Butaleja weather in November

In November, Butaleja sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 148 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-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 6% of the time in November, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of November to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Butaleja's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Butaleja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
18°
7th coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:31 AM – 6:28 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.86 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Butaleja is place in Eastern Uganda, Uganda.

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical November day in Butaleja reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 1°C cooler than December.

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

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°485.2125.1
Feb32° / 19°375.3124.5
Mar31° / 19°11412124.3
Apr29° / 19°20821.1124.0
May28° / 19°19323.4124.3
Jun28° / 18°11117.512.15.1
Jul28° / 18°6414.8125.5
Aug28° / 18°8217.8124.8
Sep29° / 18°8316.8124.6
Oct29° / 19°12019.4124.2
Nov28° / 18°14816.3124.7
Dec29° / 18°848.511.95.4

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21387
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81585
91585
101585
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Butaleja gets around 148 mm of rain over 16.3 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 54% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
165
265
365
464
564
663
763
862
961
1060
1159
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1554
1653
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1949
2049
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2247
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2643
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2941
3040

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the humid band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 33% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1045937
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28196426
29196426
301106326

Wind in November

Winds average 4 km/h in November, the calmest month.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:296:27
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312.06:296:27
412.06:296:27
512.06:296:27
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712.06:296:27
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1012.06:306:27
1112.06:306:27
1212.06:306:28
1312.06:306:28
1412.06:306:28
1512.06:306:28
1612.06:316:28
1712.06:316:28
1812.06:316:29
1912.06:316:29
2012.06:326:29
2112.06:326:29
2212.06:326:30
2312.06:336:30
2412.06:336:30
2512.06:336:30
2612.06:346:31
2712.06:346:31
2812.06:346:31
2912.06:356:32
3012.06:356:32

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 4.86 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.54 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 4.86 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Butaleja?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Butaleja for sightseeing.

What to pack for Butaleja in November

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

In November, Butaleja sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Butaleja in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November 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 Butaleja 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 Butaleja in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Butaleja 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 Butaleja?

Butaleja sits at 0.9°N, 34.0°E, 1,067 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Busolwe, 7.0 km away.

ManafwaPallisa

Topography around Butaleja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Butaleja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 1,071 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,263 m.

The land around Butaleja is covered by grassland (28%), shrubs (27%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (37%), grassland (21%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (28%), cropland (27%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
3,263 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
November weather nearby: Busolwe 7.0 km · Budaka 11 km · Namutumba 31 km · Mbale 31 km · Nakaloke 34 km · Tororo 35 km · Manafwa 36 km · Pallisa 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 Butaleja (0.9119°, 33.9511°, elevation 1,067 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).