Mpigi weather in July

In July, Mpigi sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 67 mm of rain across 15.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-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 14% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Mpigi's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mpigi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
1st coldest
Rainfall
67 mm
15.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:56 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
67%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Mpigi is human settlement in 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 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Mpigi reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°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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312617

Mpigi weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°8616.8125.4
Feb28° / 18°8617125.0
Mar27° / 19°13824.1124.3
Apr26° / 19°18526.9123.8
May25° / 18°15426.4124.2
Jun26° / 18°8820.2125.0
Jul26° / 17°6715.7125.7
Aug26° / 17°10421.5124.9
Sep26° / 18°12525.2124.2
Oct26° / 18°15427.3123.9
Nov26° / 18°15225.7124.0
Dec26° / 18°10620.9124.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33961
44060
54060
64159
74258
84258
94258
104357
114357
124456
134555
144555
154555
164456
174357
184258
194258
204159
214159
224060
233862
243862
253763
263664
273664
283664
293565
303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mpigi gets around 67 mm of rain over 15.7 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 52% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
252
350
449
549
648
747
847
947
1047
1148
1248
1349
1449
1550
1651
1751
1852
1952
2053
2153
2254
2355
2455
2556
2657
2758
2859
2959
3060
3161

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
167321
277320
387418
497417
597615
6107614
7107812
8117811
9117910
1011809
1111818
1211827
1311827
1411827
1510837
1610837
179847
189847
199847
208848
218848
228839
237849
2478310
2578310
2678211
2778112
2868212
2968113
3068113
3168014

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, 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
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158calm
168calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:546:54
212.06:546:55
312.06:546:55
412.06:546:55
512.06:546:55
612.06:556:55
712.06:556:56
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1012.06:556:56
1112.06:556:56
1212.06:566:56
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1412.06:566:57
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2312.06:576:57
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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 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Mpigi?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Mpigi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mpigi in July

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

In July, Mpigi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mpigi 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 Mpigi 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
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mpigi 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 Mpigi is worst in January — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1648 µg/m³May 1127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mpigi?

Mpigi sits at 0.2°N, 32.3°E, 1,265 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kasanje, 13 km away.

Topography around Mpigi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mpigi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 1,210 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 552 m.

The land around Mpigi is covered by trees (54%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and shrubs (35%) within 16 km, and trees (30%), water (27%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
230 m
80 km
552 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Kasanje 13 km · Kyengera 22 km · Kakiri 23 km · Katabi 23 km · Kajansi 25 km · Gombe 25 km · Wakiso 26 km · Entebbe 26 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 Mpigi (0.225°, 32.3136°, elevation 1,265 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).