Hoima weather in September

In September, Hoima sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 280 mm of rain across 28.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 6% 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 Hoima's 9th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hoima's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
280 mm
28.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:49 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
73%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Hoima is town in 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 27°C through the month.

A typical September 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, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 8th-warmest and 4th-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32872
42971
52971
62971
72872
82872
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112872
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212278
222179
232179
242080
251981
261882
271783
281783
291783
301684

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Hoima gets around 280 mm of rain over 28.5 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 95% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
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2896
2996
3096

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 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12980
22980
32980
42980
51990
61990
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81990
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101990
111990
120991
130991
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250982
260982
270982
280982
290982
300982

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
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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 6:53 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:536:55
212.06:536:55
312.06:536:54
412.06:536:54
512.06:526:54
612.06:526:53
712.06:526:53
812.06:516:52
912.06:516:52
1012.06:516:52
1112.06:506:51
1212.06:506:51
1312.06:506:50
1412.06:496:50
1512.06:496:50
1612.06:496:49
1712.06:486:49
1812.06:486:48
1912.06:486:48
2012.06:476:47
2112.06:476:47
2212.06:476:47
2312.06:466:46
2412.06:466:46
2512.06:466:45
2612.06:456:45
2712.06:456:45
2812.06:456:44
2912.06:456:44
3012.06:446:44

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.84 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 — September's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is September a good time to visit Hoima?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hoima.

What to pack for Hoima in September

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

In September, Hoima sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Hoima 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 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 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 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
September 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).