Namasuba weather in August

In August, Namasuba sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 138 mm of rain across 24.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Namasuba's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namasuba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
7th warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
24.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:54 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
71%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Namasuba is human settlement 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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Namasuba reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°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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Namasuba weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°7514.7125.2
Feb29° / 18°7215124.5
Mar28° / 18°13923.5124.0
Apr27° / 18°20527.7123.6
May26° / 18°19227.9123.8
Jun26° / 17°12622.9124.5
Jul26° / 16°9919.6125.0
Aug27° / 17°13824.6124.4
Sep27° / 17°15326.2124.0
Oct27° / 17°19928.6123.7
Nov26° / 17°18525.9123.9
Dec27° / 17°10819.1125.1

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
33070
43169
53169
63169
73268
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302872
312971

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Namasuba gets around 138 mm of rain over 24.6 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 79% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3083
3184

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 62% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 62% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
114851
214752
314653
414554
514455
614356
704258
804258
904159
1004159
1104159
1204060
1304060
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2303565
2403466
2503367
2603268
2703169
2803169
2903070
3002971
3102872

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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 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 6:55 AM to 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 6:51 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Namasuba?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Namasuba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Namasuba in August

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

In August, Namasuba sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Namasuba 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 Namasuba peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 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 16UV 15Jun 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Namasuba 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 Namasuba is worst in January — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 31 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1753 µg/m³May 1031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar37Poor
Apr32Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Namasuba?

Namasuba sits at 0.7°N, 32.4°E, 1,246 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Wobulenzi, 11 km away.

Topography around Namasuba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namasuba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m around an average of 1,210 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 575 m.

The land around Namasuba is covered by trees (59%) and shrubs (39%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and shrubs (36%) and trees (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
187 m
16 km
269 m
80 km
575 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Wobulenzi 11 km · Bombo 17 km · Luwero 19 km · Kiziba 21 km · Namayumba 26 km · Kakiri 30 km · Wakiso 32 km · Kasangati 34 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 Namasuba (0.6894°, 32.4214°, elevation 1,246 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).