Buyende weather in September

In September, Buyende sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 147 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-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 19% 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 Buyende's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Buyende's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
21°
4th coldest
Rainfall
147 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:42 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
63%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Buyende is place in Eastern. Region of Uganda, Uganda.

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

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 Buyende reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°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)
12721
22721
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42721
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72721
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Buyende weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 6th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 22°417.811.95.7
Feb30° / 22°377.6125.1
Mar29° / 22°11715.8124.5
Apr28° / 21°17623.8124.1
May27° / 21°16925.212.14.2
Jun27° / 21°12721.712.14.6
Jul27° / 21°12021.212.14.9
Aug27° / 21°13422.7124.6
Sep28° / 21°14723.2124.4
Oct27° / 21°19425.6124.1
Nov27° / 21°16121.111.94.6
Dec28° / 21°711211.95.7

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34951
44951
54951
64951
74852
84951
94951
104852
114951
124852
134951
144852
154951
164852
174852
184753
194654
204654
214555
224555
234357
244357
254159
264060
273961
283961
293763
303763

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Buyende gets around 147 mm of rain over 23.2 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 77% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
176
276
376
476
576
677
777
877
977
1077
1177
1278
1378
1478
1577
1677
1777
1877
1977
2077
2177
2277
2377
2478
2578
2678
2779
2879
2979
3080

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13970
23970
33970
43970
53970
63970
73970
83970
92980
102980
112980
122980
132980
142980
152980
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271981
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301981

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
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236calm
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306calm

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 6:46 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:466:48
212.06:466:47
312.06:466:47
412.06:466:47
512.06:456:46
612.06:456:46
712.06:456:45
812.06:446:45
912.06:446:45
1012.06:446:44
1112.06:436:44
1212.06:436:44
1312.06:436:43
1412.06:426:43
1512.06:426:42
1612.06:426:42
1712.06:416:41
1812.06:416:41
1912.06:406:41
2012.06:406:40
2112.06:406:40
2212.06:396:39
2312.06:396:39
2412.06:396:39
2512.06:396:38
2612.06:386:38
2712.06:386:38
2812.06:386:37
2912.06:376:37
3012.06:376:36

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.7Bright
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155.8Bright
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Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Buyende?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Buyende for sightseeing.

What to pack for Buyende in September

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

In September, Buyende sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

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

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Buyende 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 Buyende is worst in January — around 35 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1734 µg/m³Apr 1820 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Moderate
Feb30Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov23Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Buyende?

Buyende sits at 1.2°N, 33.2°E, 1,046 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kamuli, 23 km away.

KaliroBuwengeKayungaPallisaBusembatiaNamutumbaIganga

Topography around Buyende

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Buyende has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 1,056 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 110 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Buyende is covered by shrubs (41%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (40%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (27%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
110 m
80 km
332 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Kamuli 23 km · Kaliro 48 km · Buwenge 56 km · Kayunga 58 km · Pallisa 62 km · Busembatia 67 km · Namutumba 69 km · Iganga 70 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 Buyende (1.1517°, 33.155°, elevation 1,046 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).