Gulu weather in November

In November, Gulu sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 121 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in November, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of November to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Gulu's 8th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gulu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:40 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
67%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.8
out of 10

Gulu is city in Uganda.

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical November day in Gulu reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and about 1°C cooler than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22919
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42919
52919
62919
72919
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282919
293019
303019

How November really feels in Gulu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Gulu weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°183.111.94.6
Feb33° / 21°184.111.93.9
Mar32° / 21°9812.6123.7
Apr29° / 20°1982212.13.7
May28° / 20°18424.112.14.0
Jun28° / 19°13419.412.24.9
Jul27° / 18°16022.512.14.6
Aug27° / 18°20024.712.14.4
Sep28° / 19°16320.1124.6
Oct29° / 19°1952111.94.3
Nov29° / 19°12113.911.94.8
Dec30° / 20°305.311.85.3

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13268
23268
33367
43367
53565
63565
73565
83664
93664
103664
113664
123664
133862
143961
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244357
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264456
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284456
294555
304654

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Gulu gets around 121 mm of rain over 13.9 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 47% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
164
263
362
461
560
659
758
856
955
1054
1153
1251
1350
1449
1547
1646
1745
1843
1942
2041
2140
2238
2337
2436
2535
2634
2733
2832
2931
3030

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the muggy band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 48% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1013069
2023068
3023167
4023266
5023266
6033364
7033463
8043561
9053659
10053659
11063757
12173755
13183853
14193852
151103950
162113948
172123946
182134045
193144043
203154141
214164139
224164238
235174236
245184334
256184433
266194431
276194529
287204528
297204627
307214725

Wind in November

Winds average 6 km/h in November.

Across November, 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
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
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307calm

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:36 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:376:31
211.96:376:31
311.96:386:31
411.96:386:31
511.96:386:31
611.96:386:31
711.96:386:31
811.96:386:31
911.96:386:31
1011.96:396:31
1111.96:396:32
1211.96:396:32
1311.96:396:32
1411.96:396:32
1511.96:406:32
1611.96:406:32
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1811.96:406:33
1911.96:416:33
2011.96:416:33
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2211.96:426:33
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2511.96:436:34
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2711.96:436:35
2811.96:446:35
2911.96:446:35
3011.96:456:36

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.26 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in February across the year — November's 5.85 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.8Bright
Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Gulu?

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

4.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gulu in November

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

In November, Gulu sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gulu in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November 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 Gulu peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gulu in November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Gulu is worst in January — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.7× the cleanest month (April, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateJan 15102 µg/m³Apr 1914 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan108Unhealthy
Feb51Poor
Mar19Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec66Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gulu?

Gulu sits at 2.8°N, 32.3°E, 1,104 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Opit, 27 km away.

AnakaKitgumAdjumaniLiraApacKiryandongo Refugee CampPakwach

Topography around Gulu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gulu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 1,096 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 751 m.

The land around Gulu is covered by trees (32%), artificial surfaces (32%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (32%), cropland (29%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
751 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
November weather nearby: Opit 27 km · Anaka 44 km · Kitgum 86 km · Adjumani 88 km · Lira 89 km · Apac 93 km · Kiryandongo Refugee Camp 94 km · Pakwach 95 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 Gulu (2.7746°, 32.299°, elevation 1,104 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).