Yumbe in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Yumbe sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 205 mm of rain over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Yumbe's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Yumbe's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 31°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 22°C
Rainfall: 205 mm; 37 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 3.9; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Yumbe in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Yumbe reaches about 31°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Yumbe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 53 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Yumbe weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 22°	9	1.6	11.8	4.1
Feb	34° / 23°	12	2.3	11.9	3.4
Mar	33° / 23°	47	9.1	12	3.3
Apr	31° / 22°	90	15.3	12.1	3.8
May	30° / 21°	68	12.8	12.2	4.6
Jun	30° / 21°	69	11.6	12.2	5.0
Jul	29° / 20°	100	15.9	12.2	4.9
Aug	29° / 20°	131	20	12.1	4.4
Sep	29° / 20°	109	17.5	12	4.5
Oct	29° / 20°	128	18.9	11.9	4.2
Nov	30° / 21°	85	14.1	11.8	4.6
Dec	31° / 21°	18	3.7	11.8	4.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Yumbe gets around 205 mm of rain over 37 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 12 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Yumbe

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In spring, Yumbe overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Yumbe's rainy season runs April–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Yumbe?

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

3.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

6.0

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yumbe. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Yumbe in Spring

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

In spring, Yumbe sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 37 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yumbe in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Yumbe peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	14	15	14	12	10	10	12	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Yumbe in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Yumbe is worst in January — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.7× the cleanest month (April, 14 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	107	43	21	14	14	22	23	19	16	15	24	81
Level	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	107	Unhealthy
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	21	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	23	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	16	Moderate
Oct	15	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	81	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Yumbe?

Yumbe sits at 3.5°N, 31.2°E, 982 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Koboko, 32 km away.

Topography around Yumbe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yumbe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 967 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,063 m.

The land around Yumbe is covered by grassland (43%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%), grassland (33%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

78 m

grassland 43%

16 km

484 m

shrubs 44%

80 km

1,063 m

shrubs 42%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

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Spring weather nearby: Koboko 32 km · Moyo 57 km · Adjumani 61 km · Arua 62 km · Aru 81 km · Yei 94 km · Nebbi 111 km · Pakwach 115 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

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 Yumbe (3.4651°, 31.2469°, elevation 982 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.