Butemba in Spring
In spring (March, April and May), Butemba sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 320 mm of rain over about 57 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.
Over the season highs ease from about 32°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.
Spring is Butemba's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Butemba's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 29°C
- 2nd-warmest season
- Avg overnight low
- 19°C
- Rainfall
- 320 mm
- 57 wet days
- Avg wind
- 6 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.0
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Mar · Apr · May
Temperature in Butemba in Spring
Over the season highs ease from about 32°C in early March to 29°C by late May.
A typical spring day in Butemba reaches about 29°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.
How spring really feels in Butemba
Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
spring 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 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° / 19° | 30 | 6.2 | 11.9 | 4.9 |
| Feb | 32° / 20° | 33 | 6.8 | 12 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 31° / 20° | 93 | 15 | 12 | 3.9 |
| Apr | 29° / 19° | 130 | 21.5 | 12 | 3.8 |
| May | 28° / 19° | 98 | 20.1 | 12.1 | 4.4 |
| Jun | 29° / 18° | 59 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 5.3 |
| Jul | 29° / 18° | 53 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 28° / 18° | 104 | 17.5 | 12 | 4.7 |
| Sep | 28° / 18° | 133 | 21.5 | 12 | 4.1 |
| Oct | 28° / 18° | 176 | 25.4 | 12 | 3.9 |
| Nov | 28° / 18° | 129 | 19.8 | 11.9 | 4.5 |
| Dec | 29° / 18° | 57 | 10.1 | 11.9 | 5.3 |
Cloud cover in Spring
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across spring.
Chance of precipitation in Spring
Butemba gets around 320 mm of rain over 57 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Spring
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 6 km/h across spring.
Sunrise & sunset in Spring
Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early March to 12 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Spring
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.5 kWh/m².
Is spring a good time to visit Butemba?
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.
spring is a reasonable time to visit Butemba for sightseeing.
What to pack for Butemba in Spring
From spring's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In spring, Butemba 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.
UV index in Butemba in Spring
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 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Extreme |
| Feb | 14 | Extreme |
| Mar | 16 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 14 | Extreme |
| Nov | 11 | Extreme |
| Dec | 10 | Extreme |
Air quality in Butemba in Spring
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 46 | 45 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 32 |
| Level | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46 | Poor |
| Feb | 45 | Poor |
| Mar | 24 | Moderate |
| Apr | 16 | Moderate |
| May | 17 | Moderate |
| Jun | 24 | Moderate |
| Jul | 27 | Moderate |
| Aug | 23 | Moderate |
| Sep | 19 | Moderate |
| Oct | 18 | Moderate |
| Nov | 21 | Moderate |
| Dec | 32 | Moderate |
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.
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.
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 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.