Climate and average weather in Kisoro

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

Best: late May to late August

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Kisoro typically varies from 13°C to 23°C, and is rarely below 12°C or above 25°C. August is the hottest month of the year, while November is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Kisoro for warm-weather activities is from late May to late August.

Hottest
Aug
23°
Coldest
Nov
14°
Wettest
Nov
286 mm
Driest
Jul
30 mm
Rain / yr
2139 mm
223 wet days
Daylight
11.9–12.1 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
1,924 m
1.3°S
Clearest
Jun
75% cloud

Kisoro is human settlement.

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

Kisoro 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 late May to late August.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

Temperatures in Kisoro stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is August, with an average high of 23°C and low of 14°C; the coolest is November, with an average low of 14°C and high of 21°C.

Days typically run about 8°C warmer than nights year-round.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan2214
Feb2214
Mar2214
Apr2214
May2214
Jun2213
Jul2313
Aug2314
Sep2214
Oct2214
Nov2114
Dec2114

Average hourly temperature in Kisoro

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 August afternoons, near 23°C, and coldest before dawn in November, near 14°C.

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

Kisoro 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
Jan22° / 14°1812112.14.8
Feb22° / 14°16717.2125.1
Mar22° / 14°24224.3124.3
Apr22° / 14°25525.6123.9
May22° / 14°14618.111.95.2
Jun22° / 13°547.711.96.6
Jul23° / 13°305.211.97.1
Aug23° / 14°10112.4126.1
Sep22° / 14°17317.9125.2
Oct22° / 14°27024124.3
Nov21° / 14°28625.712.13.9
Dec21° / 14°23624.112.14.3

Chance of rain

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

Kisoro gets about 2139 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 4.2 months, from around Sep 23 to Jan 28, peaking in November at about 86% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 10.

November is the wettest month by volume, with 286 mm over about 26 wet days; July is the driest, with 30 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwetterdrierwettermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetNov 6 · 86%Jul 10 · 12%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan6721
Feb6217
Mar7824
Apr8526
May5918
Jun268
Jul185
Aug4112
Sep5918
Oct7724
Nov8526
Dec7724

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Kisoro collects about 2139 mm of rain across 223 wet days — roughly 178 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. November is the wettest month with 286 mm, while July is the driest at just 30 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 38% of the year’s total.

050100150200250300350JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1811672422551465430101173270286236
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan18121
Feb16717
Mar24224
Apr25526
May14618
Jun548
Jul305
Aug10112
Sep17318
Oct27024
Nov28626
Dec23624

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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

The clearer part of the year begins around May 11 and lasts for 4.6 months, ending around September 26. The clearest month is June, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 23% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 27 and lasts for 2.6 months, ending around December 15. The cloudiest month is November, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 92% 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%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecMay 30 · 32%Nov 11 · 7%partly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan1882
Feb1981
Mar1585
Apr991
May2278
Jun2377
Jul2080
Aug1981
Sep1882
Oct1090
Nov892
Dec1585

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, Kisoro barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 06 min of light in every season.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan12.17:097:13
Feb12.07:157:17
Mar12.07:117:11
Apr12.07:027:01
May11.96:596:56
Jun11.97:046:59
Jul11.97:097:05
Aug12.07:077:04
Sep12.06:566:55
Oct12.06:456:47
Nov12.16:456:48
Dec12.16:557:00

Sunny days

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

Kisoro gets about 1 sunny days a month gloomy — and it barely shifts through the year, holding between 0 and 3 days every month. Clear skies here are a flat line, not a season.

05JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgloomyMay 303 daysOct 310 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan1Gloomy
Feb2Gloomy
Mar1Gloomy
Apr1Gloomy
May2Gloomy
Jun2Gloomy
Jul1Gloomy
Aug1Gloomy
Sep1Gloomy
Oct0Gloomy
Nov0Gloomy
Dec1Gloomy

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 Kisoro, how humid it feels changes noticeably over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 3.5 months, from around February 4 to May 21. The muggiest month is April, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 16% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around May 22 to February 3, and August is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 100% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAug 5 · 100%Apr 29 · 83%humidcomfortabledrycomfortablehumidcomfortable
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
Jan19783
Feb23715
Mar7849
Apr28216
May13789
Jun62380
Jul89110
Aug70300
Sep41591
Oct17812
Nov7894
Dec11854

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 Kisoro is steady company: average speeds sit near 5 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmMay 23 · 6 km/hDec 11 · 5 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan5calm
Feb5calm
Mar5calm
Apr5calm
May6calm
Jun6calm
Jul5calm
Aug5calm
Sep5calm
Oct5calm
Nov5calm
Dec5calm

Best time to visit Kisoro

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

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

Around mid August, Kisoro 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 time of year to visit Kisoro for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to late August, with a peak score in the second week of July.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJul 10 · 7.3

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
Jan4.8fair
Feb5.1fair
Mar4.3fair
Apr3.9fair
May5.2fair
Jun6.6good
Jul7.1good
Aug6.1good
Sep5.2fair
Oct4.3fair
Nov3.9fair
Dec4.3fair

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Kisoro for hot-weather activities is from early June to late August, with a peak score in the second week of July.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJul 14 · 5.5

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 Kisoro, 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.

Kisoro packs about the same all year — highs hold near 23°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 August, Kisoro sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Kisoro 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 Kisoro peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Kisoro

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
Feb8.57
Mar8.57
Apr8.56.5
May86
Jun7.55.5
Jul7.55.5
Aug7.55.5
Sep86.5
Oct86
Nov86
Dec7.55.5

Air quality in Kisoro 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 Kisoro is worst in January — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 2299 µg/m³May 1181 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun95Unhealthy
Jul91Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep83Unhealthy
Oct81Unhealthy
Nov86Unhealthy
Dec93Unhealthy
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

Kisoro 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. Kisoro banks about 2,846 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around August.

01,0002,0003,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan236
Feb223
Mar247
Apr239
May245
Jun230
Jul243
Aug252
Sep239
Oct240
Nov224
Dec231

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.

Kisoro receives about 5.2 kWh/m² a day of solar energy — bright — and it stays remarkably steady, holding between 4.9 and 5.7 kWh/m² all year. For solar panels, output here is a flat line, not a seasonal wave.

01234567JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmoderatebrightintenseMar 15.7 kWhMay 44.9 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan5.4Bright
Feb5.7Bright
Mar5.5Bright
Apr5.1Bright
May5.0Bright
Jun5.0Bright
Jul5.1Bright
Aug5.2Bright
Sep5.4Bright
Oct5.2Bright
Nov5.1Bright
Dec5.3Bright

Where is Kisoro?

Kisoro sits at 1.3°S, 29.7°E, 1,924 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Rubanda, 21 km away.

KanunguMukamira

Topography around Kisoro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kisoro has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m around an average of 1,929 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,528 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,555 m.

The land around Kisoro is covered by trees (51%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, trees (51%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
378 m
16 km
2,528 m
80 km
3,555 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Nearby: Rubanda 21 km · Musanze 24 km · Rutshuru 29 km · Mukingo 32 km · Kabale 34 km · Busogo 34 km · Kanungu 38 km · Mukamira 42 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 Kisoro (-1.2854°, 29.685°, elevation 1,924 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).