Kira in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kira sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 624 mm of rain over about 83 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Kira's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kira's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
26°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
18°C
Rainfall
624 mm
83 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
3.8
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Kira in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.

A typical spring day in Kira reaches about 26°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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Kira weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°11018.8125.1
Feb28° / 18°10518.4124.6
Mar27° / 18°17426.1124.0
Apr26° / 18°23628.2123.6
May26° / 18°21528.4123.8
Jun26° / 17°15424.7124.3
Jul26° / 17°13322124.8
Aug26° / 17°17125.4124.3
Sep26° / 17°17927.2123.9
Oct26° / 18°21328.9123.7
Nov26° / 18°20827.4123.8
Dec26° / 17°14523.2124.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Kira gets around 624 mm of rain over 83 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early March to 12 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Kira?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kira.

What to pack for Kira in Spring

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

In spring, Kira sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 83 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kira in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kira peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 17UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kira in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kira is worst in January — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (April, 29 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 1749 µg/m³Apr 1829 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kira?

Kira sits at 0.4°N, 32.6°E, 1,168 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kasangati, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Kira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 96 m around an average of 1,164 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 247 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 438 m.

The land around Kira is covered by artificial surfaces (44%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (33%), trees (27%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), water (26%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
96 m
16 km
247 m
80 km
438 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Spring weather nearby: Kasangati 5.0 km · Kireka 6.0 km · Kampala 11 km · Nansana 12 km · Mukono 15 km · Bunamwaya 18 km · Kyengera 19 km · Wakiso 19 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 Kira (0.4°, 32.6333°, elevation 1,168 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.