Fort Portal weather in July

In July, Fort Portal sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 104 mm of rain across 16.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Fort Portal's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fort Portal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
104 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:03 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover
66%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Fort Portal is town in Western Uganda.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Fort Portal reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Fort Portal weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 8th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 16°346.7126.5
Feb29° / 17°377125.6
Mar28° / 17°10817.2124.7
Apr27° / 17°16424.1124.1
May27° / 17°13421.6124.7
Jun27° / 16°10316.1125.4
Jul26° / 16°10416.9125.5
Aug26° / 16°16722.6124.7
Sep26° / 16°18625.8124.1
Oct26° / 16°23928.2123.8
Nov26° / 16°20425.7124.1
Dec26° / 16°8513.5125.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43961
54060
64159
74159
84258
94357
104456
114456
124555
134456
144456
154456
164456
174456
184357
194357
204258
214159
224060
233961
243763
253763
263565
273565
283466
293466
303367
313268

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Fort Portal gets around 104 mm of rain over 16.9 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 55% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
151
250
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549
649
748
848
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1147
1248
1348
1449
1550
1652
1753
1854
1956
2057
2158
2260
2361
2463
2564
2665
2767
2867
2968
3069
3169

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1425701
2525691
3526681
4527671
5528661
6529651
7530641
8531631
9532630
10533620
11533620
12534610
13434620
14434620
15333640
16333640
17332641
18231661
19230671
20229681
21228691
22127711
23126721
24124741
25123751
26122761
27121771
28120781
29119791
30118801
31118801

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July, the calmest month.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:017:03
212.07:017:04
312.07:017:04
412.07:027:04
512.07:027:04
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712.07:027:04
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.14 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
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145.2Bright
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185.1Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Fort Portal

In seasonPeak

None of Fort Portal's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Fort Portal's rainy season runs August–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Fort Portal?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Fort Portal for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fort Portal in July

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

In July, Fort Portal sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Fort Portal in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Fort Portal peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 15Jun 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Fort Portal in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Fort Portal is worst in February — around 66 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (April, 26 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorFeb 966 µg/m³Apr 2226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb66Unhealthy
Mar39Poor
Apr26Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun35Poor
Jul42Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec44Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Fort Portal?

Fort Portal sits at 0.7°N, 30.3°E, 1,518 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Buhesi, 12 km away.

KyenjojoKatokeRwamwanja Refugee Camp

Topography around Fort Portal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fort Portal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 114 m around an average of 1,527 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,902 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,373 m.

The land around Fort Portal is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
114 m
16 km
1,902 m
80 km
4,373 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Buhesi 12 km · Bundibugyo 24 km · Nyahuka 31 km · Kyarusozi 32 km · Rwiimi 32 km · Kyenjojo 39 km · Katoke 47 km · Rwamwanja Refugee Camp 55 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 Fort Portal (0.6617°, 30.2748°, elevation 1,518 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).