Climate guideThirty-year normals for Mpigi
Mpigi climate by month
Tropical rainforest · AfBest Jan · Jul–Aug
Annual mean21°day and night
Seasonal swing2°warmest vs coolest
Precipitation1,529 mm256 wet days a year
0.23° N, 32.31° EElevation 1,265 mUTC+3 · East Africa Time
When to goMpigi · weather score
Best timeJan · Jul–Aug
October: high / low24° / 18°
iSummary
What the weather is like
Mpigi has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af): .
The warmest month is February, when afternoons average 26° and nights 18°. July is the coolest month, with highs of 24° and lows of 17°. The difference between the warmest and the coolest month is about 2°, a small seasonal swing typical of places tempered by the sea.
About 1,529 mm of precipitation falls in an average year. October is the wettest month (157 mm, 27 wet days) and February the driest (66 mm, 13 wet days). Cloud cover ranges from 43% in July to 71% in April.
Compared with Kampala, the capital, Mpigi is 0.6° warmer on a February afternoon and receives more precipitation over the year.
Year in figures
- Hottest afternoons
- 26° · February
- Coldest nights
- 17° · July
- Wettest month
- October
- Driest month
- February
- Clearest skies
- July · 43% cloud
- Longest day
- 12 h 08 min
- Shortest day
- 12 h 06 min
iiCharts
Twelve months at a glance
Temperature and precipitation
Daily high/low range bars, monthly precipitation columnsTemperature curve
Average high, lowDaylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on the 15th of each monthiiiData table
Climate normals month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 25° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 24° |
| Average low | 18° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 17° |
| Precipitation | 78 mm | 66 mm | 160 mm | 216 mm | 197 mm | 94 mm | 70 mm | 98 mm | 116 mm | 157 mm | 158 mm | 119 mm |
| Wet days (≥1 mm) | 13.3 | 12.7 | 23.9 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 18.1 | 16.4 | 22.1 | 25.6 | 27.1 | 25.2 | 18.6 |
| Cloud cover | 47% | 49% | 60% | 71% | 60% | 46% | 43% | 45% | 51% | 65% | 64% | 52% |
| Daylight | 12h 06 | 12h 06 | 12h 07 | 12h 07 | 12h 08 | 12h 08 | 12h 08 | 12h 07 | 12h 07 | 12h 06 | 12h 06 | 12h 06 |
| Month score | 62 | 60 | 54 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 52 | 53 | 58 |
ivMonth by month
Mpigi in every month
January62
25° / 18°
78 mm · 13.3 wet days
February60
26° / 18°
66 mm · 12.7 wet days
March54
25° / 18°
160 mm · 23.9 wet days
April50
24° / 18°
216 mm · 26.4 wet days
May54
24° / 18°
197 mm · 26.6 wet days
June60
24° / 17°
94 mm · 18.1 wet days
July62
24° / 17°
70 mm · 16.4 wet days
August61
24° / 17°
98 mm · 22.1 wet days
September58
24° / 17°
116 mm · 25.6 wet days
October52
24° / 18°
157 mm · 27.1 wet days
November53
24° / 18°
158 mm · 25.2 wet days
December58
24° / 17°
119 mm · 18.6 wet days