Ngora weather in May

In May, Ngora sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 261 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Ngora's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
261 mm
27.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:39 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
69%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Ngora is place in Eastern Region of Uganda, Uganda.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical May day in Ngora reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How May really feels in Ngora

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ngora weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°538.111.94.7
Feb32° / 20°548.4124.1
Mar31° / 20°15316.8123.8
Apr29° / 20°26325.7123.5
May28° / 20°26127.812.13.8
Jun28° / 19°19025.212.14.1
Jul27° / 19°1772512.14.2
Aug28° / 19°19325.6124.1
Sep28° / 19°18222.7124.1
Oct28° / 19°25425.5123.7
Nov29° / 19°19220.611.94.2
Dec30° / 19°8412.111.94.9

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
32080
42080
52179
62278
72476
82575
92575
102773
112872
123070
133169
143268
153466
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193961
204060
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224159
234357
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314555

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Ngora gets around 261 mm of rain over 27.8 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 90% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
193
293
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1192
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11981
21981
31981
41981
51981
61981
71990
81990
91990
101990
111990
121990
1301000
1401000
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170991
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190991
200991
210982
220982
230982
241972
251972
261972
271972
281972
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302971
312971

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
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165calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:416:44
212.16:406:43
312.16:406:43
412.16:406:43
512.16:406:43
612.16:406:43
712.16:406:43
812.16:406:43
912.16:406:43
1012.16:396:43
1112.16:396:43
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3012.16:406:44
3112.16:406:45

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
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95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.4Bright
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275.4Bright
285.4Bright
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315.4Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Ngora?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

May is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ngora.

What to pack for Ngora in May

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

In May, Ngora sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ngora in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 Ngora peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ngora in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ngora is worst in January — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 1743 µg/m³Apr 1830 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar34Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ngora?

Ngora sits at 1.4°N, 33.8°E, 1,103 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kumi, 18 km away.

SorotiBudakaNakalokeSironkoMbaleButaleja

Topography around Ngora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ngora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 1,081 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,149 m.

The land around Ngora is covered by cropland (36%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (27%), cropland (26%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
2,149 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kumi 18 km · Pallisa 33 km · Soroti 37 km · Budaka 50 km · Nakaloke 52 km · Sironko 57 km · Mbale 59 km · Butaleja 61 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 Ngora (1.4314°, 33.7772°, elevation 1,103 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).