Mbale weather in June

In June, Mbale sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 482 mm of rain across 27.2 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 7th-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 1% of the time in June, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of June to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Mbale's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbale's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 9th coldest
Rainfall: 482 mm; 27.2 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 6:42 AM – 6:45 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 8th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; out of 10

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

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

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical June day in Mbale reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°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, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	24	16
12	24	16
13	24	16
14	24	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	23	16
20	23	16
21	23	16
22	23	16
23	23	16
24	23	16
25	23	15
26	23	15
27	23	15
28	23	15
29	23	15
30	23	15

Mbale weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 15°	407	24.6	11.9	4.5
Feb	26° / 15°	319	21.9	12	4.5
Mar	25° / 16°	677	28.7	12	3.9
Apr	24° / 16°	950	29.8	12	3.5
May	24° / 16°	856	30.7	12	3.6
Jun	23° / 16°	482	27.2	12.1	4.0
Jul	23° / 15°	249	23.5	12.1	4.6
Aug	24° / 16°	276	26.1	12	4.4
Sep	24° / 15°	472	29.2	12	3.8
Oct	24° / 16°	773	30.7	12	3.6
Nov	24° / 15°	917	29.9	12	3.5
Dec	24° / 15°	676	28.4	11.9	4.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13
Cloudier (%)	84	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	85	86	86	87	87	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	87

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Mbale gets around 482 mm of rain over 27.2 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 90% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	97	97	96	95	95	94	93	93	92	91	91	90	89	89	89	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	88	87	87	87	86	86	85

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	96
4	95
5	95
6	94
7	93
8	93
9	92
10	91
11	91
12	90
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	86
29	86
30	85

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the humid band about 79% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Comfortable (%)	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	13	14	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	22	24	25	26	27	29	31	33	34	36	38	40
Humid (%)	91	92	91	90	90	89	88	87	86	86	85	84	83	82	81	80	79	78	78	76	75	74	73	71	69	67	66	64	62	60
Muggy (%)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	8	91	1
2	8	92	0
3	9	91	0
4	10	90	0
5	10	90	0
6	11	89	0
7	12	88	0
8	13	87	0
9	14	86	0
10	14	86	0
11	15	85	0
12	16	84	0
13	17	83	0
14	18	82	0
15	19	81	0
16	20	80	0
17	21	79	0
18	22	78	0
19	22	78	0
20	24	76	0
21	25	75	0
22	26	74	0
23	27	73	0
24	29	71	0
25	31	69	0
26	33	67	0
27	34	66	0
28	36	64	0
29	38	62	0
30	40	60	0

Wind in June

Winds average 4 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:39 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:48 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:45
Sunset (PM)	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:48

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:39	6:43
2	12.1	6:39	6:43
3	12.1	6:39	6:43
4	12.1	6:40	6:43
5	12.1	6:40	6:43
6	12.1	6:40	6:43
7	12.1	6:40	6:44
8	12.1	6:40	6:44
9	12.1	6:40	6:44
10	12.1	6:41	6:44
11	12.1	6:41	6:44
12	12.1	6:41	6:45
13	12.1	6:41	6:45
14	12.1	6:41	6:45
15	12.1	6:41	6:45
16	12.1	6:42	6:45
17	12.1	6:42	6:46
18	12.1	6:42	6:46
19	12.1	6:42	6:46
20	12.1	6:43	6:46
21	12.1	6:43	6:46
22	12.1	6:43	6:47
23	12.1	6:43	6:47
24	12.1	6:43	6:47
25	12.1	6:44	6:47
26	12.1	6:44	6:48
27	12.1	6:44	6:48
28	12.1	6:44	6:48
29	12.1	6:44	6:48
30	12.1	6:45	6:48

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.31 kWh/m².

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 — June's 4.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.5	Bright
2	4.5	Bright
3	4.5	Bright
4	4.5	Bright
5	4.4	Bright
6	4.4	Bright
7	4.4	Bright
8	4.4	Bright
9	4.4	Bright
10	4.4	Bright
11	4.3	Bright
12	4.3	Bright
13	4.3	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	Bright
20	4.3	Bright
21	4.3	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Mbale?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

3.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Mbale for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mbale in June

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

In June, Mbale sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 27 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Mbale in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	14	14	15	14	12	10	11	12	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Mbale in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	82	80	79	74	73	78	74	70	71	75	81	83
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	82	Unhealthy
Feb	80	Unhealthy
Mar	79	Unhealthy
Apr	74	Unhealthy
May	73	Unhealthy
Jun	78	Unhealthy
Jul	74	Unhealthy
Aug	70	Unhealthy
Sep	71	Unhealthy
Oct	75	Unhealthy
Nov	81	Unhealthy
Dec	83	Unhealthy

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.

