Kabale weather in April

In April, Kabale sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 223 mm of rain across 25 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in April, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kabale's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
223 mm
25 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:01 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Kabale is city in Western Uganda.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kabale reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs on par with March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22314
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Kabale weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 14°11217.812.15.4
Feb24° / 14°10914.7125.7
Mar23° / 14°18022.3124.8
Apr23° / 15°22325124.1
May22° / 15°14118.611.95.2
Jun23° / 14°416.911.96.9
Jul23° / 14°193.711.97.5
Aug24° / 14°7211126.5
Sep23° / 14°12417.4125.5
Oct23° / 14°19723.5124.5
Nov22° / 14°20525.412.14.1
Dec22° / 14°15522.512.14.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21486
31486
41387
51387
61387
71288
81288
91189
101189
111090
121090
131090
141090
151090
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201090
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231090
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261189
271189
281189
291189
301189

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kabale gets around 223 mm of rain over 25 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 84% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
179
279
379
480
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681
781
882
982
1083
1183
1284
1384
1485
1585
1685
1785
1885
1985
2085
2186
2286
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2486
2586
2686
2786
2886
2985
3085

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the comfortable band about 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
138314
238215
338215
438116
538017
637918
737819
837720
937621
1037621
1127622
1227622
1327523
1427523
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2027424
2127325
2227325
2327226
2417227
2527127
2627028
2726929
2826830
2926830
3026731

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:057:04
212.07:057:04
312.07:047:04
412.07:047:03
512.07:047:03
612.07:047:03
712.07:037:02
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1012.07:037:01
1112.07:027:01
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1312.07:027:00
1412.07:027:00
1512.07:017:00
1612.07:016:59
1712.07:016:59
1812.07:016:59
1912.07:006:59
2012.07:006:58
2112.07:006:58
2212.07:006:58
2312.07:006:58
2412.06:596:57
2512.06:596:57
2612.06:596:57
2712.06:596:57
2812.06:596:56
2912.06:596:56
3012.06:596:56

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.32 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.2Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kabale?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Kabale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kabale in April

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

In April, Kabale sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kabale in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kabale peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kabale in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kabale is worst in January — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 2299 µg/m³May 1181 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun95Unhealthy
Jul91Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep83Unhealthy
Oct81Unhealthy
Nov86Unhealthy
Dec93Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kabale?

Kabale sits at 1.2°S, 30.0°E, 1,831 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Rubanda, 17 km away.

NyagatareUmutaraByumbaKanunguRukungiriBugaragara

Topography around Kabale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabale has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 372 m around an average of 1,888 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 800 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,527 m.

The land around Kabale is covered by trees (48%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), grassland (32%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
372 m
16 km
800 m
80 km
3,527 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Rubanda 17 km · Kisoro 34 km · Nyagatare 37 km · Umutara 37 km · Byumba 37 km · Kanungu 39 km · Rukungiri 46 km · Bugaragara 47 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 Kabale (-1.2486°, 29.9899°, elevation 1,831 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).