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Western Region · UgandaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Busunga
995 m
Elevation995 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation15 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul27°average high
0.64° N, 29.96° EElevation 995 mUTC+3 · East Africa Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit995 m
- Mid-mountain500 m
- Valley0 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Busunga in brief
Busunga rises to 995 m, Western Region, Uganda.
At the summit, February is the mildest month with average highs of 30°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town is Bundibugyo, 14 km to the NE at 930 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 995 m · 3,264 ft
- Region
- Western Region
- Country
- Uganda
- Coordinates
- 0.6407, 29.9642
- Nearest airport
- Bunia Airport (BUX) · 107 km
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Busunga by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 28° | 27° | 27° | 28° | 27° | 27° | 28° |
| Average low | 19° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 18° | 18° |
| Precipitation | 82 mm | 112 mm | 249 mm | 372 mm | 310 mm | 240 mm | 213 mm | 331 mm | 351 mm | 374 mm | 330 mm | 143 mm |
| Cloud cover | 46% | 48% | 57% | 59% | 49% | 39% | 36% | 41% | 48% | 60% | 56% | 47% |
| Daylight | 12h 05 | 12h 06 | 12h 06 | 12h 08 | 12h 09 | 12h 09 | 12h 09 | 12h 08 | 12h 07 | 12h 06 | 12h 05 | 12h 05 |
| Month score | 54 | 39 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 52 | 55 | 53 | 49 | 45 | 47 | 48 |
Snow and freezing level
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 | 4,650 m | 4,800 m | 4,750 m | 4,700 m | 4,650 m | 4,550 m | 4,450 m | 4,500 m | 4,500 m | 4,500 m | 4,500 m | 4,550 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
Busunga in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of UgandaPeaks nearby
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Bundibugyo
Western Region · 14 km NE
27°Oct high
25wet days
44score
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Kibiito
Western Region · 31 km SE
25°Oct high
26wet days
52score
Around here
Bundibugyo and around
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Bundibugyo
Western Region · Uganda
Jan · Jul–Augbest months
28°July high
930 maltitude
Nature
Mountains
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Bottego
4,510 m
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