Buwenge weather in April

In April, Buwenge sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 233 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 Buwenge's 12th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buwenge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
233 mm
27.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:47 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Buwenge is place in Eastern Uganda, Uganda.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical April day in Buwenge reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22819
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42819
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Buwenge weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 18°9916.1124.9
Feb29° / 19°9215.7124.4
Mar29° / 19°17123.9123.9
Apr27° / 19°23327.8123.6
May27° / 19°21928.4123.7
Jun27° / 18°13924.1124.3
Jul27° / 18°12020.9124.8
Aug27° / 18°14323.1124.6
Sep27° / 18°15824.9124.1
Oct27° / 18°20127.4123.8
Nov27° / 19°20425.5123.9
Dec28° / 18°13920.5124.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
21981
31882
41783
51783
61585
71585
81486
91387
101288
111288
121090
131090
14991
15991
16991
17892
18892
19892
20892
21892
22892
23892
24892
25892
26892
27892
28991
29991
30991

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Buwenge gets around 233 mm of rain over 27.8 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 92% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
187
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3094

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6973
7973
8973
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19982
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22982
23982
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25982
26982
27991
28991
29991
30991

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
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295calm
305calm

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 6:52 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:526:52
212.06:516:52
312.06:516:52
412.06:516:51
512.06:506:51
612.06:506:51
712.06:506:50
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912.06:496:50
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1212.06:486:49
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1412.06:486:48
1512.06:476:48
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1712.06:476:48
1812.06:476:47
1912.06:466:47
2012.06:466:47
2112.06:466:47
2212.06:466:47
2312.06:456:46
2412.06:456:46
2512.06:456:46
2612.06:456:46
2712.06:456:46
2812.06:446:46
2912.06:446:45
3012.06:446:45

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.1Bright
115.1Bright
125.1Bright
135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.8Bright
234.8Bright
244.8Bright
254.7Bright
264.7Bright
274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Buwenge?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Buwenge.

What to pack for Buwenge in April

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

In April, Buwenge sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Buwenge 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 Buwenge is worst in January — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (April, 29 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 1749 µg/m³Apr 1829 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Buwenge?

Buwenge sits at 0.7°N, 33.2°E, 1,124 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Bugembe, 20 km away.

Topography around Buwenge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buwenge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 1,110 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Buwenge is covered by trees (62%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, trees (56%) and shrubs (25%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
291 m
80 km
332 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Bugembe 20 km · Kakira 20 km · Njeru 23 km · Jinja 24 km · Magamaga 24 km · Kayunga 32 km · Iganga 33 km · Kamuli 34 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 Buwenge (0.65°, 33.1713°, elevation 1,124 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).