Mpondwe weather in July

In July, Mpondwe sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 88 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-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 19% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Mpondwe's 1st-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
88 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:07 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Mpondwe is place 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 25°C through the month.

A typical July 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, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Mpondwe weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 12th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
34060
44060
54159
64258
74456
84456
94555
104654
114654
124753
134753
144753
154753
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224357
234258
244159
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313664

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Mpondwe gets around 88 mm of rain over 12.4 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 40% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3152

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
166133
276231
376429
486527
586725
686923
796922
897120
997219
1097318
1187517
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2257025
2356926
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2556629
2656431
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2856233
2956134
3056035
3146036

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
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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 7:04 AM to 7:07 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:047:05
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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 5.18 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 — July's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Mpondwe

In seasonPeak

None of Mpondwe's seasonal hazards are active in July. 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 July a good time to visit Mpondwe?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Mpondwe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mpondwe in July

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

In July, Mpondwe sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mpondwe 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 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 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 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
July 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).