Climate averages 1991–2020
Masaka weather
by month.
See how the year changes. February has the highest average daily maximum; July has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Masaka averages a daytime high of 24.7°C and a nighttime low of 17.0°C, with about 1,155 mm of rain on roughly 227 days. February is the warmest month (average high 26.3°C) and May the coolest (23.9°C). April is the wettest month with 143 mm; July is the driest with 39 mm.
The annual picture
A year in Masaka
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Masaka climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.6°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 78 | 16.7 | 12.112 h |
| February | 26.3°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 78 | 16.1 | 12.112 h |
| March | 25.6°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 117 | 20.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.2°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 143 | 24.2 | 12.112 h |
| May | 23.9°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 112 | 21.6 | 12.112 h |
| June | 24.1°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 56 | 13.0 | 12.112 h |
| July | 24.3°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 39 | 8.8 | 12.112 h |
| August | 24.5°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 79 | 15.7 | 12.112 h |
| September | 24.8°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 103 | 21.6 | 12.112 h |
| October | 24.6°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 125 | 24.5 | 12.112 h |
| November | 24.1°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 133 | 23.9 | 12.112 h |
| December | 24.5°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 94 | 19.7 | 12.112 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
Nearby cities
- MityanaUganda · 89 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 17.3°C · 1,519 mm rain a year
- KatabiUganda · 94 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 19.7°C · 1,811 mm rain a year
- MubendeUganda · 106 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 16.7°C · 1,015 mm rain a year
- KajansiUganda · 108 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 19.1°C · 1,678 mm rain a year
- KyengeraUganda · 110 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 18.2°C · 1,678 mm rain a year
- BukobaTanzania · 111 kmHigh 24.3°C · Low 19.7°C · 1,420 mm rain a year
- NansanaUganda · 118 kmHigh 24.6°C · Low 17.1°C · 1,678 mm rain a year
- KampalaUganda · 119 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 18.3°C · 1,678 mm rain a year
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+3, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at -0.30°, 31.70° (5 km from the city centre), adjusted down by 0.3°C for the difference between the city's elevation (1,292 m) and the cell's (1,247 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at -0.25°, 31.75°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.