Rwamwanja Refugee Camp weather in August

In August, Rwamwanja Refugee Camp sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 78 mm of rain across 15.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 8th-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 12% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Rwamwanja Refugee Camp's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rwamwanja Refugee Camp's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
17°
7th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
15.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:01 AM – 7:02 PM
Cloud cover
69%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical August day in Rwamwanja Refugee Camp reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°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)
12817
22817
32817
42817
52817
62817
72817
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Rwamwanja Refugee Camp weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 5th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°399.2125.8
Feb29° / 18°459.6125.0
Mar28° / 18°10118.2124.5
Apr27° / 17°13322.8124.3
May27° / 17°10620125.0
Jun27° / 17°459.8126.2
Jul28° / 17°276.5126.6
Aug28° / 17°7815.5125.5
Sep27° / 17°11221124.7
Oct27° / 17°15326.1124.0
Nov26° / 17°16525.6124.1
Dec27° / 17°8415.5125.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43367
53268
63268
73367
83367
93466
103466
113565
123565
133565
143565
153763
163862
173862
183862
193763
203763
213763
223763
233763
243763
253763
263763
273664
283664
293565
303466
313367

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rwamwanja Refugee Camp gets around 78 mm of rain over 15.5 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 50% and peaks near 63% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
136
237
338
439
541
642
743
844
945
1046
1147
1248
1349
1450
1550
1651
1752
1852
1953
2054
2154
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2456
2557
2658
2759
2860
2961
3062
3163

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1950410
2849420
3848440
4847450
5845470
6844480
7843500
8841510
9840520
10838540
11837550
12836560
13835570
14834571
15833581
16832591
17832591
18831601
19730621
20730621
21729631
22728641
23628660
24627670
25527680
26526690
27525700
28424720
29423730
30422740
31321760

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, 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
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

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 7:03 AM to 6:57 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 6:58 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:037:04
212.07:037:04
312.07:037:04
412.07:037:04
512.07:037:04
612.07:037:03
712.07:037:03
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1312.07:027:02
1412.07:027:02
1512.07:017:02
1612.07:017:02
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1812.07:017:01
1912.07:007:01
2012.07:007:01
2112.07:007:01
2212.07:007:00
2312.07:007:00
2412.06:597:00
2512.06:597:00
2612.06:596:59
2712.06:586:59
2812.06:586:59
2912.06:586:58
3012.06:586:58
3112.06:576:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.27 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
55.1Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rwamwanja Refugee Camp?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Rwamwanja Refugee Camp for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rwamwanja Refugee Camp in August

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

In August, Rwamwanja Refugee Camp sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rwamwanja Refugee Camp 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 Rwamwanja Refugee Camp peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Rwamwanja Refugee Camp 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 Rwamwanja Refugee Camp is worst in January — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 26 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 2044 µg/m³May 1026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb42Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul38Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov31Moderate
Dec38Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Rwamwanja Refugee Camp?

Rwamwanja Refugee Camp sits at 0.3°N, 30.7°E, 1,396 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kamwenge, 29 km away.

KasoziKatokeKyegegwaRwiimiKazo

Topography around Rwamwanja Refugee Camp

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rwamwanja Refugee Camp has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m around an average of 1,298 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,742 m.

The land around Rwamwanja Refugee Camp is covered by grassland (39%), cropland (25%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, grassland (32%), trees (30%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
151 m
16 km
378 m
80 km
3,742 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kamwenge 29 km · Kyenjojo 32 km · Butunduzi 32 km · Kasozi 40 km · Katoke 46 km · Kyegegwa 46 km · Rwiimi 47 km · Kazo 49 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 Rwamwanja Refugee Camp (0.348°, 30.6543°, elevation 1,396 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).