Climate and average weather in Kasanda

In Kasanda, the weather is hot, wet, and mostly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near hot levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around October.

Best: early June to mid August

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Kasanda typically varies from 17°C to 28°C, and is rarely below 15°C or above 31°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while May is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Kasanda for warm-weather activities are from early June to mid August and mid December to mid February.

Hottest
Feb
28°
Coldest
May
17°
Wettest
Oct
173 mm
Driest
Jan
58 mm
Rain / yr
1321 mm
248 wet days
Daylight
12.0–12.0 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
1,232 m
0.6°N
Clearest
Jul
67% cloud

Kasanda weather by month, at a glance

The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.

Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around early June to mid August.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Kasanda, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

Temperatures in Kasanda stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 28°C and low of 18°C; the coolest is May, with an average low of 17°C and high of 26°C.

Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights year-round.

10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan2817
Feb2818
Mar2818
Apr2618
May2617
Jun2617
Jul2617
Aug2617
Sep2617
Oct2617
Nov2617
Dec2717

Average hourly temperature in Kasanda

A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on February afternoons, near 28°C, and coldest before dawn in May, near 17°C.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Kasanda weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°5812.4125.8
Feb28° / 18°6113.8124.9
Mar28° / 18°12122.1124.4
Apr26° / 18°15626123.9
May26° / 17°13425.4124.3
Jun26° / 17°7917.2125.4
Jul26° / 17°6013.6126.0
Aug26° / 17°11121.3124.9
Sep26° / 17°13425.2124.1
Oct26° / 17°17327.8123.8
Nov26° / 17°14925.7124.0
Dec27° / 17°8517.2125.4

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Kasanda gets about 1321 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 3.7 months, from around Aug 14 to Dec 5, peaking in October at about 93% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jan 31.

October is the wettest month by volume, with 173 mm over about 28 wet days; January is the driest, with 58 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdrierwetterdriermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetOct 31 · 93%Jan 31 · 39%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan4012
Feb4914
Mar7122
Apr8726
May8125
Jun5717
Jul4614
Aug6921
Sep8325
Oct8928
Nov8526
Dec5517

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Kasanda collects about 1321 mm of rain across 248 wet days — roughly 110 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. October is the wettest month with 173 mm, while January is the driest at just 58 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 36% of the year’s total.

0255075100125150175200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec5861121156134796011113417314985
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan5812
Feb6114
Mar12122
Apr15626
May13425
Jun7917
Jul6014
Aug11121
Sep13425
Oct17328
Nov14926
Dec8517

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Kasanda, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around May 19 and lasts for 4.0 months, ending around September 16. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 38% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 15 and lasts for 2.1 months, ending around May 18. The cloudiest month is April, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 90% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJul 14 · 41%Apr 22 · 8%mostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan3466
Feb3367
Mar2476
Apr1090
May2278
Jun3169
Jul3862
Aug3367
Sep2575
Oct1486
Nov1585
Dec3070

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.

The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. Close to the equator, Kasanda barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 hours of light in every season.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan12.07:037:01
Feb12.07:087:07
Mar12.07:037:02
Apr12.06:536:53
May12.06:486:50
Jun12.06:526:54
Jul12.06:586:59
Aug12.06:566:57
Sep12.06:476:47
Oct12.06:386:37
Nov12.06:396:37
Dec12.06:506:48

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Kasanda averages about 3 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 5 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 3.3 months, from around Dec 7 to Mar 15. The sunniest month is February, with roughly 4 sunny days (gloomy).

The greyest month is April, down near 1 sunny days — about 80% fewer than the February peak.

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecsunniergreyersunniergloomymixedFeb 25 daysApr 230 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan5Gloomy
Feb4Gloomy
Mar3Gloomy
Apr1Gloomy
May3Gloomy
Jun3Gloomy
Jul4Gloomy
Aug4Gloomy
Sep2Gloomy
Oct1Gloomy
Nov1Gloomy
Dec4Gloomy

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.

