Kagadi weather in April

In April, Kagadi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 151 mm of rain across 24 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Kagadi's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kagadi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
11th coldest
Rainfall
151 mm
24 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:56 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.37 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Kagadi is place in Western Region, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kagadi reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kagadi weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°418.7126.1
Feb29° / 19°378.4125.2
Mar29° / 20°11218.3124.4
Apr28° / 19°15124124.1
May27° / 19°12421.9124.6
Jun27° / 18°961712.15.3
Jul27° / 18°8917125.4
Aug27° / 18°12822.7124.7
Sep27° / 18°13024.3124.2
Oct26° / 18°16328.3123.8
Nov26° / 18°17326.3124.0
Dec27° / 18°8514.811.95.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22179
32179
42080
52080
61981
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81882
91783
101684
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kagadi gets around 151 mm of rain over 24 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 80% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
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473
573
673
774
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3085

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11882
21882
31783
41783
51684
61585
71585
81486
91486
101387
111288
121189
131090
141090
15991
16892
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18793
19793
20694
21694
22694
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24595
25595
26595
27694
28694
29694
30694

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
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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 7:01 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:017:02
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312.07:017:01
412.07:007:01
512.07:007:00
612.06:597:00
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1812.06:566:57
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2112.06:556:57
2212.06:556:56
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2412.06:546:56
2512.06:546:56
2612.06:546:56
2712.06:546:55
2812.06:546:55
2912.06:536:55
3012.06:536:55

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.37 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.37 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kagadi?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Kagadi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kagadi in April

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

In April, Kagadi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kagadi in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kagadi peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Kagadi 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 Kagadi is worst in January — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (April, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2348 µg/m³Apr 2320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar28Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kagadi?

Kagadi sits at 0.9°N, 30.8°E, 1,248 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Muhorro, 7.0 km away.

KyenjojoButunduziKyegegwaKakumiro

Topography around Kagadi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kagadi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 1,232 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,012 m.

The land around Kagadi is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
190 m
16 km
630 m
80 km
2,012 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Muhorro 7.0 km · Katoke 24 km · Kyangwali Refugee Camp 28 km · Kyarusozi 35 km · Kyenjojo 40 km · Butunduzi 43 km · Kyegegwa 55 km · Kakumiro 60 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 Kagadi (0.9378°, 30.8089°, elevation 1,248 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).