Hoima Weather in August
Hoima in August
The short of it: Hoima in August averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 130 mm (5.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 10 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are December and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 17° · rain 130 mm · daylight 12 h 10 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
August in Hoima brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 17°, with about 130 mm of rain over the month. Hoima's coldest stretch of the year, 27° by day and 17° by night. Wet spells are common — about 130 mm, the 4th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 10 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are December and January.
Against its neighbours, Hoima runs cooler than most and wetter than most in August. Buhimba, 11 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Hoima, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 56 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 10 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BuhimbaWestern Region | 11 km SSW | 27° | 18° | 132 mm |
| KikubeWestern Region | 17 km WSW | 28° | 18° | 130 mm |
| KigorobyaWestern Region | 21 km NNW | 27° | 18° | 112 mm |
| LwakyombaWestern Region | 36 km S | 28° | 18° | 120 mm |
| ButembaCentral Region | 42 km SE | 28° | 18° | 123 mm |
| MasindiWestern Region | 48 km ENE | 28° | 18° | 120 mm |
| Kyangwali Refugee CampWestern Region | 69 km WSW | 27° | 17° | 111 mm |
| KakumiroWestern Region | 73 km S | 27° | 17° | 115 mm |