Mukono weather in March

In March, Mukono sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 186 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-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 14% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Mukono's 8th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mukono's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
11th coldest
Rainfall
186 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:59 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
73%
8th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
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 March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical March 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 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22621
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42621
52621
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72621
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Mukono weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-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 March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33466
43565
53466
63565
73466
83466
93466
103367
113367
123268
133268
143268
153268
163169
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182971
192971
202773
212773
222674
232674
242575
252476
262476
272377
282278
292278
302179
312179

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Mukono gets around 186 mm of rain over 26 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 84% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
176
277
377
477
578
678
778
879
979
1079
1180
1281
1381
1482
1582
1683
1784
1884
1985
2086
2187
2288
2388
2489
2590
2690
2790
2891
2991
3091
3191

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1793
2694
3694
4694
5694
6694
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13496
14496
15496
16496
17496
18496
19496
20397
21397
22397
23397
24397
25397
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, 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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259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 7:02 PM to 6:54 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:027:02
212.07:027:02
312.07:027:02
412.07:027:01
512.07:027:01
612.07:017:01
712.07:017:01
812.07:017:01
912.07:017:00
1012.07:007:00
1112.07:007:00
1212.07:007:00
1312.07:006:59
1412.06:596:59
1512.06:596:59
1612.06:596:59
1712.06:586:58
1812.06:586:58
1912.06:586:58
2012.06:576:57
2112.06:576:57
2212.06:576:57
2312.06:576:57
2412.06:566:56
2512.06:566:56
2612.06:566:56
2712.06:556:55
2812.06:556:55
2912.06:556:55
3012.06:546:54
3112.06:546:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.57 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 — March's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
65.8Bright
75.8Bright
85.8Bright
95.8Bright
105.8Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.7Bright
145.7Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.2Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Mukono?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Mukono for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mukono in March

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

In March, Mukono sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 21°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Mukono in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 15 (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 March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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