Arua in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Arua sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 200 mm of rain over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 32°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels humid.

Spring is Arua's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Arua's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 30°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 20°C
Rainfall: 200 mm; 37 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 4.5; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Arua in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 32°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Arua reaches about 30°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Arua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 8 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Arua weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 20°	10	2.2	11.8	5.0
Feb	33° / 21°	17	3.5	11.9	4.2
Mar	32° / 21°	50	9.9	12	4.1
Apr	30° / 20°	80	14.7	12.1	4.4
May	29° / 20°	70	12.3	12.1	5.1
Jun	29° / 19°	85	13.5	12.2	5.2
Jul	28° / 19°	113	16.1	12.2	5.4
Aug	28° / 18°	137	19.1	12.1	5.0
Sep	28° / 19°	105	17.1	12	4.9
Oct	28° / 19°	118	20.3	11.9	4.4
Nov	29° / 19°	72	13.8	11.9	5.1
Dec	30° / 20°	16	3.6	11.8	5.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Arua gets around 200 mm of rain over 37 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 12 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Arua

In seasonPeak

In spring, Arua overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Arua's rainy season runs April–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Arua?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

6.3

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Arua in Spring

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

In spring, Arua sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 37 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Arua in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arua peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 11 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	14	16	14	12	11	10	13	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Extreme

Air quality in Arua in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Arua is worst in January — around 55 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	55	48	30	19	20	28	30	25	22	22	26	40
Level	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	55	Poor
Feb	48	Poor
Mar	30	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	30	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	22	Moderate
Oct	22	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	40	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Arua?

Arua sits at 3.0°N, 30.9°E, 1,215 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Aru, 19 km away.

Topography around Arua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 1,196 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 511 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,444 m.

The land around Arua is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%), grassland (24%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and shrubs (45%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km

124 m

artificial surfaces 38%

16 km

511 m

shrubs 44%

80 km

1,444 m

shrubs 45%

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Spring weather nearby: Aru 19 km · Koboko 44 km · Yumbe 62 km · Nebbi 63 km · Paidha 68 km · Pakwach 90 km · Adjumani 105 km · Moyo 115 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

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 Arua (3.0201°, 30.911°, elevation 1,215 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.