Climate and average weather in Katabi

In Katabi, the weather is humid, warm, wet, and partly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near warm levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around April.

Best: early June to late September

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Katabi typically varies from 21°C to 26°C, and is rarely below 20°C or above 27°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while July is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Katabi for warm-weather activities are from early January to late February and early June to late September.

Hottest
Feb
26°
Coldest
Jul
21°
Wettest
Apr
250 mm
Driest
Jul
78 mm
Rain / yr
1811 mm
273 wet days
Daylight
12.0–12.0 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
1,160 m
0.1°N
Clearest
Jul
62% cloud

Katabi 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 late September.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

Temperatures in Katabi stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 26°C and low of 22°C; the coolest is July, with an average low of 21°C and high of 24°C.

Days typically run about 3°C warmer than nights year-round.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan2522
Feb2622
Mar2522
Apr2421
May2421
Jun2421
Jul2421
Aug2421
Sep2421
Oct2421
Nov2421
Dec2521

Average hourly temperature in Katabi

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 26°C, and coldest before dawn in July, near 21°C.

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

Katabi 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
Jan25° / 22°13520.8125.1
Feb26° / 22°12619.1125.0
Mar25° / 22°19424.9124.4
Apr24° / 21°25027.1123.9
May24° / 21°20727.1124.2
Jun24° / 21°11321.1125.1
Jul24° / 21°7815.7126.0
Aug24° / 21°9919.1125.6
Sep24° / 21°10621125.1
Oct24° / 21°14424.7124.5
Nov24° / 21°19926.9124.1
Dec25° / 21°16125.1124.6

Chance of rain

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

Katabi gets about 1811 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 3.0 months, from around Mar 5 to Jun 2, peaking in April at about 92% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 15.

April is the wettest month by volume, with 250 mm over about 27 wet days; July is the driest, with 78 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdrierwetterdriermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetApr 18 · 92%Jul 15 · 51%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan6821
Feb6819
Mar8125
Apr9027
May8727
Jun6921
Jul5316
Aug6119
Sep7021
Oct8025
Nov9027
Dec8025

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Katabi collects about 1811 mm of rain across 273 wet days — roughly 151 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. April is the wettest month with 250 mm, while July is the driest at just 78 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 36% of the year’s total.

050100150200250300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1351261942502071137899106144199161
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan13521
Feb12619
Mar19425
Apr25027
May20727
Jun11321
Jul7816
Aug9919
Sep10621
Oct14425
Nov19927
Dec16125

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

In Katabi, 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 4.1 months, ending around September 19. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 47% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 10 and lasts for 2.3 months, ending around May 18. The cloudiest month is April, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 85% 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 16 · 50%Apr 20 · 12%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan4060
Feb4159
Mar3070
Apr1585
May3070
Jun3961
Jul4753
Aug4555
Sep3565
Oct1981
Nov1981
Dec3565

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, Katabi 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)
Jan12.07:006:59
Feb12.07:057:05
Mar12.07:007:00
Apr12.06:506:50
May12.06:466:46
Jun12.06:506:51
Jul12.06:566:56
Aug12.06:546:54
Sep12.06:446:44
Oct12.06:356:35
Nov12.06:356:35
Dec12.06:466:46

Sunny days

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

Katabi averages about 5 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 1 and 8 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 3.1 months, from around Dec 12 to Mar 15. The sunniest month is February, with roughly 7 sunny days (gloomy).

The greyest month is April, down near 2 sunny days — about 74% fewer than the February peak.

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecsunniergreyergloomymixedFeb 48 daysApr 261 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan7Gloomy
Feb6Gloomy
Mar5Gloomy
Apr2Gloomy
May5Gloomy
Jun6Gloomy
Jul8Gloomy
Aug7Gloomy
Sep5Gloomy
Oct3Gloomy
Nov2Gloomy
Dec6Gloomy

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.

Katabi is humid all year round — on a typical day the air feels at least humid, and there is no real dry season to wait for.

The stickiest month is March, when it feels muggy, oppressive or miserable about 92% of the time. Even in July, the mildest month, the air is dry or comfortable only 6% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmuggyhumid
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
Jan42472
Feb21484
Mar0892
Apr0892
May01783
Jun25642
Jul67420
Aug25642
Sep02674
Oct01486
Nov01684
Dec12277

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.

Across the year, average wind speed in Katabi is typically calm, near 10 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.

The windier part of the year lasts 7.0 months, from around Feb 9 to Sep 10. The windiest month is July, averaging about 12 km/h (calm).

The calmer part of the year runs from around Sep 11 to Feb 8, with December the calmest month at about 8 km/h.

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmerwindiercalmercalmlight breezeJul 9 · 12 km/hDec 10 · 8 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan9calm
Feb11calm
Mar11calm
Apr12calm
May12calm
Jun11calm
Jul12calm
Aug11calm
Sep10calm
Oct10calm
Nov8calm
Dec8calm

Best time to visit Katabi

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

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

Around mid September, Katabi is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.

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 Katabi for general outdoor tourist activities run from early June to late September and again from late December to late February, with a peak score in the third week of July.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJul 16 · 6.1

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
Jan5.1fair
Feb5.0fair
Mar4.4fair
Apr3.9fair
May4.3fair
Jun5.1fair
Jul5.9good
Aug5.6good
Sep5.1fair
Oct4.5fair
Nov4.1fair
Dec4.6fair

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 Katabi for hot-weather activities run from late May to early October and again from mid December to mid March, with a peak score in the third week of July.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJul 15 · 5.1

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 Katabi, 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.

Katabi packs about the same all year — highs hold near 26°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, Katabi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 22°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Katabi 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 Katabi peaks around March 17 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 17UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Katabi

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 7 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
Mar8.57
Apr86.5
May86
Jun7.55
Jul7.55.5
Aug7.55.5
Sep86
Oct86
Nov86
Dec85.5

Air quality in Katabi 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 Katabi 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
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

Katabi 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. Katabi banks about 4,703 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around February.

01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan420
Feb391
Mar422
Apr386
May396
Jun381
Jul382
Aug381
Sep378
Oct390
Nov374
Dec400

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.

Katabi receives about 5.3 kWh/m² a day of solar energy — bright — and it stays remarkably steady, holding between 4.5 and 5.9 kWh/m² all year. For solar panels, output here is a flat line, not a seasonal wave.

01234567JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmoderatebrightintenseFeb 125.9 kWhApr 284.5 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan5.7Bright
Feb5.9Bright
Mar5.6Bright
Apr4.7Bright
May4.8Bright
Jun5.0Bright
Jul5.1Bright
Aug5.3Bright
Sep5.5Bright
Oct5.2Bright
Nov5.0Bright
Dec5.2Bright

Where is Katabi?

Katabi sits at 0.1°N, 32.5°E, 1,160 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Entebbe, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Katabi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katabi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 1,151 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m.

The land around Katabi is covered by water (28%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, water (45%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
199 m
80 km
354 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Nearby: Entebbe 3.0 km · Kasanje 11 km · Kajansi 16 km · Bunamwaya 21 km · Mpigi 23 km · Kyengera 24 km · Kampala 29 km · Nansana 32 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 Katabi (0.0841°, 32.4697°, elevation 1,160 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).