Hoima weather in July

In July, Hoima sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 164 mm of rain across 23.6 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-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 15% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Hoima's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hoima's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
1st coldest
Rainfall
164 mm
23.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:58 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
66%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Hoima is town in 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 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Hoima reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°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, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Hoima weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°6610.611.95.5
Feb30° / 21°6111.2124.8
Mar29° / 21°19922.1123.9
Apr28° / 21°29127.2123.6
May28° / 20°25127.912.13.8
Jun27° / 20°17423.312.14.4
Jul27° / 20°16423.612.14.5
Aug27° / 20°23227.9123.9
Sep27° / 20°28028.5123.6
Oct27° / 20°37630.2123.4
Nov27° / 20°35327.611.93.7
Dec27° / 20°16618.511.95.1

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33862
43862
53862
63961
74060
84060
94060
104159
114258
124258
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154357
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224258
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313664

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Hoima gets around 164 mm of rain over 23.6 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 77% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
177
276
375
475
574
674
773
873
972
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1472
1573
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1774
1875
1976
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2177
2278
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2480
2581
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2783
2884
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3085
3186

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 88% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1010891
2111871
3112861
4113851
5114841
6115840
7115840
8116830
9116830
10116830
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20011890
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22010900
2309910
2409910
2508920
2608920
2708920
2807930
2907930
3006940
3106940

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 7:03 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:557:00
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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 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Hoima?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Hoima for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hoima in July

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

In July, Hoima sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Hoima 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 Hoima peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 16UV 15Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Hoima 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 Hoima is worst in January — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (April, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2346 µg/m³Apr 2216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar24Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hoima?

Hoima sits at 1.4°N, 31.4°E, 1,131 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Buhimba, 11 km away.

LwakyombaButembaMasindiKyangwali Refugee CampKakumiroKiboga

Topography around Hoima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hoima has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 315 m around an average of 1,141 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 424 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,707 m.

The land around Hoima is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (31%), grassland (30%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
315 m
16 km
424 m
80 km
1,707 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Buhimba 11 km · Kikube 17 km · Lwakyomba 36 km · Butemba 42 km · Masindi 48 km · Kyangwali Refugee Camp 69 km · Kakumiro 73 km · Kiboga 74 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 Hoima (1.4331°, 31.3524°, elevation 1,131 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).