Western Region · UgandaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Katunga

1,707 m

Elevation1,707 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation75 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul25°average high

0.47° S, 30.19° EElevation 1,707 mUTC+3 · East Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Katunga in brief

Katunga rises to 1,707 m, Western Region, Uganda.

At the summit, February is the mildest month with average highs of 25°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Kyamahungu, 8.9 km to the W at 1,587 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 Katunga by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	24°	25°	25°	24°	24°	24°	25°	25°	24°	24°	23°	23°
Average low	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	15°	14°	14°
Precipitation	66 mm	63 mm	109 mm	147 mm	112 mm	39 mm	34 mm	88 mm	148 mm	160 mm	148 mm	100 mm
Cloud cover	48%	50%	55%	57%	48%	39%	37%	41%	46%	57%	56%	49%
Daylight	12h 09	12h 08	12h 07	12h 06	12h 06	12h 06	12h 06	12h 06	12h 06	12h 07	12h 08	12h 09
Month score	74	74	60	56	62	86	88	71	60	56	56	65

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	4,700 m	4,800 m	4,750 m	4,700 m	4,700 m	4,700 m	4,700 m	4,750 m	4,700 m	4,650 m	4,600 m	4,600 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