Pallisa weather in April

In April, Pallisa sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 329 mm of rain across 27.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 1st-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 5% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
28°
6th warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
329 mm
27.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:45 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
81%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Pallisa is place in Eastern Region of Uganda, Uganda.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical April day in Pallisa 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 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 2°C cooler than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52820
62820
72820
82820
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122820
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Pallisa weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 19°9012.511.94.8
Feb31° / 19°8611.4124.3
Mar30° / 20°20720.8123.8
Apr28° / 20°32927.9123.4
May28° / 19°31528.712.13.6
Jun28° / 19°22525.912.14.0
Jul27° / 19°21525.212.14.2
Aug28° / 19°25327.1123.9
Sep28° / 19°24826.1123.7
Oct28° / 19°32428.4123.6
Nov28° / 19°27024.711.94.0
Dec29° / 19°14216.811.94.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22674
32674
42575
52377
62377
72278
82179
92080
101981
111882
121684
131684
141684
151585
161585
171585
181387
191288
201288
211288
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301288

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Pallisa gets around 329 mm of rain over 27.9 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 93% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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284
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485
586
687
787
888
989
1090
1191
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1695
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1896
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2097
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2996
3096

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
16940
25950
35950
45950
54960
64960
74960
83970
93970
103970
112980
122980
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Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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306calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:44 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:506:50
212.06:496:50
312.06:496:50
412.06:486:49
512.06:486:49
612.06:486:49
712.06:476:48
812.06:476:48
912.06:476:48
1012.06:466:48
1112.06:466:47
1212.06:466:47
1312.06:466:47
1412.06:456:47
1512.06:456:46
1612.06:456:46
1712.06:446:46
1812.06:446:46
1912.06:446:45
2012.06:446:45
2112.06:436:45
2212.06:436:45
2312.06:436:45
2412.06:436:45
2512.06:426:44
2612.06:426:44
2712.06:426:44
2812.06:426:44
2912.06:426:44
3012.06:416:44

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 6.19 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.1Bright
225.1Bright
235.1Bright
245.1Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Pallisa?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pallisa.

What to pack for Pallisa in April

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

In April, Pallisa 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 Pallisa in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Pallisa 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
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Pallisa in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Pallisa 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 Pallisa?

Pallisa sits at 1.1°N, 33.7°E, 1,056 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Budaka, 29 km away.

KaliroButalejaBusolweBusembatiaKumi

Topography around Pallisa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pallisa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 51 m around an average of 1,058 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 128 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,926 m.

The land around Pallisa is covered by cropland (42%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) within 16 km, and cropland (26%), shrubs (25%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
51 m
16 km
128 m
80 km
1,926 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Budaka 29 km · Ngora 33 km · Namutumba 34 km · Kaliro 36 km · Butaleja 37 km · Busolwe 41 km · Busembatia 42 km · Kumi 43 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 Pallisa (1.145°, 33.7094°, elevation 1,056 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).