Kyenjojo weather in August

In August, Kyenjojo sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 163 mm of rain across 21.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Kyenjojo's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyenjojo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
21.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:01 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
71%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Kyenjojo is place in Western Region of Uganda, Uganda.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Kyenjojo reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kyenjojo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 16°478.6126.6
Feb28° / 17°498.6126.2
Mar27° / 17°13719124.9
Apr26° / 17°19425.6124.0
May26° / 17°15122.8124.6
Jun26° / 16°10315.4125.6
Jul26° / 16°9715.2125.8
Aug25° / 16°16321.9124.8
Sep25° / 16°19125.9124.2
Oct25° / 16°24828.6123.8
Nov25° / 16°23927124.0
Dec25° / 16°10915.4125.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22971
32971
42971
52971
63070
73070
83070
93070
103268
113268
123268
133367
143367
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193268
203268
213268
223268
233169
243169
253169
262971
272971
282971
292971
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Kyenjojo gets around 163 mm of rain over 21.9 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 71% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
166
267
367
468
568
669
769
870
970
1071
1171
1271
1371
1471
1571
1671
1772
1872
1972
2072
2172
2272
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2473
2573
2674
2774
2875
2976
3077
3178

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1118792
2117802
3117802
4116812
5116812
6116812
7016813
8016813
9016813
10016813
11016813
12016813
13015814
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15015814
16015814
17015814
18014824
19014833
20013843
21113833
22112843
23111853
24111853
25110872
2619882
2718892
2818892
2917902
3017902
3116912

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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85calm
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115calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:03 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:037:04
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512.07:027:04
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2112.07:007:01
2212.07:007:01
2312.06:597:00
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2512.06:597:00
2612.06:597:00
2712.06:586:59
2812.06:586:59
2912.06:586:59
3012.06:576:58
3112.06:576:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 6 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.2Bright
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95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
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165.3Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Kyenjojo?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Kyenjojo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kyenjojo in August

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

In August, Kyenjojo sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kyenjojo in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kyenjojo peaks around March 17 at about 15 (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 15Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Kyenjojo in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kyenjojo is worst in January — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (April, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2348 µg/m³Apr 2320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar28Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kyenjojo?

Kyenjojo sits at 0.6°N, 30.6°E, 1,334 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Katoke, 16 km away.

Fort PortalKagadiBuhesi

Topography around Kyenjojo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyenjojo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 1,352 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,742 m.

The land around Kyenjojo is covered by trees (48%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
107 m
16 km
460 m
80 km
3,742 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Katoke 16 km · Kyarusozi 20 km · Butunduzi 27 km · Rwamwanja Refugee Camp 32 km · Muhorro 35 km · Fort Portal 39 km · Kagadi 40 km · Buhesi 46 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 Kyenjojo (0.6328°, 30.6214°, elevation 1,334 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).