Kiboga weather in September

In September, Kiboga sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 103 mm of rain across 21.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 5th-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 7% of the time in September, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Kiboga's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiboga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
21.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:47 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
72%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
out of 10

Kiboga is human settlement.

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 Kiboga reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22817
32817
42817
52817
62817
72817
82817
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Kiboga weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°285.8125.2
Feb31° / 19°296.8124.4
Mar30° / 19°8315.5124.1
Apr28° / 19°13822.8124.0
May27° / 18°12822.8124.5
Jun27° / 17°7214.412.15.6
Jul28° / 17°5411.6126.0
Aug28° / 17°9318.1125.1
Sep28° / 17°10321.3124.5
Oct27° / 18°14424.6124.1
Nov27° / 18°10719.8124.7
Dec29° / 18°419.611.95.6

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33268
43268
53268
63367
73367
83466
93466
103466
113565
123565
133466
143466
153466
163268
173268
183169
193070
202971
212971
222773
232674
242575
252476
262377
272278
282278
292278
302179

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Kiboga gets around 103 mm of rain over 21.3 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 70% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
166
267
367
468
569
669
770
870
970
1071
1171
1271
1371
1471
1571
1671
1771
1871
1971
2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2571
2671
2771
2872
2972
3072

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the humid band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 34% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
147719
237720
337720
437621
527622
627523
727424
827325
917326
1017227
1117128
1216930
1306931
1406832
1506733
1606535
1706436
1806337
1906238
2006040
2105941
2205842
2305842
2405743
2505644
2605545
2705446
2805446
2905248
3005149

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, 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
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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 6:52 AM to 6:42 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:526:53
212.06:526:53
312.06:516:52
412.06:516:52
512.06:516:52
612.06:506:51
712.06:506:51
812.06:506:51
912.06:496:50
1012.06:496:50
1112.06:496:49
1212.06:486:49
1312.06:486:49
1412.06:486:48
1512.06:476:48
1612.06:476:47
1712.06:476:47
1812.06:466:47
1912.06:466:46
2012.06:466:46
2112.06:456:45
2212.06:456:45
2312.06:456:45
2412.06:446:44
2512.06:446:44
2612.06:446:43
2712.06:436:43
2812.06:436:43
2912.06:436:42
3012.06:426:42

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.03 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.7Bright
185.7Bright
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275.6Bright
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305.6Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Kiboga?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Kiboga for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kiboga in September

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

In September, Kiboga sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kiboga in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kiboga 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
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kiboga 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 Kiboga 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
Location & terrain

Where is Kiboga?

Kiboga sits at 0.9°N, 31.8°E, 1,280 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Bukuya, 27 km away.

BukomeroKasandaLwakyombaKakumiroMubendeMityana

Topography around Kiboga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiboga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 192 m around an average of 1,167 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 570 m.

The land around Kiboga is covered by trees (43%) and shrubs (37%) within 3 km, trees (33%), shrubs (32%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), trees (28%) and shrubs (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
192 m
16 km
398 m
80 km
570 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
September weather nearby: Bukuya 27 km · Butemba 33 km · Bukomero 37 km · Kasanda 40 km · Lwakyomba 47 km · Kakumiro 52 km · Mubende 58 km · Mityana 62 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 Kiboga (0.9161°, 31.7742°, elevation 1,280 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).