Jinja Weather in August
Jinja in August
The short of it: Jinja in August averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 17 °C (62 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 12 h 8 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 27° · low 17° · rain 71 mm · daylight 12 h 8 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
August in Jinja brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 17°, with about 71 mm of rain over the month. Much like July: highs about 27°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 71 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 8 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 July and June.
Against its neighbours, Jinja runs about middling and drier than most in August. Njeru, 3 km to the W, sees much the same highs.
August in Jinja, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 19 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NjeruCentral Region | 3 km W | 27° | 17° | 71 mm |
| BugembeEastern Region | 6 km NE | 27° | 17° | 80 mm |
| KakiraEastern Region | 12 km NE | 27° | 17° | 84 mm |
| MagamagaEastern Region | 18 km ENE | 27° | 17° | 90 mm |
| BuwengeEastern Region | 24 km N | 28° | 17° | 92 mm |
| BuikweCentral Region | 24 km WSW | 26° | 16° | 83 mm |
| LugaziCentral Region | 31 km WSW | 26° | 16° | 86 mm |
| MayugeEastern Region | 31 km E | 28° | 17° | 89 mm |