Buwenge weather in June

In June, Buwenge sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 139 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 8% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of June to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Buwenge's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buwenge's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
18°
4th coldest
Rainfall
139 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:46 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
72%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.87 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Buwenge is place in Eastern Uganda, Uganda.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical June day in Buwenge reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 8th-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 June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43565
53466
63466
73367
83367
93268
103169
113169
123070
132971
142872
152872
162872
172773
182773
192872
202872
212872
222971
232971
243169
253169
263169
273268
283268
293268
303268

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Buwenge gets around 139 mm of rain over 24.1 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 80% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
185
285
384
483
583
682
781
881
980
1080
1179
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1479
1579
1679
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1879
1979
2080
2180
2280
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2579
2678
2777
2877
2976
3075

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the muggy band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12971
22971
32980
43970
53970
64960
74960
85950
95950
105950
116940
126940
136940
146940
157930
167930
177930
187930
197930
207930
218920
228920
239910
249910
2510900
2611890
2712880
2813870
2914860
3016840

Wind in June

Winds average 5 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of June to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:446:46
212.06:446:46
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512.06:446:47
612.06:456:47
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1212.06:466:48
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1512.06:466:48
1612.06:466:49
1712.06:476:49
1812.06:476:49
1912.06:476:49
2012.06:476:50
2112.06:476:50
2212.06:486:50
2312.06:486:50
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2512.06:486:51
2612.06:496:51
2712.06:496:51
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3012.06:496:52

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.87 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 — June's 4.87 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Buwenge?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Buwenge for sightseeing.

What to pack for Buwenge in June

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

In June, Buwenge sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Buwenge in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (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 June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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