Mbale weather in July

In July, Mbale sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 249 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mbale's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbale's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
249 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:47 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
77%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.16 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Mbale is City in Mbale District, Eastern Region, Uganda.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mbale reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°40724.611.94.5
Feb26° / 15°31921.9124.5
Mar25° / 16°67728.7123.9
Apr24° / 16°95029.8123.5
May24° / 16°85630.7123.6
Jun23° / 16°48227.212.14.0
Jul23° / 15°24923.512.14.6
Aug24° / 16°27626.1124.4
Sep24° / 15°47229.2123.8
Oct24° / 16°77330.7123.6
Nov24° / 15°91729.9123.5
Dec24° / 15°67628.411.94.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21486
31486
41486
51486
61486
71486
81486
91585
101585
111585
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mbale gets around 249 mm of rain over 23.5 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 77% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
185
284
384
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583
682
781
881
980
1080
1179
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1775
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1974
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2173
2272
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2572
2673
2773
2874
2975
3076
3176

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
104258
204456
304654
404753
504951
615049
715247
815346
915445
1015544
1115643
1215742
1315742
1415841
1515940
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2405941
2505842
2605842
2705743
2805644
2905545
3005446
3105347

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:456:48
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512.16:466:49
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1812.16:476:51
1912.16:486:51
2012.16:486:51
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.16 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.16 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
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84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
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264.2Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Mbale?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Mbale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mbale in July

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

In July, Mbale sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Mbale in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mbale peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 14UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mbale in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mbale is worst in December — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 1883 µg/m³Aug 2270 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr74Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun78Unhealthy
Jul74Unhealthy
Aug70Unhealthy
Sep71Unhealthy
Oct75Unhealthy
Nov81Unhealthy
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mbale?

Mbale sits at 1.1°N, 34.2°E, 1,125 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Nakaloke, 8.0 km away.

BusolweTororo

Topography around Mbale

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbale has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 1,127 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,280 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,259 m.

The land around Mbale is covered by trees (33%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, shrubs (37%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), shrubs (22%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
1,280 m
80 km
3,259 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Nakaloke 8.0 km · Manafwa 18 km · Budadiri 18 km · Sironko 18 km · Budaka 29 km · Butaleja 31 km · Busolwe 38 km · Tororo 43 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 Mbale (1.0821°, 34.175°, elevation 1,125 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).