Western Region · UgandaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Bufumbira

2,440 m

Elevation2,440 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation11 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul22°average high

1.30° S, 29.72° EElevation 2,440 mUTC+3 · East Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Bufumbira in brief

Bufumbira rises to 2,440 m, Western Region, Uganda.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Kisoro, 3.9 km to the NW at 1,924 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Bufumbira by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	21°	22°	22°	22°	21°	22°	22°	23°	22°	21°	21°	21°
Average low	13°	14°	14°	14°	14°	13°	13°	13°	13°	14°	13°	13°
Precipitation	87 mm	94 mm	133 mm	160 mm	155 mm	41 mm	29 mm	70 mm	138 mm	166 mm	153 mm	87 mm
Cloud cover	52%	54%	56%	57%	48%	37%	37%	41%	47%	58%	58%	51%
Daylight	12h 11	12h 09	12h 07	12h 05	12h 03	12h 03	12h 03	12h 04	12h 06	12h 08	12h 10	12h 12
Month score	67	64	56	56	60	86	89	76	60	55	55	67

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	5,100 m	5,150 m	5,200 m	5,200 m	5,150 m	5,100 m	5,150 m	5,200 m	5,150 m	5,100 m	5,100 m	5,100 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Muhabura	4,127 m	1,530 m	11 km SW	12°
Mount Sabyinyo	3,645 m	–	17 km SW	17°
Mount Gahinga	3,474 m	2,821 m	13 km SW	14°
Birwa	1,757 m	–	22 km S	23°