Butemba in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Butemba sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 437 mm of rain over about 67 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels muggy.

Fall is Butemba's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Butemba's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
28°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
437 mm
67 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
4.2
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Butemba in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical fall day in Butemba reaches about 28°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest September.

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How fall really feels in Butemba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

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

fall 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 the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

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 Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Butemba gets around 437 mm of rain over 67 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 5 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early September to 11 h 54 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMSepOctNov

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.4 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Butemba?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Butemba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Butemba in Fall

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

In fall, Butemba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 67 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Butemba in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages 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 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 Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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