Hoima in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Hoima sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 742 mm of rain over about 77 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Hoima's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Hoima's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 28°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 21°C
Rainfall: 742 mm; 77 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 3.8; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Hoima in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical spring day in Hoima reaches about 28°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

Hoima weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 20°	66	10.6	11.9	5.5
Feb	30° / 21°	61	11.2	12	4.8
Mar	29° / 21°	199	22.1	12	3.9
Apr	28° / 21°	291	27.2	12	3.6
May	28° / 20°	251	27.9	12.1	3.8
Jun	27° / 20°	174	23.3	12.1	4.4
Jul	27° / 20°	164	23.6	12.1	4.5
Aug	27° / 20°	232	27.9	12	3.9
Sep	27° / 20°	280	28.5	12	3.6
Oct	27° / 20°	376	30.2	12	3.4
Nov	27° / 20°	353	27.6	11.9	3.7
Dec	27° / 20°	166	18.5	11.9	5.1

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Hoima gets around 742 mm of rain over 77 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 5 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early March to 12 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Hoima?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.8

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hoima.

What to pack for Hoima in Spring

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

In spring, Hoima sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 77 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Hoima in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	14	15	14	12	10	10	12	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Hoima in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	46	45	24	16	17	24	27	23	19	18	21	32
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	46	Poor
Feb	45	Poor
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	18	Moderate
Nov	21	Moderate
Dec	32	Moderate

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.

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

trees 63%

16 km

424 m

trees 50%

80 km

1,707 m

trees 31%

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Spring 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

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.