Kagadi weather in January

In January, Kagadi sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 41 mm of rain across 8.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kagadi's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kagadi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
8.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:08 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
66%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Kagadi is place in Western Region, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kagadi reaches about 28°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 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Kagadi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 19°418.7126.1
Feb29° / 19°378.4125.2
Mar29° / 20°11218.3124.4
Apr28° / 19°15124124.1
May27° / 19°12421.9124.6
Jun27° / 18°961712.15.3
Jul27° / 18°8917125.4
Aug27° / 18°12822.7124.7
Sep27° / 18°13024.3124.2
Oct26° / 18°16328.3123.8
Nov26° / 18°17326.3124.0
Dec27° / 18°8514.811.95.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24258
34258
44258
54159
64060
74060
84060
94060
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113961
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314159

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kagadi gets around 41 mm of rain over 8.7 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 28% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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228
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527
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1229
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1430
1530
1630
1730
1830
1930
2030
2129
2229
2329
2429
2529
2628
2728
2827
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3026
3126

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 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 21% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12155429
22165428
33175228
43185227
54185226
64195126
75205025
85205124
96215024
106215023
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Wind in January

Winds average 6 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
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min 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 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:026:58
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311.97:026:59
411.97:037:00
511.97:037:00
611.97:047:01
711.97:047:01
811.97:057:01
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1111.97:067:03
1211.97:067:03
1312.07:067:03
1412.07:077:04
1512.07:077:04
1612.07:087:05
1712.07:087:05
1812.07:087:05
1912.07:087:06
2012.07:097:06
2112.07:097:06
2212.07:097:07
2312.07:107:07
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2612.07:107:08
2712.07:117:08
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2912.07:117:08
3012.07:117:09
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.71 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kagadi?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kagadi in January

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

In January, Kagadi sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kagadi 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 Kagadi peaks around March 17 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 17UV 15Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Kagadi 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 Kagadi is worst in January — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (April, 20 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2348 µg/m³Apr 2320 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar28Moderate
Apr20Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul31Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct22Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kagadi?

Kagadi sits at 0.9°N, 30.8°E, 1,248 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Muhorro, 7.0 km away.

KyenjojoButunduziKyegegwaKakumiro

Topography around Kagadi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kagadi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 1,232 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 630 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,012 m.

The land around Kagadi is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
190 m
16 km
630 m
80 km
2,012 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Muhorro 7.0 km · Katoke 24 km · Kyangwali Refugee Camp 28 km · Kyarusozi 35 km · Kyenjojo 40 km · Butunduzi 43 km · Kyegegwa 55 km · Kakumiro 60 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 Kagadi (0.9378°, 30.8089°, elevation 1,248 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).