Kumi in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kumi sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 353 mm of rain over about 51 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Kumi's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kumi's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 31°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 21°C
Rainfall: 353 mm; 51 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 3.6; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Kumi in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Kumi reaches about 31°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Kumi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 39 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kumi 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 20°	22	4.6	11.9	3.8
Feb	34° / 21°	23	4.5	12	3.2
Mar	33° / 21°	67	10.4	12	3.3
Apr	31° / 21°	131	18.9	12	3.5
May	29° / 20°	154	21.9	12.1	3.9
Jun	29° / 20°	122	19.4	12.1	4.2
Jul	29° / 19°	116	19.7	12.1	4.4
Aug	29° / 20°	135	21	12	4.1
Sep	30° / 20°	104	16.3	12	4.2
Oct	31° / 20°	115	18.4	12	3.7
Nov	31° / 20°	83	13.7	11.9	4.0
Dec	32° / 20°	31	6.6	11.9	4.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Kumi gets around 353 mm of rain over 51 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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.

Wind in Spring

Winds average 6 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early March to 12 h 06 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Kumi?

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.

3.6

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kumi.

What to pack for Kumi in Spring

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

In spring, Kumi sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 51 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kumi 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 Kumi peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	15	16	14	12	10	11	12	13	13	12	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Kumi 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 Kumi is worst in January — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	44	40	34	30	32	38	39	33	31	32	36	39
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	44	Poor
Feb	40	Poor
Mar	34	Moderate
Apr	30	Moderate
May	32	Moderate
Jun	38	Poor
Jul	39	Poor
Aug	33	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	32	Moderate
Nov	36	Poor
Dec	39	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Kumi?

Kumi sits at 1.5°N, 33.9°E, 1,142 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Ngora, 18 km away.

Topography around Kumi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kumi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 60 m around an average of 1,128 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 143 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,263 m.

The land around Kumi is covered by cropland (43%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (27%), cropland (26%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

60 m

cropland 43%

16 km

143 m

cropland 41%

80 km

3,263 m

grassland 27%

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Spring weather nearby: Ngora 18 km · Nakaloke 42 km · Sironko 43 km · Pallisa 43 km · Soroti 46 km · Mbale 50 km · Budaka 51 km · Budadiri 56 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

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 Kumi (1.4608°, 33.9361°, elevation 1,142 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.