Mpondwe weather in August

In August, Mpondwe sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 167 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-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 15% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mpondwe's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mpondwe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
167 mm
19.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:05 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
69%
2nd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Mpondwe is place in Uganda.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mpondwe reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 19°60225.9124.3
Feb25° / 19°43422.4124.4
Mar25° / 19°54127.9124.0
Apr24° / 19°48126.7124.0
May24° / 19°37325.2124.5
Jun24° / 19°17216.6125.7
Jul25° / 19°8812.4126.5
Aug25° / 19°16719.3125.3
Sep25° / 19°23522.1124.7
Oct24° / 19°36626.7124.2
Nov24° / 18°59928.2123.8
Dec24° / 18°79829.1123.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33565
43565
53565
63466
73466
83466
93466
103466
113466
123466
133466
143466
153466
163466
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183466
193466
203367
213367
223367
233367
243367
253268
263169
273169
283070
293070
302971
313070

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mpondwe gets around 167 mm of rain over 19.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 63% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
153
254
355
455
556
657
758
859
960
1061
1162
1262
1363
1464
1564
1665
1765
1865
1965
2065
2166
2266
2366
2466
2567
2667
2768
2868
2969
3070
3171

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 53% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
145937
245838
345739
435740
535641
635542
735344
835245
925246
1025147
1124949
1224850
1324751
1424652
1524553
1624454
1724355
1824256
1924256
2024157
2124058
2224058
2323959
2423959
2523860
2623761
2723761
2823662
2923563
3023464
3123365

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
164calm
174calm
184calm
194calm
204calm
214calm
224calm
234calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 7:07 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 7:07 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:077:07
212.07:077:07
312.07:077:07
412.07:077:07
512.07:077:07
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712.07:077:07
812.07:067:07
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1312.07:067:06
1412.07:067:06
1512.07:057:05
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1712.07:057:05
1812.07:057:05
1912.07:047:05
2012.07:047:04
2112.07:047:04
2212.07:047:04
2312.07:037:04
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2612.07:037:03
2712.07:027:02
2812.07:027:02
2912.07:027:02
3012.07:017:01
3112.07:017:01

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.1Bright
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115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
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205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
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275.4Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mpondwe

In seasonPeak

None of Mpondwe's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Mpondwe's rainy season runs October–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Mpondwe?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Mpondwe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mpondwe in August

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

In August, Mpondwe sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mpondwe in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Mpondwe peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Mpondwe in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mpondwe is worst in February — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (April, 35 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorFeb 961 µg/m³Apr 2135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar43Poor
Apr35Moderate
May36Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug42Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct35Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mpondwe?

Mpondwe sits at 0.0°N, 29.7°E, 1,095 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kisinga, 16 km away.

KaseseKatwaButemboBeniLuberoRwiimiKyamahungu

Topography around Mpondwe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mpondwe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 234 m around an average of 1,109 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,814 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,304 m.

The land around Mpondwe is covered by trees (52%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
234 m
16 km
1,814 m
80 km
4,304 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kisinga 16 km · Kasese 43 km · Katwa 47 km · Butembo 50 km · Beni 57 km · Lubero 58 km · Rwiimi 68 km · Kyamahungu 70 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 Mpondwe (0.0401°, 29.7248°, elevation 1,095 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).