Kanungu weather in August

In August, Kanungu sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 243 mm of rain across 18 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-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 6% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Kanungu's 3rd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanungu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
243 mm
18 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:06 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
74%
3rd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.42 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Kanungu is town in Uganda.

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

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 Kanungu reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°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)
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Kanungu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°22021.6125.0
Feb25° / 15°19817.5125.2
Mar24° / 15°31525124.4
Apr24° / 15°36525.7124.1
May24° / 15°30020.4125.2
Jun24° / 14°15311.611.96.4
Jul24° / 14°11010.5126.7
Aug24° / 14°24318125.5
Sep24° / 14°30420.5125.0
Oct24° / 15°40425.5124.3
Nov23° / 15°37226.3124.0
Dec23° / 15°30025.212.14.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22575
32575
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kanungu gets around 243 mm of rain over 18 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 58% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3166

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1335017
2325117
3325117
4315118
5305218
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7295318
8285319
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11275320
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30155926
31146026

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
24calm
34calm
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64calm
74calm
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135calm
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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 7:08 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:00 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:087:06
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1412.07:067:04
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1812.07:057:04
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2212.07:047:03
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.42 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.42 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kanungu?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kanungu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kanungu in August

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

In August, Kanungu sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kanungu in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Kanungu peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 18UV 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kanungu 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 Kanungu is worst in July — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJul 1578 µg/m³Apr 2259 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun72Unhealthy
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep60Unhealthy
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kanungu?

Kanungu sits at 1.0°S, 29.8°E, 1,551 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Rukungiri, 21 km away.

NyamunukaKisoroKabaleRutshuruKatanda

Topography around Kanungu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanungu has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 769 m around an average of 1,788 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,424 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,555 m.

The land around Kanungu is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
769 m
16 km
1,424 m
80 km
3,555 m
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August weather nearby: Rukungiri 21 km · Kihihi 25 km · Rubanda 26 km · Nyamunuka 36 km · Kisoro 38 km · Kabale 39 km · Rutshuru 46 km · Katanda 50 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 Kanungu (-0.9575°, 29.7897°, elevation 1,551 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).