Lira weather in August

In August, Lira sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 146 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-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 24% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Lira's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
146 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:50 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
60%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Lira reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°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, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12819
22819
32819
42819
52819
62819
72819
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292819
302819
312819

How August really feels in Lira

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lira weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°234.411.94.3
Feb33° / 21°295.611.93.6
Mar32° / 21°9613.1123.5
Apr30° / 20°18222.2123.5
May29° / 20°16923.712.13.9
Jun28° / 19°11419.912.14.5
Jul28° / 19°11620.712.14.8
Aug28° / 19°14622.312.14.4
Sep29° / 19°11817.9124.5
Oct29° / 19°15719.4124.2
Nov30° / 19°10314.811.94.6
Dec31° / 19°386.511.94.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34753
44654
54753
64852
74852
84951
95050
104951
115149
125149
135149
145248
155248
165248
175248
185248
195248
205248
215248
225248
235248
245347
255347
265347
275347
285347
295347
305446
315545

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lira gets around 146 mm of rain over 22.3 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 72% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
173
273
373
473
573
673
773
873
972
1072
1172
1272
1372
1472
1572
1672
1772
1872
1971
2071
2171
2271
2371
2471
2571
2671
2771
2871
2970
3070
3170

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 54% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
105149
205149
305149
405149
505248
605248
705248
805248
905149
1005149
1105149
1205050
1304951
1404852
1504753
1604654
1704555
1804555
1904456
2004357
2104258
2204159
2304060
2414059
2513960
2613861
2713861
2813861
2913861
3023860
3123860

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
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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265calm
275calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:516:57
212.16:516:57
312.16:516:57
412.16:516:57
512.16:516:57
612.16:516:57
712.16:516:57
812.16:516:56
912.16:516:56
1012.16:516:56
1112.16:516:56
1212.16:516:56
1312.16:516:55
1412.16:516:55
1512.16:506:55
1612.16:506:55
1712.16:506:54
1812.16:506:54
1912.16:506:54
2012.16:506:54
2112.16:496:53
2212.16:496:53
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2512.16:496:52
2612.16:486:52
2712.16:486:51
2812.16:486:51
2912.06:486:51
3012.06:476:50
3112.06:476:50

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.29 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.6Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.7Bright
165.8Bright
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205.8Bright
215.8Bright
225.8Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
255.9Bright
265.9Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
296.0Bright
306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lira?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Lira for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lira in August

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

In August, Lira sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lira 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 Lira peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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 22UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Lira 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 Lira is worst in January — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.1× the cleanest month (April, 16 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1733 µg/m³Apr 1516 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan34Moderate
Feb26Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lira?

Lira sits at 2.2°N, 32.9°E, 1,104 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Dokolo, 50 km away.

DokoloApacOpitKiryandongo Refugee CampGuluBuyaleSorotiAbim

Topography around Lira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lira has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 1,087 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 186 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 633 m.

The land around Lira is covered by artificial surfaces (34%), trees (32%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (59%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (45%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
186 m
80 km
633 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Dokolo 50 km · Apac 50 km · Opit 62 km · Kiryandongo Refugee Camp 89 km · Gulu 89 km · Buyale 94 km · Soroti 99 km · Abim 100 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 Lira (2.2499°, 32.8999°, elevation 1,104 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).