Gulu in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Gulu sees average daytime highs around 30°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 480 mm of rain over about 59 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 33°C in early March to 28°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high: 30°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 20°C
Rainfall: 480 mm; 59 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 3.8; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Gulu in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 33°C in early March to 28°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Gulu 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 Gulu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 16 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.

Gulu 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° / 21°	18	3.1	11.9	4.6
Feb	33° / 21°	18	4.1	11.9	3.9
Mar	32° / 21°	98	12.6	12	3.7
Apr	29° / 20°	198	22	12.1	3.7
May	28° / 20°	184	24.1	12.1	4.0
Jun	28° / 19°	134	19.4	12.2	4.9
Jul	27° / 18°	160	22.5	12.1	4.6
Aug	27° / 18°	200	24.7	12.1	4.4
Sep	28° / 19°	163	20.1	12	4.6
Oct	29° / 19°	195	21	11.9	4.3
Nov	29° / 19°	121	13.9	11.9	4.8
Dec	30° / 20°	30	5.3	11.8	5.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Gulu gets around 480 mm of rain over 59 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 06 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 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Is spring a good time to visit Gulu?

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.

3.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gulu.

What to pack for Gulu in Spring

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

In spring, Gulu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 59 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gulu 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 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.

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

Air quality in Gulu 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	108	51	19	14	16	24	25	20	17	17	25	66
Level	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	108	Unhealthy
Feb	51	Poor
Mar	19	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	16	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	25	Moderate
Dec	66	Unhealthy

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.

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

trees 32%

16 km

209 m

shrubs 32%

80 km

751 m

grassland 39%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland

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Spring 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

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.