**3.2 Climate: rainfall, temperature, humidity and winds**

Being adjusted by help and proximity to Lake Victoria, the climate of the district is tropical in nature. The region witnesses long droughts between May and August, and January to March making the precipitation design bimodal. The two periods of downpour happen in the long stretches of March and April, and September to December. Chiefly, the region lies in dry-cattle passage with low dampness levels and wrecking twists consequently delayed times of dry spell.

## **3.3 Vegetation**

85% hectares are under cultivation out of the absolute geological zone of the District (1,023.7 sq. km.) The area gazetted to the forest estate is about 21 hectares (Lwengo Local Forest Reserve) comprising about 0.021% of the absolute land territory of the region.


Summary of administrative units in Lwengo District

