Kajansi weather in August

In August, Kajansi sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 109 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kajansi's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kajansi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
1st coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:54 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
67%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kajansi reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12419
22419
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Kajansi weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 20°10819.6125.2
Feb26° / 21°10318.4125.1
Mar25° / 21°16525.2124.4
Apr24° / 20°22027.7123.8
May24° / 20°18827.8124.1
Jun24° / 20°11522.5124.9
Jul24° / 19°8317.9125.6
Aug24° / 19°10922.7125.0
Sep25° / 19°12125124.4
Oct25° / 20°15427.7124.0
Nov24° / 20°17926.9124.0
Dec25° / 20°13323.9124.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33862
43961
53961
64060
74060
83961
94060
104060
114159
124159
134159
144159
154159
164159
174159
184159
194159
204159
214060
223961
233862
243862
253862
263763
273763
283763
293664
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kajansi gets around 109 mm of rain over 22.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 73% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
168
269
370
471
571
672
772
873
973
1073
1173
1273
1373
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1972
2072
2173
2273
2374
2474
2575
2676
2777
2878
2978
3079
3180

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 43% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
126929
226830
326731
426632
526533
626434
726335
826236
916237
1016138
1116039
1215940
1315841
1415742
1515643
1615544
1715544
1805545
1905446
2005347
2105248
2205149
2305050
2404951
2504852
2604753
2704753
2804654
2904555
3004456
3104357

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
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248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:56 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:566:56
212.06:566:56
312.06:566:56
412.06:556:56
512.06:556:56
612.06:556:56
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912.06:556:55
1012.06:556:55
1112.06:556:55
1212.06:546:55
1312.06:546:55
1412.06:546:55
1512.06:546:54
1612.06:546:54
1712.06:546:54
1812.06:536:54
1912.06:536:53
2012.06:536:53
2112.06:536:53
2212.06:526:53
2312.06:526:52
2412.06:526:52
2512.06:526:52
2612.06:516:52
2712.06:516:51
2812.06:516:51
2912.06:506:51
3012.06:506:50
3112.06:506:50

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.18 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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25.0Bright
35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.1Bright
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145.2Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kajansi?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kajansi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kajansi in August

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

In August, Kajansi sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kajansi in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Kajansi peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kajansi in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kajansi is worst in January — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1648 µg/m³May 1127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kajansi?

Kajansi sits at 0.2°N, 32.5°E, 1,145 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Bunamwaya, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Kajansi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kajansi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 1,191 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 202 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 405 m.

The land around Kajansi is covered by artificial surfaces (33%), trees (26%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 16 km, and water (36%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
190 m
16 km
202 m
80 km
405 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Bunamwaya 5.0 km · Kyengera 10 km · Kampala 12 km · Katabi 16 km · Kasanje 16 km · Nansana 17 km · Entebbe 19 km · Kireka 19 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 Kajansi (0.2155°, 32.5345°, elevation 1,145 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).