Ngora weather in September

In September, Ngora sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 182 mm of rain across 22.7 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in September, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of September to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ngora's 4th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
182 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:39 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover
60%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
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 September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September day in Ngora reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs on par with August and on par with October.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September 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

September 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 September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September 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
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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35347
45446
55446
65545
75545
85545
95545
105644
115644
125644
135644
145446
155446
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185248
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244753
254654
264456
274456
284357
294357
304258

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ngora gets around 182 mm of rain over 22.7 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 76% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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279
378
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876
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the muggy band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 81% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12080
22179
32179
42179
52179
62179
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291585
301486

Wind in September

Winds average 6 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:446:45
212.06:436:45
312.06:436:45
412.06:436:44
512.06:436:44
612.06:426:44
712.06:426:43
812.06:426:43
912.06:416:42
1012.06:416:42
1112.06:416:42
1212.06:406:41
1312.06:406:41
1412.06:406:40
1512.06:396:40
1612.06:396:39
1712.06:396:39
1812.06:386:39
1912.06:386:38
2012.06:386:38
2112.06:376:37
2212.06:376:37
2312.06:376:37
2412.06:366:36
2512.06:366:36
2612.06:366:35
2712.06:356:35
2812.06:356:35
2912.06:356:34
3012.06:356:34

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 6.08 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 — September's 6.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
76.0Bright
86.0Bright
96.0Bright
106.0Intense
116.0Intense
126.0Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
Planning a trip in September

Is September a good time to visit Ngora?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

September is a reasonable time to visit Ngora for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ngora in September

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

In September, Ngora sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ngora in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September peaks around 13 (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 September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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