Kigumba Weather in August
Kigumba in August
The short of it: Kigumba in August averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 122 mm (4.8 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 28° · low 17° · rain 122 mm · daylight 12 h 10 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: December & January
Thirty years of records give Kigumba an average August high of 28°, a low of 17° and some 122 mm of rain. Kigumba's coldest stretch of the year, 28° by day and 17° by night. Wet spells are common — about 122 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 10 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, 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, Kigumba runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Masindi Port, 15 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
August in Kigumba, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 43 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masindi PortWestern Region | 15 km SE | 28° | 18° | 110 mm |
| BuyaleWestern Region | 19 km NE | 28° | 17° | 133 mm |
| Kiryandongo Refugee CampWestern Region | 23 km NE | 28° | 17° | 133 mm |
| MasindiWestern Region | 36 km WSW | 28° | 18° | 120 mm |
| ApacNorthern Region | 62 km ENE | 28° | 17° | 141 mm |
| BuliisaWestern Region | 74 km WNW | 30° | 21° | 99 mm |
| NakasongolaCentral Region | 75 km SE | 28° | 17° | 100 mm |
| KigorobyaWestern Region | 80 km WSW | 27° | 18° | 112 mm |