Mukono weather in April

In April, Mukono sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 244 mm of rain across 28.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-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 4% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
25°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
9th coldest
Rainfall
244 mm
28.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:49 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Mukono is town in Uganda.

Density
6,092/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical April day in Mukono reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 4°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, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12521
22521
32521
42521
52521
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72521
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92521
102521
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122521
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Mukono weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 21°12521.1125.0
Feb26° / 21°11619.2125.0
Mar25° / 21°18626124.3
Apr25° / 21°24428.3123.7
May24° / 20°21228.5124.0
Jun24° / 20°14524.8124.5
Jul24° / 19°11821.7125.0
Aug24° / 19°13625124.6
Sep25° / 20°14025.8124.3
Oct25° / 20°17027.9124.0
Nov24° / 20°20027.9123.9
Dec25° / 20°15424.8124.5

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31882
41882
51684
61585
71486
81486
91387
101288
111288
121189
131090
141090
151090
16991
17991
18991
19892
20892
21892
22892
23892
24892
25892
26892
27892
28991
29991
30991

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Mukono gets around 244 mm of rain over 28.3 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 95% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
191
292
392
492
592
692
792
893
993
1093
1194
1294
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1596
1696
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1896
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2896
2996
3096

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13298
14298
15298
16298
17298
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23298
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26298
27298
28298
29298
30298

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
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269calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:546:54
212.06:536:53
312.06:536:53
412.06:536:53
512.06:526:52
612.06:526:52
712.06:526:52
812.06:516:52
912.06:516:51
1012.06:516:51
1112.06:506:51
1212.06:506:50
1312.06:506:50
1412.06:506:50
1512.06:496:50
1612.06:496:49
1712.06:496:49
1812.06:486:49
1912.06:486:49
2012.06:486:48
2112.06:486:48
2212.06:476:48
2312.06:476:48
2412.06:476:48
2512.06:476:47
2612.06:476:47
2712.06:466:47
2812.06:466:47
2912.06:466:47
3012.06:466:47

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.7 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.0Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.8Bright
124.8Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.7Bright
164.7Bright
174.6Bright
184.6Bright
194.6Bright
204.6Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Mukono?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mukono.

What to pack for Mukono in April

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

In April, Mukono sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mukono in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks 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 Mukono 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
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mukono in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mukono is worst in January — around 38 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1737 µg/m³Apr 1920 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb31Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mukono?

Mukono sits at 0.4°N, 32.8°E, 1,188 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kireka, 12 km away.

Topography around Mukono

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mukono has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 1,183 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 m.

The land around Mukono is covered by trees (38%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and shrubs (27%) within 16 km, and trees (36%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
260 m
80 km
381 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Kireka 12 km · Kira 15 km · Kasangati 19 km · Kampala 20 km · Lugazi 20 km · Bunamwaya 25 km · Nansana 25 km · Buikwe 28 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 Mukono (0.3533°, 32.7553°, elevation 1,188 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).