Adjumani weather in January

In January, Adjumani sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 8 mm of rain across 1.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Adjumani's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Adjumani's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
8 mm
1.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:07 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
51%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Adjumani is place in Northern Region of Uganda, Uganda.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Adjumani reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13223
23223
33223
43223
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73223
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93223
103223
113223
123223
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How January really feels in Adjumani

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Adjumani weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°81.811.84.4
Feb34° / 24°102.811.93.7
Mar33° / 24°589.4123.3
Apr31° / 23°13818.312.13.4
May30° / 23°12819.212.23.9
Jun29° / 22°9717.412.24.4
Jul29° / 21°12420.812.24.3
Aug29° / 21°14823.212.14.0
Sep29° / 22°12318.5124.2
Oct30° / 22°16420.511.93.9
Nov30° / 22°10814.611.84.2
Dec32° / 23°224.211.84.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 40%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26238
36238
46139
56040
66040
75941
85941
95842
105842
115842
125842
135842
145941
155941
165941
175941
185941
196040
206040
216139
226139
236139
246238
256238
266238
276238
286238
296337
306337
316238

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Adjumani gets around 8 mm of rain over 1.8 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
16
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
95
105
115
125
135
145
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297
307
317

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 32% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
112303918
213303918
314303917
415303817
516303717
617303716
718303616
818303516
919303416
1019313416
1120313316
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1421313216
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1621313216
1721313216
1821313216
1921313116
2021323116
2121323116
2222323016
2322323017
2422322917
2523322817
2623322817
2724322717
2824332617
2925332517
3025332517
3126332417

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:02 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:026:50
211.87:026:51
311.87:036:51
411.87:036:52
511.87:036:52
611.87:046:53
711.87:046:53
811.87:056:53
911.87:056:54
1011.87:056:54
1111.87:066:55
1211.87:066:55
1311.87:066:56
1411.87:076:56
1511.87:076:56
1611.87:076:57
1711.87:086:57
1811.87:086:58
1911.87:086:58
2011.87:096:58
2111.87:096:59
2211.87:096:59
2311.87:096:59
2411.87:097:00
2511.87:107:00
2611.87:107:00
2711.87:107:01
2811.87:107:01
2911.87:107:01
3011.97:107:01
3111.97:117:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.15 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.9Bright
135.9Bright
145.9Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Bright
176.0Bright
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
206.0Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Adjumani?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Adjumani for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Adjumani in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Adjumani sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Adjumani in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Adjumani peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Dec 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Adjumani in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Adjumani is worst in January — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.7× the cleanest month (April, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateUnhealthyJan 13103 µg/m³Apr 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan107Unhealthy
Feb43Poor
Mar21Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Adjumani?

Adjumani sits at 3.4°N, 31.8°E, 816 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Moyo, 32 km away.

YumbeGuluAnakaKobokoPajokAruaPakwach

Topography around Adjumani

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Adjumani.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Adjumani has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m around an average of 799 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 287 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,019 m.

The land around Adjumani is covered by grassland (50%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
91 m
16 km
287 m
80 km
1,019 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Moyo 32 km · Yumbe 61 km · Gulu 88 km · Anaka 88 km · Koboko 92 km · Pajok 94 km · Arua 105 km · Pakwach 107 km

Uganda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,206
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 518
Religion
Protestant 45%Roman Catholic 39%Muslim 14%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Adjumani (3.3779°, 31.7909°, elevation 816 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).