Kabale in Winter
In winter (June, July and August), Kabale sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 132 mm of rain over about 22 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Kabale's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Kabale has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Kabale's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 23°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 14°C
- Rainfall
- 132 mm
- 22 wet days
- Avg wind
- 7 km/h
- Travel score
- 7.0
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Kabale in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C.
A typical winter day in Kabale reaches about 23°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.
Kabale 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 | 23° / 14° | 112 | 17.8 | 12.1 | 5.4 |
| Feb | 24° / 14° | 109 | 14.7 | 12 | 5.7 |
| Mar | 23° / 14° | 180 | 22.3 | 12 | 4.8 |
| Apr | 23° / 15° | 223 | 25 | 12 | 4.1 |
| May | 22° / 15° | 141 | 18.6 | 11.9 | 5.2 |
| Jun | 23° / 14° | 41 | 6.9 | 11.9 | 6.9 |
| Jul | 23° / 14° | 19 | 3.7 | 11.9 | 7.5 |
| Aug | 24° / 14° | 72 | 11 | 12 | 6.5 |
| Sep | 23° / 14° | 124 | 17.4 | 12 | 5.5 |
| Oct | 23° / 14° | 197 | 23.5 | 12 | 4.5 |
| Nov | 22° / 14° | 205 | 25.4 | 12.1 | 4.1 |
| Dec | 22° / 14° | 155 | 22.5 | 12.1 | 4.7 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Kabale gets around 132 mm of rain over 22 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 7 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early June to 12 hours by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.2 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Kabale?
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.
winter is a reasonable time to visit Kabale for sightseeing.
What to pack for Kabale in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Kabale sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.
UV index in Kabale in Winter
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 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Extreme |
| Feb | 16 | Extreme |
| Mar | 16 | Extreme |
| Apr | 15 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 14 | Extreme |
| Oct | 14 | Extreme |
| Nov | 13 | Extreme |
| Dec | 11 | Extreme |
Air quality in Kabale in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 99 | 98 | 88 | 82 | 80 | 95 | 91 | 87 | 83 | 81 | 86 | 93 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 99 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 98 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 88 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 82 | Unhealthy |
| May | 80 | Unhealthy |
| Jun | 95 | Unhealthy |
| Jul | 91 | Unhealthy |
| Aug | 87 | Unhealthy |
| Sep | 83 | Unhealthy |
| Oct | 81 | Unhealthy |
| Nov | 86 | Unhealthy |
| Dec | 93 | Unhealthy |
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.
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.
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 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.