Iryango in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Iryango sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 177 mm of rain over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

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

Summer is Iryango's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Iryango's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
27°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
16°C
Rainfall
177 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
5.9
2nd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Iryango in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical summer day in Iryango reaches about 27°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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Iryango weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 16°4811.1126.1
Feb28° / 17°5010.4125.9
Mar27° / 17°8116.1125.3
Apr26° / 17°10620.2124.8
May26° / 16°6815125.7
Jun27° / 16°194.611.97.1
Jul27° / 16°82.111.97.4
Aug27° / 16°418.9126.4
Sep27° / 16°6714.9125.6
Oct26° / 16°10920.5124.8
Nov26° / 16°12021.8124.6
Dec26° / 16°7916.112.15.6

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Iryango gets around 177 mm of rain over 38 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 5 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

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

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Iryango?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Iryango for sightseeing.

What to pack for Iryango in Summer

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

In summer, Iryango sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 38 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Iryango in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer 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 Iryango peaks around March 15 at about 16 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Iryango in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Iryango is worst in January — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 2045 µg/m³Apr 2328 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May28Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul41Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep33Moderate
Oct31Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Iryango?

Iryango sits at 1.0°S, 30.6°E, 1,502 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Mabare, 17 km away.

NtungamoMbararaBwizibweraBugaragara

Topography around Iryango

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iryango has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 479 m around an average of 1,477 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 586 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,281 m.

The land around Iryango is covered by trees (41%), shrubs (26%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (39%), grassland (35%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
479 m
16 km
586 m
80 km
1,281 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Summer weather nearby: Mabare 17 km · Nyachera 22 km · Isingiro 28 km · Kinoni 32 km · Ntungamo 39 km · Mbarara 41 km · Bwizibwera 42 km · Bugaragara 42 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 Iryango (-0.9667°, 30.6°, elevation 1,502 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.