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

trees 33%

16 km

1,280 m

shrubs 37%

80 km

3,259 m

cropland 33%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← May Mbale year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	24	16
12	24	16
13	24	16
14	24	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	23	16
20	23	16
21	23	16
22	23	16
23	23	16
24	23	16
25	23	15
26	23	15
27	23	15
28	23	15
29	23	15
30	23	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	96
4	95
5	95
6	94
7	93
8	93
9	92
10	91
11	91
12	90
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	86
29	86
30	85

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	8	91	1
2	8	92	0
3	9	91	0
4	10	90	0
5	10	90	0
6	11	89	0
7	12	88	0
8	13	87	0
9	14	86	0
10	14	86	0
11	15	85	0
12	16	84	0
13	17	83	0
14	18	82	0
15	19	81	0
16	20	80	0
17	21	79	0
18	22	78	0
19	22	78	0
20	24	76	0
21	25	75	0
22	26	74	0
23	27	73	0
24	29	71	0
25	31	69	0
26	33	67	0
27	34	66	0
28	36	64	0
29	38	62	0
30	40	60	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	24	16
12	24	16
13	24	16
14	24	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	23	16
20	23	16
21	23	16
22	23	16
23	23	16
24	23	16
25	23	15
26	23	15
27	23	15
28	23	15
29	23	15
30	23	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	96
4	95
5	95
6	94
7	93
8	93
9	92
10	91
11	91
12	90
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	86
29	86
30	85

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	8	91	1
2	8	92	0
3	9	91	0
4	10	90	0
5	10	90	0
6	11	89	0
7	12	88	0
8	13	87	0
9	14	86	0
10	14	86	0
11	15	85	0
12	16	84	0
13	17	83	0
14	18	82	0
15	19	81	0
16	20	80	0
17	21	79	0
18	22	78	0
19	22	78	0
20	24	76	0
21	25	75	0
22	26	74	0
23	27	73	0
24	29	71	0
25	31	69	0
26	33	67	0
27	34	66	0
28	36	64	0
29	38	62	0
30	40	60	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	24	16
2	24	16
3	24	16
4	24	16
5	24	16
6	24	16
7	24	16
8	24	16
9	24	16
10	24	16
11	24	16
12	24	16
13	24	16
14	24	16
15	23	16
16	23	16
17	23	16
18	23	16
19	23	16
20	23	16
21	23	16
22	23	16
23	23	16
24	23	16
25	23	15
26	23	15
27	23	15
28	23	15
29	23	15
30	23	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	16	84
2	17	83
3	17	83
4	17	83
5	17	83
6	16	84
7	16	84
8	16	84
9	15	85
10	14	86
11	14	86
12	13	87
13	13	87
14	12	88
15	12	88
16	12	88
17	11	89
18	11	89
19	11	89
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	12	88
26	12	88
27	13	87
28	13	87
29	13	87
30	13	87

	Rain chance (%)
1	97
2	97
3	96
4	95
5	95
6	94
7	93
8	93
9	92
10	91
11	91
12	90
13	89
14	89
15	89
16	88
17	88
18	88
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	88
23	88
24	88
25	87
26	87
27	87
28	86
29	86
30	85

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)	Muggy (%)
1	8	91	1
2	8	92	0
3	9	91	0
4	10	90	0
5	10	90	0
6	11	89	0
7	12	88	0
8	13	87	0
9	14	86	0
10	14	86	0
11	15	85	0
12	16	84	0
13	17	83	0
14	18	82	0
15	19	81	0
16	20	80	0
17	21	79	0
18	22	78	0
19	22	78	0
20	24	76	0
21	25	75	0
22	26	74	0
23	27	73	0
24	29	71	0
25	31	69	0
26	33	67	0
27	34	66	0
28	36	64	0
29	38	62	0
30	40	60	0