Wakiso weather in July

In July, Wakiso sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 95 mm of rain across 18.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of July to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Wakiso's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wakiso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
12th warmest
Overnight low
16°
1st coldest
Rainfall
95 mm
18.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:55 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
69%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Wakiso is human settlement in Uganda.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Wakiso reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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312616

Wakiso weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 17°9316.9125.3
Feb28° / 18°9317.1124.9
Mar27° / 18°15324.9124.2
Apr26° / 18°21128123.7
May26° / 18°19127.7123.9
Jun26° / 17°12423124.6
Jul26° / 16°9518.9125.2
Aug26° / 17°14024.3124.5
Sep26° / 17°15926.8123.9
Oct26° / 17°19628.5123.8
Nov26° / 17°18826.8123.9
Dec26° / 17°12421.8124.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13169
23169
33367
43367
53466
63565
73565
83763
93763
103763
113862
123862
133763
143763
153862
163862
173862
183763
193763
203565
213565
223466
233466
243268
253268
263367
273268
283268
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Wakiso gets around 95 mm of rain over 18.9 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 62% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
165
263
362
461
560
659
759
859
958
1058
1158
1259
1359
1460
1560
1661
1762
1862
1962
2063
2163
2263
2364
2464
2565
2666
2767
2867
2968
3069
3170

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
126731
236829
337027
437225
537324
637522
747521
847719
947818
1047917
1147917
1247917
1347917
1447917
1547818
1647818
1747719
1837819
1937720
2037621
2137522
2237423
2337324
2437225
2537126
2627127
2727028
2826929
2926830
3026632
3126533

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
156calm
166calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:536:54
212.06:536:54
312.06:536:55
412.06:536:55
512.06:546:55
612.06:546:55
712.06:546:55
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912.06:546:56
1012.06:546:56
1112.06:556:56
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1712.06:556:57
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2012.06:556:57
2112.06:566:57
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.64 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
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274.9Bright
285.0Bright
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315.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Wakiso?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Wakiso for sightseeing.

What to pack for Wakiso in July

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

In July, Wakiso sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Wakiso in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Wakiso peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Wakiso in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Wakiso is worst in January — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 31 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1753 µg/m³May 1031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar37Poor
Apr32Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Wakiso?

Wakiso sits at 0.4°N, 32.5°E, 1,204 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kakiri, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Wakiso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wakiso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 1,195 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m.

The land around Wakiso is covered by shrubs (35%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (38%), shrubs (31%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), shrubs (27%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
228 m
80 km
573 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Kakiri 8.0 km · Nansana 9.0 km · Kyengera 13 km · Kasangati 16 km · Kampala 17 km · Kiziba 17 km · Kira 19 km · Bombo 20 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 Wakiso (0.4044°, 32.4594°, elevation 1,204 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).