Buyale weather in September

In September, Buyale sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 156 mm of rain across 22.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Buyale's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buyale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
156 mm
22.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:46 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
65%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical September day in Buyale reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12819
22819
32819
42819
52819
62819
72819
82819
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How September really feels in Buyale

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

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

Buyale weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°295.211.94.7
Feb33° / 21°336.911.93.8
Mar31° / 21°11415123.7
Apr29° / 20°17822.8123.6
May28° / 20°1552312.14.1
Jun28° / 19°1131912.14.9
Jul28° / 19°1152012.14.9
Aug28° / 19°16024.612.14.3
Sep28° / 19°15622.6124.1
Oct28° / 19°20524.6123.9
Nov29° / 19°14617.911.94.5
Dec30° / 19°508.211.95.2

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24357
34456
44555
54555
64555
74654
84654
94654
104753
114753
124753
134852
144753
154753
164654
174555
184456
194357
204357
214159
224060
233862
243763
253664
263565
273466
283268
293169
303169

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Buyale gets around 156 mm of rain over 22.6 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 76% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
178
278
378
478
578
677
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877
977
1076
1176
1276
1375
1475
1574
1674
1774
1874
1974
2074
2174
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2475
2575
2675
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3076

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
111287
211287
311188
411188
511188
611089
711089
811089
911089
100991
1101090
1201090
1301090
1401090
1501189
1601189
1701288
1801288
1901288
2001288
2101387
2201387
2301387
2401288
2501288
2601288
2701288
2801189
2901189
3001090

Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

Across September, 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
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
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305calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:506:52
212.06:506:52
312.06:506:52
412.06:496:51
512.06:496:51
612.06:496:50
712.06:486:50
812.06:486:50
912.06:486:49
1012.06:476:49
1112.06:476:48
1212.06:476:48
1312.06:466:47
1412.06:466:47
1512.06:466:47
1612.06:466:46
1712.06:456:46
1812.06:456:45
1912.06:456:45
2012.06:446:44
2112.06:446:44
2212.06:446:44
2312.06:436:43
2412.06:436:43
2512.06:436:42
2612.06:426:42
2712.06:426:42
2812.06:426:41
2912.06:426:41
3012.06:416:40

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.15 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.82 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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85.8Bright
95.8Bright
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305.8Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Buyale?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Buyale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Buyale in September

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

In September, Buyale sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Buyale in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Buyale peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Buyale in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Buyale is worst in January — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.4× the cleanest month (April, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 1852 µg/m³Apr 2016 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan55Poor
Feb39Poor
Mar21Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Buyale?

Buyale sits at 1.9°N, 32.1°E, 1,072 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kiryandongo Refugee Camp, 6.0 km away.

ApacMasindiAnakaOpitPakwachLira

Topography around Buyale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buyale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 1,081 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 766 m.

The land around Buyale is covered by shrubs (35%), grassland (27%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (31%), shrubs (30%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (28%), trees (22%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
199 m
80 km
766 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Kiryandongo Refugee Camp 6.0 km · Kigumba 19 km · Apac 47 km · Masindi 53 km · Anaka 76 km · Opit 85 km · Pakwach 90 km · Lira 94 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 Buyale (1.9342°, 32.1164°, elevation 1,072 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).