Kanungu weather in January

In January, Kanungu sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 220 mm of rain across 21.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kanungu's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanungu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
220 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:09 AM – 7:12 PM
Cloud cover
77%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Kanungu is town in 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 24°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kanungu reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kanungu weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°22021.6125.0
Feb25° / 15°19817.5125.2
Mar24° / 15°31525124.4
Apr24° / 15°36525.7124.1
May24° / 15°30020.4125.2
Jun24° / 14°15311.611.96.4
Jul24° / 14°11010.5126.7
Aug24° / 14°24318125.5
Sep24° / 14°30420.5125.0
Oct24° / 15°40425.5124.3
Nov23° / 15°37226.3124.0
Dec23° / 15°30025.212.14.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
51981
61981
72080
81981
91981
101882
111882
121783
131783
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252080
262080
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282377
292575
302575
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kanungu gets around 220 mm of rain over 21.6 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 69% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
375
475
574
674
774
873
973
1072
1172
1271
1371
1470
1570
1669
1769
1868
1968
2067
2167
2266
2366
2465
2565
2664
2764
2863
2963
3062
3161

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
117227
217227
327226
427226
527325
637225
737225
837324
947224
1047323
1157223
1257322
1367222
1467321
1567321
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2187319
2287418
2397318
2497318
25107218
26107218
27117118
28117118
29127018
30136819
31136819

Wind in January

Winds average 5 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:15 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:027:06
212.17:037:06
312.17:037:07
412.17:047:07
512.17:047:07
612.17:057:08
712.17:057:08
812.17:057:09
912.17:067:09
1012.17:067:09
1112.17:077:10
1212.17:077:10
1312.17:087:11
1412.17:087:11
1512.17:087:11
1612.07:097:12
1712.07:097:12
1812.07:097:12
1912.07:107:13
2012.07:107:13
2112.07:107:13
2212.07:117:13
2312.07:117:14
2412.07:117:14
2512.07:127:14
2612.07:127:14
2712.07:127:15
2812.07:127:15
2912.07:127:15
3012.07:137:15
3112.07:137:15

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.6Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kanungu?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kanungu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kanungu in January

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

In January, Kanungu sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kanungu in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 Kanungu peaks around March 18 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 18UV 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kanungu 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 Kanungu is worst in July — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJul 1578 µg/m³Apr 2259 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun72Unhealthy
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep60Unhealthy
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kanungu?

Kanungu sits at 1.0°S, 29.8°E, 1,551 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Rukungiri, 21 km away.

NyamunukaKisoroKabaleRutshuruKatanda

Topography around Kanungu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanungu has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 769 m around an average of 1,788 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,424 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,555 m.

The land around Kanungu is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (42%) and grassland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
769 m
16 km
1,424 m
80 km
3,555 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Rukungiri 21 km · Kihihi 25 km · Rubanda 26 km · Nyamunuka 36 km · Kisoro 38 km · Kabale 39 km · Rutshuru 46 km · Katanda 50 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 Kanungu (-0.9575°, 29.7897°, elevation 1,551 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).