Kakira weather in May

In May, Kakira sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 215 mm of rain across 28.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kakira's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kakira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
215 mm
28.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:42 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
78%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Kakira is place in Eastern Uganda, Uganda.

Founded
1930

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Kakira reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Kakira weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°11718.5125.2
Feb28° / 20°10317.1125.0
Mar27° / 20°17824124.3
Apr26° / 20°24028.1123.6
May26° / 20°21528.5123.8
Jun26° / 19°14223.7124.5
Jul26° / 18°11620.6125.0
Aug26° / 19°13823.1124.7
Sep26° / 19°15124.9124.2
Oct26° / 19°19127.3123.9
Nov26° / 19°20226.3123.9
Dec26° / 19°15322.4124.7

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2991
31090
41090
51090
61189
71189
81288
91387
101486
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kakira gets around 215 mm of rain over 28.5 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 91% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1964
2964
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6964
7964
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27973
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Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, 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
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116calm
126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:446:45
212.06:436:44
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2112.06:436:44
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.83 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kakira?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kakira.

What to pack for Kakira in May

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

In May, Kakira sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kakira in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 Kakira 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
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kakira in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kakira is worst in January — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (April, 29 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 1749 µg/m³Apr 1829 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kakira?

Kakira sits at 0.5°N, 33.3°E, 1,186 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Bugembe, 6.0 km away.

Buikwe

Topography around Kakira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kakira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m around an average of 1,178 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 293 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Kakira is covered by trees (44%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, trees (48%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), water (25%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
239 m
16 km
293 m
80 km
332 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Bugembe 6.0 km · Magamaga 7.0 km · Jinja 12 km · Njeru 14 km · Buwenge 20 km · Mayuge 22 km · Iganga 23 km · Buikwe 36 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 Kakira (0.5083°, 33.2878°, elevation 1,186 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).