Gombe weather in January

In January, Gombe sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 69 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Gombe's 4th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gombe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
18°
8th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:01 AM – 7:01 PM
Cloud cover
69%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Gombe is town in Butambala, 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 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Gombe reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
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Gombe weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°6914.7125.6
Feb28° / 18°6815.3125.1
Mar27° / 18°11722.2124.5
Apr26° / 18°15326.1123.9
May25° / 18°12624.9124.4
Jun26° / 17°6216.6125.5
Jul26° / 17°4712.6126.1
Aug26° / 17°8720.2125.0
Sep27° / 17°11124.3124.3
Oct26° / 18°14726.7124.0
Nov26° / 18°14125.4124.0
Dec26° / 18°9319.2125.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
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53565
63565
73466
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303862
313961

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Gombe gets around 69 mm of rain over 14.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 48% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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248
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548
648
748
848
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1049
1149
1249
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1549
1649
1748
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1948
2048
2148
2247
2347
2447
2546
2646
2746
2846
2946
3046
3146

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 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 36% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13104939
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33104839
43114738
54114738
64124738
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94134637
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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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
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 12 hours at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:556:54
212.06:566:55
312.06:566:55
412.06:566:56
512.06:576:56
612.06:576:57
712.06:586:57
812.06:586:58
912.06:596:58
1012.06:596:58
1112.06:596:59
1212.07:006:59
1312.07:007:00
1412.07:017:00
1512.07:017:00
1612.07:017:01
1712.07:027:01
1812.07:027:01
1912.07:027:02
2012.07:037:02
2112.07:037:02
2212.07:037:03
2312.07:037:03
2412.07:047:03
2512.07:047:03
2612.07:047:04
2712.07:047:04
2812.07:057:04
2912.07:057:04
3012.07:057:05
3112.07:057:05

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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155.5Bright
165.6Bright
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225.7Bright
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275.7Bright
285.8Bright
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305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Gombe?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Gombe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gombe in January

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

In January, Gombe sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gombe in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gombe peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gombe 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 Gombe is worst in January — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1648 µg/m³May 1127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gombe?

Gombe sits at 0.2°N, 32.1°E, 1,190 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Mityana, 25 km away.

NamayumbaKakiriLukayaKatabiKiziba

Topography around Gombe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gombe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 1,220 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 540 m.

The land around Gombe is covered by shrubs (48%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (26%), shrubs (26%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
540 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Mityana 25 km · Mpigi 25 km · Kasanje 35 km · Namayumba 40 km · Kakiri 41 km · Lukaya 44 km · Katabi 44 km · Kiziba 45 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 Gombe (0.2033°, 32.0881°, elevation 1,190 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).