Mpigi weather in May

In May, Mpigi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 154 mm of rain across 26.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Mpigi's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mpigi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
9th coldest
Rainfall
154 mm
26.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:47 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
78%
9th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Mpigi is human settlement in 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 25°C through the month.

A typical May day in Mpigi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 7°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, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Mpigi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2991
3991
41090
51090
61090
71090
81189
91288
101387
111585
121684
131783
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151981
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253070
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283268
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Mpigi gets around 154 mm of rain over 26.4 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 85% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2180
2279
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2577
2676
2776
2875
2975
3075
3174

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11397
12397
13397
14397
15496
16496
17595
18694
19694
20793
21892
22991
231090
241189
251288
261486
271585
281783
291882
302080
312179

Wind in May

Winds average 7 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 6:48 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:486:48
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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 4.69 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — May's 4.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is May a good time to visit Mpigi?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Mpigi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mpigi in May

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

In May, Mpigi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mpigi in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 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 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
May 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).