Butemba weather in April

In April, Butemba sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 130 mm of rain across 21.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% 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 Butemba's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Butemba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
10th coldest
Rainfall
130 mm
21.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:53 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.38 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical April day in Butemba reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°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, 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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23020
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52919
62919
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How April really feels in Butemba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Butemba weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°306.211.94.9
Feb32° / 20°336.8124.1
Mar31° / 20°9315123.9
Apr29° / 19°13021.5123.8
May28° / 19°9820.112.14.4
Jun29° / 18°5912.112.15.3
Jul29° / 18°5310.612.15.5
Aug28° / 18°10417.5124.7
Sep28° / 18°13321.5124.1
Oct28° / 18°17625.4123.9
Nov28° / 18°12919.811.94.5
Dec29° / 18°5710.111.95.3

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12476
22476
32377
42377
52278
62179
72179
82179
92080
101981
111783
121783
131783
141684
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301783

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Butemba gets around 130 mm of rain over 21.5 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 72% and peaks near 76% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
165
265
366
466
567
667
768
869
969
1070
1171
1272
1373
1473
1574
1674
1775
1875
1975
2075
2175
2276
2376
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2576
2676
2776
2876
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3076

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
133661
223464
323365
423266
523167
613168
713069
812970
912871
1012772
1102674
1202575
1302476
1402377
1502278
1602278
1702179
1802179
1902080
2002080
2101981
2201981
2301882
2401882
2501783
2601783
2701684
2801684
2901684
3001684

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
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306calm

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 6:58 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:586:58
212.06:586:58
312.06:576:58
412.06:576:58
512.06:576:57
612.06:566:57
712.06:566:57
812.06:566:57
912.06:556:56
1012.06:556:56
1112.06:556:56
1212.06:546:56
1312.06:546:55
1412.06:546:55
1512.06:536:55
1612.06:536:55
1712.06:536:54
1812.06:526:54
1912.06:526:54
2012.06:526:54
2112.06:526:53
2212.06:516:53
2312.06:516:53
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2512.06:516:53
2612.06:506:53
2712.06:506:52
2812.06:506:52
2912.06:506:52
3012.06:506:52

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.38 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.38 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.5Bright
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85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
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135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
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265.2Bright
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285.2Bright
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305.2Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Butemba?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Butemba.

What to pack for Butemba in April

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

In April, Butemba sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Butemba 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 Butemba peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Butemba 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 Butemba is worst in January — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (April, 16 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2346 µg/m³Apr 2216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar24Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Butemba?

Butemba sits at 1.2°N, 31.6°E, 1,108 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Lwakyomba, 24 km away.

BuhimbaHoimaKikubeKakumiroBukuyaMasindi

Topography around Butemba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Butemba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 1,100 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 985 m.

The land around Butemba is covered by grassland (51%), shrubs (21%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), trees (31%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
230 m
80 km
985 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Lwakyomba 24 km · Kiboga 33 km · Buhimba 40 km · Hoima 42 km · Kikube 48 km · Kakumiro 53 km · Bukuya 58 km · Masindi 58 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 Butemba (1.1594°, 31.6108°, elevation 1,108 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).