Kaliro weather in September

In September, Kaliro sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 111 mm of rain across 21.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 6th-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 15% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Kaliro's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaliro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
111 mm
21.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:40 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
66%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Kaliro is place in Eastern Uganda, Uganda.

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical September day in Kaliro reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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Kaliro weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°499.8125.0
Feb31° / 20°468.6124.4
Mar30° / 20°12116.8124.0
Apr28° / 20°19225.3123.6
May28° / 19°18326.5123.9
Jun28° / 19°10620.112.14.7
Jul28° / 19°8116.7125.3
Aug28° / 19°9219.5124.8
Sep28° / 19°11121.1124.2
Oct28° / 19°16124.8123.9
Nov28° / 19°14820.9124.4
Dec29° / 19°7713.211.95.1

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34357
44456
54456
64456
74555
84555
94555
104654
114753
124753
134852
144753
154753
164753
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184654
194654
204456
214357
224357
234159
243961
253763
263664
273565
283466
293367
303268

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kaliro gets around 111 mm of rain over 21.1 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 71% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
168
268
368
468
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September 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
21783
31783
41783
51684
61585
71585
81486
91387
101387
111288
121189
131189
141090
15991
16991
17892
18892
19793
20793
21793
22694
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24694
25595
26595
27595
28595
29595
30595

Wind in September

Winds average 5 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in September

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:456:46
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312.06:456:46
412.06:446:45
512.06:446:45
612.06:446:44
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1612.06:406:40
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1812.06:396:40
1912.06:396:39
2012.06:396:39
2112.06:386:38
2212.06:386:38
2312.06:386:38
2412.06:376:37
2512.06:376:37
2612.06:376:37
2712.06:366:36
2812.06:366:36
2912.06:366:35
3012.06:366:35

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 6.11 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.68 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is September a good time to visit Kaliro?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Kaliro for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kaliro in September

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

In September, Kaliro sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kaliro in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 Kaliro peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kaliro in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kaliro is worst in January — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorJan 1759 µg/m³Apr 1939 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb54Poor
Mar45Poor
Apr38Poor
May41Poor
Jun48Poor
Jul52Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep43Poor
Oct45Poor
Nov50Poor
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kaliro?

Kaliro sits at 0.9°N, 33.5°E, 1,085 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Busembatia, 19 km away.

PallisaKamuliBugiriMagamaga

Topography around Kaliro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaliro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 1,074 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 m.

The land around Kaliro is covered by shrubs (38%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (32%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (28%), shrubs (26%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
367 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Busembatia 19 km · Namutumba 22 km · Busesa 32 km · Iganga 32 km · Pallisa 36 km · Kamuli 43 km · Bugiri 45 km · Magamaga 45 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 Kaliro (0.8944°, 33.4994°, elevation 1,085 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).