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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Masaka Uganda

The climate in Masaka is warm, humid, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 61°F to 80°F and is rarely below 58°F or above 85°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Masaka for warm-weather activities is from early June to mid September.

Climate in Masaka

warmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow55%55%16%16%overcastclearprecipitation: 5.9 inprecipitation: 5.9 in1.1 in1.1 inmuggy: 74%muggy: 74%15%15%tourism score: 7.2tourism score: 7.24.84.8
Masaka weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The temperature in Masaka varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.

Average High and Low Temperature in Masaka

Average High and Low Temperature in MasakaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 1778°FJul 1778°FFeb 1880°FFeb 1880°F61°F61°F63°F63°FApr 1478°FApr 1478°F64°F64°F61°F61°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 79°F80°F79°F78°F77°F77°F78°F78°F78°F78°F77°F78°F
Temp. 70°F71°F71°F70°F70°F69°F69°F69°F69°F69°F69°F69°F
Low 62°F63°F64°F64°F63°F62°F61°F61°F61°F62°F62°F62°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Masaka

Average Hourly Temperature in MasakaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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In Masaka, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Masaka begins around June 2 and lasts for 3.8 months, ending around September 26.

The clearest month of the year in Masaka is August, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 54% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 26 and lasts for 8.2 months, ending around June 2.

The cloudiest month of the year in Masaka is April, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 83% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Masaka

Cloud Cover Categories in MasakaclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Aug 1455%Aug 1455%Apr 1116%Apr 1116%Jun 236%Jun 236%Sep 2636%Sep 2636%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 74%75%81%83%72%60%50%46%56%74%76%72%
Clearer 26%25%19%17%28%40%50%54%44%26%24%28%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Masaka varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 9.0 months, from August 25 to May 23, with a greater than 47% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Masaka is April, with an average of 22.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.0 months, from May 23 to August 25. The month with the fewest wet days in Masaka is July, with an average of 6.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Masaka is April, with an average of 22.1 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 76% on November 6.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Masaka

Daily Chance of Precipitation in MasakawetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Nov 676%Nov 676%Jul 319%Jul 319%Aug 2547%Aug 2547%May 2347%May 2347%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 11.7d12.2d19.1d22.1d17.3d7.1d6.9d12.7d17.0d21.0d21.8d16.3d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Masaka experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Masaka. The month with the most rain in Masaka is April, with an average rainfall of 5.9 inches.

The month with the least rain in Masaka is July, with an average rainfall of 1.3 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Masaka

Average Monthly Rainfall in MasakaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 inApr 175.9 inApr 175.9 inJun 271.1 inJun 271.1 inNov 24.9 inNov 24.9 inJan 282.2 inJan 282.2 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 2.3″2.7″4.4″5.9″4.3″1.3″1.3″2.7″3.4″4.5″4.8″3.6″

The length of the day in Masaka does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 8 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 6 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 9 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Masaka

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in MasakaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 6 minSep 2212 hr, 9 minDec 2112 hr, 9 minDec 2112 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 7 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minJun 2012 hr, 6 minJun 20daydaynightNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h12.1h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:32 AM on November 4, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 7:03 AM on February 13. The earliest sunset is at 6:40 PM on November 1, and the latest sunset is 31 minutes later at 7:11 PM on February 10.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Masaka during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Masaka

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in MasakaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 46:32 AMNov 46:32 AM7:11 PMFeb 107:11 PMFeb 10Nov 16:40 PMNov 16:40 PM7:03 AMFeb 137:03 AMFeb 13daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Masaka

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in MasakaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707080800000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070708066NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Masaka

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Masaka experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 9.7 months, from August 27 to June 18, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 30% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Masaka is April, with 21.1 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Masaka is July, with 5.1 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Masaka

Humidity Comfort Levels in MasakamuggymuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 1615%Jul 1615%May 174%May 174%Aug 2730%Aug 2730%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 15.1d14.5d17.7d21.1d20.7d10.0d5.1d7.8d10.6d13.3d14.5d14.5d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Masaka experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.8 months, from May 1 to August 28, with average wind speeds of more than 6.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Masaka is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.2 months, from August 28 to May 1. The calmest month of the year in Masaka is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Masaka

Average Wind Speed in MasakawindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphJul 38.5 mphJul 38.5 mphNov 174.8 mphNov 174.8 mphMay 16.6 mphMay 16.6 mphAug 286.6 mphAug 286.6 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 5.65.65.56.17.38.18.27.15.95.34.95.2

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Masaka varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 6.4 months, from February 13 to August 25, with a peak percentage of 75% on June 30. The wind is most often from the east for 5.6 months, from August 25 to February 13, with a peak percentage of 34% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Masaka

Wind Direction in MasakaESEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsoutheastnorthwest
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Masaka throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Masaka for general outdoor tourist activities is from early June to mid September, with a peak score in the third week of July.

Tourism Score in Masaka

Tourism Score in Masakabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.27.24.84.85.45.4NowNowtemperaturetemperaturecloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best times of year to visit Masaka for hot-weather activities are from late May to late September and from late December to early March, with a peak score in the last week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Masaka

Beach/Pool Score in Masakabest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.05.03.93.94.94.94.04.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature precipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Masaka are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Masaka

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in MasakaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Masaka

Growing Degree Days in MasakaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°F7,000°F7,000°FJul 690°FJul 690°FAug 19900°FAug 19900°FOct 51,800°FOct 51,800°FJun 307,114°FJun 307,114°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.7 months, from June 21 to September 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Masaka is July, with an average of 6.0 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 1.3 months, from April 5 to May 13, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Masaka is April, with an average of 4.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Masaka

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in MasakabrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJul 196.1 kWhJul 196.1 kWhApr 304.5 kWhApr 304.5 kWhSep 125.8 kWhSep 125.8 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.75.95.44.64.95.76.06.05.75.04.85.3

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Masaka are -0.334 deg latitude, 31.734 deg longitude, and 4,239 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Masaka contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 456 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,068 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (689 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,417 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Masaka is covered by cropland (43%), grassland (19%), artificial surfaces (18%), and herbaceous vegetation (14%), within 10 miles by cropland (50%) and grassland (28%), and within 50 miles by water (30%) and cropland (22%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Masaka, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Masaka.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Masaka according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Masaka is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Masaka and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Masaka and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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