Ibanda in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Ibanda sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 212 mm of rain over about 32 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Winter is Ibanda's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ibanda's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 26°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 15°C
Rainfall: 212 mm; 32 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 6.3; best season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Spring Summer Fall Winter

Temperature in Ibanda in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.

A typical winter day in Ibanda reaches about 26°C and drops to 15°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest July.

Ibanda weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) 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	26° / 16°	77	13.9	12	5.8
Feb	27° / 16°	80	13.1	12	5.6
Mar	26° / 16°	141	20.6	12	4.8
Apr	25° / 16°	172	24.6	12	4.2
May	25° / 16°	143	21.4	12	4.9
Jun	26° / 15°	70	11	12	6.3
Jul	26° / 15°	38	6.4	12	6.9
Aug	26° / 16°	104	14.7	12	5.8
Sep	25° / 15°	132	20.4	12	5.0
Oct	25° / 16°	183	25.8	12	4.3
Nov	24° / 15°	175	25.8	12	4.2
Dec	25° / 15°	116	19.2	12	5.3

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time across winter.

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Ibanda gets around 212 mm of rain over 32 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Winter

Winds average 6 km/h across winter.

Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early June to 12 hours by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Ibanda?

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

6.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Ibanda for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ibanda in Winter

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

In winter, Ibanda sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 32 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ibanda in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ibanda peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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	16	14	12	10	11	11	13	13	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Ibanda in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ibanda is worst in January — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 26 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)	45	42	31	26	26	33	38	33	31	29	31	38
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	45	Poor
Feb	42	Poor
Mar	31	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	26	Moderate
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	38	Poor
Aug	33	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	29	Moderate
Nov	31	Moderate
Dec	38	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Ibanda?

Ibanda sits at 0.1°S, 30.5°E, 1,439 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kasozi, 17 km away.

Topography around Ibanda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ibanda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 536 m around an average of 1,481 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 918 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,349 m.

The land around Ibanda is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (32%) within 3 km, trees (39%), grassland (37%) and shrubs (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (46%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

536 m

trees 48%

16 km

918 m

trees 39%

80 km

3,349 m

grassland 46%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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Winter weather nearby: Kasozi 17 km · Kazo 33 km · Kamwenge 36 km · Rutoma 50 km · Bwizibwera 53 km · Mbarara 55 km · Kyamahungu 55 km · Rwamwanja Refugee Camp 56 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 Ibanda (-0.134°, 30.4962°, elevation 1,439 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.