Tororo weather in August

In August, Tororo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 87 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 Tororo's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tororo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
17°
8th coldest
Rainfall
87 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:47 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Tororo is city in Uganda.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Tororo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°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)
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Tororo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 8th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 17°10610.8125.6
Feb30° / 17°809.3125.2
Mar29° / 18°20116.6124.7
Apr27° / 18°31924.9124.0
May27° / 18°28625.3124.2
Jun26° / 17°17320.3124.9
Jul26° / 17°8514.9125.7
Aug27° / 17°8716.2125.5
Sep27° / 17°10016.4125.3
Oct27° / 18°15020.3124.8
Nov27° / 17°21019124.9
Dec27° / 17°16915.2125.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
33070
43169
53169
63169
73169
83268
93268
103367
113367
123466
133466
143565
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263664
273565
283565
293565
303466
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Tororo gets around 87 mm of rain over 16.2 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 52% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
148
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750
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1751
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1952
2052
2153
2253
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2655
2756
2856
2957
3057
3157

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5793
6694
7694
8694
9694
10694
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
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31595

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
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115calm
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135calm
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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 6:48 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:486:50
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2212.06:456:47
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2612.06:446:45
2712.06:446:45
2812.06:446:45
2912.06:436:44
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.44 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.5Bright
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305.0Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Tororo?

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

August is a reasonable time to visit Tororo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tororo in August

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

In August, Tororo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Tororo 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 Tororo peaks around March 16 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 16UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Tororo 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 Tororo is worst in December — around 83 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyDec 1883 µg/m³Aug 2270 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar79Unhealthy
Apr74Unhealthy
May73Unhealthy
Jun78Unhealthy
Jul74Unhealthy
Aug70Unhealthy
Sep71Unhealthy
Oct75Unhealthy
Nov81Unhealthy
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tororo?

Tororo sits at 0.7°N, 34.2°E, 1,200 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Malaba, 10 km away.

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Topography around Tororo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tororo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 295 m around an average of 1,186 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 436 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,253 m.

The land around Tororo is covered by grassland (29%), shrubs (22%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), shrubs (25%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (29%), cropland (29%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
295 m
16 km
436 m
80 km
3,253 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Malaba 10 km · Malaba 13 km · Busia 27 km · Busia 27 km · Manafwa 30 km · Busolwe 33 km · Butaleja 35 km · Lugulu 36 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 Tororo (0.693°, 34.1808°, elevation 1,200 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).