Mpondwe in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Mpondwe sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1395 mm of rain over about 80 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels humid.

Spring is Mpondwe's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. Mpondwe has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Mpondwe's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 24°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 19°C
Rainfall: 1395 mm; 80 wet days
Avg wind: 4 km/h
Travel score: 4.2; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Mpondwe in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.

A typical spring day in Mpondwe reaches about 24°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

Mpondwe weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 19°	602	25.9	12	4.3
Feb	25° / 19°	434	22.4	12	4.4
Mar	25° / 19°	541	27.9	12	4.0
Apr	24° / 19°	481	26.7	12	4.0
May	24° / 19°	373	25.2	12	4.5
Jun	24° / 19°	172	16.6	12	5.7
Jul	25° / 19°	88	12.4	12	6.5
Aug	25° / 19°	167	19.3	12	5.3
Sep	25° / 19°	235	22.1	12	4.7
Oct	24° / 19°	366	26.7	12	4.2
Nov	24° / 18°	599	28.2	12	3.8
Dec	24° / 18°	798	29.1	12	3.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Mpondwe gets around 1395 mm of rain over 80 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 4 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early March to 12 hours by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.4 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Mpondwe

In seasonPeak

In spring, Mpondwe overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 spring a good time to visit Mpondwe?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Mpondwe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mpondwe in Spring

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

In spring, Mpondwe sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 80 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mpondwe in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 14 (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.

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

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	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	12	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Mpondwe in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	59	61	43	35	36	45	56	42	36	35	37	46
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	59	Unhealthy
Feb	61	Unhealthy
Mar	43	Poor
Apr	35	Moderate
May	36	Poor
Jun	45	Poor
Jul	56	Unhealthy
Aug	42	Poor
Sep	36	Poor
Oct	35	Moderate
Nov	37	Poor
Dec	46	Poor

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.

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

trees 52%

16 km

1,814 m

trees 49%

80 km

4,304 m

trees 58%

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Spring 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

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.