In Kasanda, how humid it feels changes noticeably over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 3.7 months, from around March 1 to June 20. The muggiest month is March, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 97% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around June 21 to August 17, and July is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 22% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJul 12 · 27%Mar 30 · 0%muggyhumidcomfortablehumidcomfortablehumid
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
Jan5165821
Feb4136023
Mar024750
Apr002179
May002971
Jun077024
Jul121753
Aug08857
Sep017623
Oct005248
Nov004456
Dec186130

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Wind in Kasanda is steady company: average speeds sit near 6 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmlight breezeJul 8 · 8 km/hNov 17 · 5 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan6calm
Feb7calm
Mar7calm
Apr7calm
May7calm
Jun7calm
Jul7calm
Aug7calm
Sep6calm
Oct6calm
Nov5calm
Dec6calm

Best time to visit Kasanda

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Kasanda throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around mid June, Kasanda is still near the start of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds not yet at full swing.

Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Kasanda for general outdoor tourist activities run from early June to mid August and again from mid December to mid February, with a peak score in the second week of July.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJul 11 · 6.2

The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan5.8good
Feb4.9fair
Mar4.4fair
Apr3.9fair
May4.3fair
Jun5.4fair
Jul5.9good
Aug4.9fair
Sep4.1fair
Oct3.8fair
Nov4.0fair
Dec5.3fair

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Kasanda for hot-weather activities run from mid June to early August and again from mid December to early March, with a peak score in the first week of February.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationFeb 2 · 6.4

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

What to pack for Kasanda, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.

Kasanda packs about the same all year — highs hold near 28°C. Across the year the things worth having are light clothes, rain gear and sun protection.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In February, Kasanda sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Kasanda by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kasanda peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Kasanda

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.

The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6.5 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan86
Feb86.5
Mar8.56.5
Apr86.5
May86
Jun7.55
Jul7.55.5
Aug86
Sep86
Oct86
Nov7.55.5
Dec7.55.5

Air quality in Kasanda by month

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.

Air quality in Kasanda is worst in January — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2043 µg/m³May 1022 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar27Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec36Poor
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

Kasanda is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecfrost-free year round
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan1000
Feb1000
Mar1000
Apr1000
May1000
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct1000
Nov1000
Dec1000

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 10°C)Frost-free shaded

Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Kasanda banks about 4,318 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around February.

01,0002,0003,0004,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan385
Feb366
Mar394
Apr357
May357
Jun338
Jul346
Aug355
Sep347
Oct361
Nov347
Dec364

Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Kasanda receives about 5.3 kWh/m² a day of solar energy — bright — and it stays remarkably steady, holding between 4.8 and 5.8 kWh/m² all year. For solar panels, output here is a flat line, not a seasonal wave.

01234567JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmoderatebrightintenseFeb 115.8 kWhMay 14.8 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan5.6Bright
Feb5.8Bright
Mar5.6Bright
Apr5.0Bright
May4.9Bright
Jun5.0Bright
Jul5.0Bright
Aug5.2Bright
Sep5.5Bright
Oct5.3Bright
Nov5.2Bright
Dec5.3Bright

Where is Kasanda?

Kasanda sits at 0.6°N, 31.8°E, 1,232 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Bukuya, 14 km away.

KibogaMubendeNamayumbaGombeKakumiro

Topography around Kasanda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasanda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 1,225 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 557 m.

The land around Kasanda is covered by shrubs (43%) and trees (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (43%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and shrubs (31%), trees (28%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
309 m
80 km
557 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Nearby: Bukuya 14 km · Mityana 29 km · Bukomero 30 km · Kiboga 40 km · Mubende 45 km · Namayumba 50 km · Gombe 51 km · Kakumiro 59 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 Kasanda (0.5567°, 31.8022°, elevation 1,232 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).