Nyamunuka in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Nyamunuka sees average daytime highs around 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 198 mm of rain over about 42 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Nyamunuka's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Nyamunuka's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
26°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
16°C
Rainfall
198 mm
42 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
5.8
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Nyamunuka in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 26°C.

A typical winter day in Nyamunuka reaches about 26°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest July.

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Nyamunuka weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°10319.1125.2
Feb26° / 16°9015.4125.3
Mar26° / 16°14222.8124.6
Apr25° / 16°15323.3124.4
May26° / 16°11219.2125.2
Jun26° / 16°6013125.9
Jul26° / 15°4211.1126.2
Aug26° / 16°9618.2125.2
Sep26° / 16°13321124.8
Oct25° / 16°17825.3124.3
Nov25° / 15°18926124.1
Dec25° / 15°15024124.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Nyamunuka gets around 198 mm of rain over 42 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 5 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early June to 12 hours by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.3 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Nyamunuka?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Nyamunuka for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nyamunuka in Winter

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

In winter, Nyamunuka sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 42 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Nyamunuka in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nyamunuka peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Nyamunuka in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Nyamunuka is worst in July — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJul 1578 µg/m³Apr 2259 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun72Unhealthy
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep60Unhealthy
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nyamunuka?

Nyamunuka sits at 0.8°S, 30.1°E, 1,542 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Rukungiri, 17 km away.

KanunguNyacheraMabareKyamahunguRutoma

Topography around Nyamunuka

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyamunuka has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 320 m around an average of 1,516 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 622 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,160 m.

The land around Nyamunuka is covered by shrubs (36%), trees (25%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (46%), trees (26%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
320 m
16 km
622 m
80 km
3,160 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Rukungiri 17 km · Ntungamo 20 km · Ishaka 33 km · Kanungu 36 km · Nyachera 37 km · Mabare 42 km · Kyamahungu 43 km · Rutoma 44 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 Nyamunuka (-0.8349°, 30.0922°, elevation 1,542 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.