Lugazi weather in September

In September, Lugazi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 159 mm of rain across 26.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-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 14% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Lugazi's 7th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lugazi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
20°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
159 mm
26.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:43 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
70%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Lugazi is place in Central Region of Uganda, Uganda.

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

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September day in Lugazi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 21°14121.7124.9
Feb26° / 21°13219.8124.8
Mar26° / 21°21226.6124.2
Apr25° / 21°26628.6123.7
May25° / 21°23028.7123.9
Jun25° / 20°15725.4124.4
Jul24° / 20°13222.7124.9
Aug25° / 20°15025.3124.5
Sep25° / 20°15926.6124.1
Oct25° / 20°20128.7123.8
Nov25° / 20°22628.4123.8
Dec25° / 20°17625.5124.4

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23961
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43961
53862
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302377

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Lugazi gets around 159 mm of rain over 26.6 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 89% and peaks near 90% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12179
22080
31981
41882
51783
61684
71585
81585
91486
101486
111387
121387
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24793
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27595
28595
29496
30496

Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:486:48
212.06:476:48
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512.06:466:47
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1912.06:416:41
2012.06:416:41
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2212.06:406:40
2312.06:406:40
2412.06:406:40
2512.06:396:39
2612.06:396:39
2712.06:396:39
2812.06:386:38
2912.06:386:38
3012.06:386:37

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 5.54 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
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85.5Bright
95.5Bright
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155.6Bright
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235.5Bright
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305.4Bright
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Lugazi?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Lugazi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lugazi in September

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

In September, Lugazi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Lugazi in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lugazi 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 Lugazi in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Lugazi is worst in January — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1737 µg/m³Apr 1920 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb31Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lugazi?

Lugazi sits at 0.4°N, 32.9°E, 1,208 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Buikwe, 9.0 km away.

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Topography around Lugazi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lugazi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m around an average of 1,209 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 331 m.

The land around Lugazi is covered by trees (46%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
191 m
16 km
279 m
80 km
331 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
September weather nearby: Buikwe 9.0 km · Mukono 20 km · Njeru 28 km · Jinja 31 km · Kireka 32 km · Kira 34 km · Bugembe 36 km · Kayunga 38 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 Lugazi (0.3679°, 32.9376°, elevation 1,208 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).