Climate averages 1991–2020
Masaka weather
in July.
A warm, fairly dry month: the 8th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Masaka: daytime highs average 24.3°C and nights cool to about 16.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 39 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes July a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 06 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mityana (89 km away). In July its highs average 24.7°C, about as warm as Masaka, with 72 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Uganda, Masaka ranks 12th of 21 for the warmest July highs and 5th of 21 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 21 cities is 25.0°C; Masaka is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 24.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 39 mm to 79 mm.
The annual picture
July in context
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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Mityana in JulyUganda · 89 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 16.6°C · 72 mm rain
- Katabi in JulyUganda · 94 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 19.0°C · 78 mm rain
- Mubende in JulyUganda · 106 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 16.3°C · 36 mm rain
- Kajansi in JulyUganda · 108 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 18.3°C · 83 mm rain
- Kyengera in JulyUganda · 110 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 17.4°C · 83 mm rain
- Bukoba in JulyTanzania · 111 kmHigh 23.8°C · Low 18.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Nansana in JulyUganda · 118 kmHigh 23.9°C · Low 16.2°C · 83 mm rain
- Kampala in JulyUganda · 119 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 17.5°C · 83 mm rain
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 limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Masaka) is explained once on the Masaka year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.