Lwakyomba weather in August

In August, Lwakyomba sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 114 mm of rain across 19.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-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 11% 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 Lwakyomba's 6th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lwakyomba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
19.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:57 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
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 Lwakyomba reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°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 on par with September.

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

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 18°346.611.95.3
Feb31° / 19°357.5124.4
Mar30° / 19°9816.4124.1
Apr28° / 19°14823.4123.9
May28° / 18°12122124.6
Jun28° / 17°7214.112.15.6
Jul28° / 17°5711.412.16.0
Aug28° / 17°11419.4124.9
Sep28° / 17°13823.1124.2
Oct27° / 18°19026.5123.9
Nov27° / 18°14321.611.94.5
Dec28° / 18°6310.711.95.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43565
53565
63466
73565
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303070
312971

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Lwakyomba gets around 114 mm of rain over 19.4 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 63% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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658
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1061
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1664
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1965
2065
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2265
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2466
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2668
2768
2869
2970
3070
3171

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 78% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1114778
2113788
3012799
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31047719

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
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126calm
136calm
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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 6:59 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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1812.06:576:59
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2012.06:576:59
2112.06:566:58
2212.06:566:58
2312.06:566:58
2412.06:566:57
2512.06:556:57
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2712.06:556:56
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2912.06:546:56
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Lwakyomba?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Lwakyomba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lwakyomba in August

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

In August, Lwakyomba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lwakyomba 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 Lwakyomba peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 15Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Lwakyomba 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 Lwakyomba is worst in January — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2043 µg/m³May 1022 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar27Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Lwakyomba?

Lwakyomba sits at 1.1°N, 31.4°E, 1,086 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Butemba, 24 km away.

HoimaKakumiroKibogaMubendeBukuya

Topography around Lwakyomba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lwakyomba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 1,100 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 288 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 985 m.

The land around Lwakyomba is covered by trees (28%), grassland (27%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (33%), trees (29%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
288 m
80 km
985 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Butemba 24 km · Buhimba 28 km · Kikube 33 km · Hoima 36 km · Kakumiro 38 km · Kiboga 47 km · Mubende 62 km · Bukuya 67 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 Lwakyomba (1.1167°, 31.4°, elevation 1,086 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).