Butaleja in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Butaleja sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 515 mm of rain over about 57 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 31°C in early March to 28°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Butaleja's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Butaleja's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 29°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 19°C
Rainfall: 515 mm; 57 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 4.2; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Butaleja in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 31°C in early March to 28°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Butaleja reaches about 29°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

Butaleja weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	31° / 18°	48	5.2	12	5.1
Feb	32° / 19°	37	5.3	12	4.5
Mar	31° / 19°	114	12	12	4.3
Apr	29° / 19°	208	21.1	12	4.0
May	28° / 19°	193	23.4	12	4.3
Jun	28° / 18°	111	17.5	12.1	5.1
Jul	28° / 18°	64	14.8	12	5.5
Aug	28° / 18°	82	17.8	12	4.8
Sep	29° / 18°	83	16.8	12	4.6
Oct	29° / 19°	120	19.4	12	4.2
Nov	28° / 18°	148	16.3	12	4.7
Dec	29° / 18°	84	8.5	11.9	5.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Butaleja gets around 515 mm of rain over 57 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

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

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Butaleja?

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

4.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Butaleja for sightseeing.

What to pack for Butaleja in Spring

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

In spring, Butaleja sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 57 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Butaleja in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	15	14	12	10	11	12	12	14	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Butaleja in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	60	54	45	38	41	48	52	47	43	45	50	54
Level	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	60	Unhealthy
Feb	54	Poor
Mar	45	Poor
Apr	38	Poor
May	41	Poor
Jun	48	Poor
Jul	52	Poor
Aug	47	Poor
Sep	43	Poor
Oct	45	Poor
Nov	50	Poor
Dec	54	Poor

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.

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

grassland 28%

16 km

113 m

cropland 37%

80 km

3,263 m

shrubs 28%

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Spring 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

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.