Iganga in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Iganga sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 511 mm of rain over about 76 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
27°C
3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
511 mm
76 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
4.1
3rd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Iganga in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical fall day in Iganga reaches about 27°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest September.

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Iganga weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°11216.8125.4
Feb28° / 20°10415.8124.8
Mar28° / 20°18623.3124.4
Apr27° / 20°25427.9123.6
May26° / 19°21928.2123.8
Jun26° / 19°14523.1124.5
Jul26° / 18°11419.7125.1
Aug26° / 18°13021.6124.8
Sep27° / 19°14323.9124.3
Oct27° / 19°17526.6124.0
Nov26° / 19°19225124.1
Dec27° / 19°14121.1124.9

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Iganga gets around 511 mm of rain over 76 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 6 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

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

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Iganga?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Iganga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Iganga in Fall

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

In fall, Iganga sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 76 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Iganga in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Iganga peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Iganga in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Iganga is worst in January — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorJan 1759 µg/m³Apr 1939 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb54Poor
Mar45Poor
Apr38Poor
May41Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul52Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Iganga?

Iganga sits at 0.6°N, 33.5°E, 1,128 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Busesa, 15 km away.

Topography around Iganga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iganga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 1,134 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m.

The land around Iganga is covered by trees (51%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and shrubs (26%) within 16 km, and trees (30%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
279 m
80 km
421 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Fall weather nearby: Busesa 15 km · Mayuge 17 km · Magamaga 17 km · Kakira 23 km · Busembatia 25 km · Bugembe 29 km · Bugiri 31 km · Kaliro 32 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 Iganga (0.6092°, 33.4686°, elevation 1,128 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.