203268
213367
223466
233664
243664
253763
263961
273961
284060
294060
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Busolwe gets around 242 mm of rain over 27.4 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 88% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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1490
1589
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1788
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1987
2086
2186
2285
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2485
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2684
2784
2884
2984
3083
3183

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1892
2892
3892
4793
5793
6793
7694
8694
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14793
15892
16892
17991
181090
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201288
211486
221585
231684
241783
251882
261981
272080
282179
292278
302377
312476

Wind in May

Winds average 4 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
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65calm
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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 6:41 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:416:42
212.06:406:42
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2712.06:406:43
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.82 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 — May's 4.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.7Bright
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34.7Bright
44.7Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.8Bright
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255.0Bright
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285.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Busolwe?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Busolwe.

What to pack for Busolwe in May

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

In May, Busolwe sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Busolwe 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 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 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 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
May 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).