Kalisizo weather in January

In January, Kalisizo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 70 mm of rain across 14.6 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 Kalisizo's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kalisizo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
70 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:02 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
70%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.44 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Kalisizo is place in Central Uganda, 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 Kalisizo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°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 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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12717
22717
32717
42717
52717
62717
72717
82717
92717
102717
112717
122717
132717
142717
152717
162717
172717
182717
192717
202817
212817
222817
232817
242817
252817
262817
272817
282817
292817
302817
312817

Kalisizo 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° / 17°7014.6125.6
Feb28° / 18°6113.1125.2
Mar27° / 18°9817.4125.1
Apr26° / 17°11021.3124.6
May26° / 17°8818.5125.3
Jun26° / 17°4610.7126.3
Jul27° / 16°297.4126.8
Aug27° / 17°7114.4125.8
Sep27° / 17°10121124.8
Oct26° / 17°12424.5124.3
Nov26° / 17°13023.7124.3
Dec26° / 17°9319.1125.1

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 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23565
33466
43466
53466
63466
73367
83367
93268
103268
113268
123169
133169
143169
153070
163169
173169
183169
193268
203268
213268
223367
233367
243367
253466
263664
273664
283763
293763
303763
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kalisizo gets around 70 mm of rain over 14.6 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 47% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
150
250
350
450
550
650
750
850
951
1051
1151
1251
1351
1450
1550
1649
1749
1848
1947
2047
2146
2245
2345
2444
2543
2642
2742
2841
2941
3040
3140

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 16% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1187120
2187120
3197020
4197020
5197020
61107019
71107019
81107118
92107018
102107117
112107117
122107216
132107216
142107315
152107315
162107414
172107414
182107414
191107514
201107514
211117513
221117513
231117513
241127413
251127314
261127314
271137214
281137214
291137115
301137115
311147015

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
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
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 6:56 AM to 7:06 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:08 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:566:58
212.06:566:58
312.06:576:58
412.06:576:59
512.06:586:59
612.06:587:00
712.06:587:00
812.06:597:01
912.06:597:01
1012.07:007:01
1112.07:007:02
1212.07:007:02
1312.07:017:03
1412.07:017:03
1512.07:027:03
1612.07:027:04
1712.07:027:04
1812.07:037:04
1912.07:037:05
2012.07:037:05
2112.07:047:05
2212.07:047:06
2312.07:047:06
2412.07:057:06
2512.07:057:06
2612.07:057:07
2712.07:057:07
2812.07:067:07
2912.07:067:07
3012.07:067:07
3112.07:067:08

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.44 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.44 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kalisizo?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kalisizo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kalisizo in January

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

In January, Kalisizo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kalisizo 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 Kalisizo peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kalisizo 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 Kalisizo is worst in January — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 1836 µg/m³Apr 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan37Poor
Feb31Moderate
Mar25Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kalisizo?

Kalisizo sits at 0.5°S, 31.6°E, 1,266 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kasaali, 12 km away.

LyantondeLukayaNsungaNakivale Refugee Camp

Topography around Kalisizo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kalisizo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 1,239 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 456 m.

The land around Kalisizo is covered by trees (56%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (30%), water (27%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
187 m
80 km
456 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Kasaali 12 km · Masaka 26 km · Lwengo 27 km · Kyazanga 35 km · Lyantonde 54 km · Lukaya 54 km · Nsunga 72 km · Nakivale Refugee Camp 73 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 Kalisizo (-0.5364°, 31.6214°, elevation 1,266 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).