Lwengo weather in May

In May, Lwengo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 88 mm of rain across 18.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Lwengo's 7th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lwengo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
88 mm
18.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:51 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
72%
7th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.96 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Lwengo is place in Central Uganda, Uganda.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Lwengo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 11th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°7014.6125.6
Feb28° / 18°6113.1125.2
Mar27° / 18°9817.4125.1
Apr26° / 17°11021.3124.6
May26° / 17°8818.5125.3
Jun26° / 17°4610.7126.3
Jul27° / 16°297.4126.8
Aug27° / 17°7114.4125.8
Sep27° / 17°10121124.8
Oct26° / 17°12424.5124.3
Nov26° / 17°13023.7124.3
Dec26° / 17°9319.1125.1

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11684
21684
31783
41783
51981
61981
71981
82080
92179
102278
112476
122575
132773
142872
152971
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193565
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213763
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233961
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254258
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284357
294456
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Lwengo gets around 88 mm of rain over 18.5 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 59% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
173
273
373
473
572
672
771
870
969
1068
1167
1265
1364
1462
1561
1659
1758
1856
1955
2053
2152
2250
2349
2448
2547
2646
2746
2845
2944
3044
3143

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 35% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
104852
204753
304753
404753
504753
604753
704852
804852
904951
1005149
1105248
1205446
1315544
1415841
1516039
1616336
1716534
1826731
1926929
2037027
2137225
2247323
2347521
2457520
2567618
2677617
2787616
2897615
29107515
30117514
31137314

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:526:51
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.96 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.96 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
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205.1Bright
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275.2Bright
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315.2Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Lwengo?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Lwengo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lwengo in May

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

In May, Lwengo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Lwengo in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 Lwengo peaks around March 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Lwengo in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Lwengo is worst in January — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1836 µg/m³Apr 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb31Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Lwengo?

Lwengo sits at 0.4°S, 31.4°E, 1,252 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kyazanga, 7.0 km away.

MasakaNakivale Refugee CampLukayaKazo

Topography around Lwengo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lwengo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 1,267 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 301 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 572 m.

The land around Lwengo is covered by cropland (32%), shrubs (29%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (44%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
301 m
80 km
572 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kyazanga 7.0 km · Kalisizo 27 km · Kasaali 27 km · Lyantonde 28 km · Masaka 37 km · Nakivale Refugee Camp 58 km · Lukaya 60 km · Kazo 79 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 Lwengo (-0.4161°, 31.4081°, elevation 1,252 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).