Kasese weather in January

In January, Kasese sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 450 mm of rain across 25.8 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-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 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Kasese's 6th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kasese's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
4th coldest
Rainfall
450 mm
25.8 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:09 AM – 7:09 PM
Cloud cover
77%
6th clearest
Wind
3 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.5 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Kasese 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 Kasese 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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22415
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42415
52415
62415
72415
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92415
102415
112415
122415
132415
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202415
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222415
232415
242415
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262415
272515
282515
292515
302515
312515

Kasese weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 15°45025.8124.4
Feb25° / 16°34522124.5
Mar24° / 16°48027.6124.0
Apr24° / 16°44926.5124.0
May24° / 16°37925.1124.5
Jun24° / 15°20616.2125.7
Jul24° / 15°11312.3126.4
Aug24° / 15°20018.8125.4
Sep24° / 15°24921.3124.9
Oct24° / 15°36026.6124.2
Nov23° / 15°53628.3123.7
Dec23° / 15°60928.9123.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 78%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12278
22278
32278
42278
52278
62278
72179
82179
92179
102179
112080
122080
132080
142080
151981
161981
172080
182080
192080
202278
212278
222278
232377
242377
252575
262575
272575
282674
292674
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kasese gets around 450 mm of rain over 25.8 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 83% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
188
287
386
486
585
684
784
883
983
1083
1182
1282
1382
1482
1582
1683
1783
1883
1983
2083
2183
2283
2383
2483
2583
2683
2783
2882
2982
3081
3181

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 69% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
117785
217785
318766
419756
520746
621736
722726
823716
924706
1025696
1125696
1226686
1326686
1426686
1526686
1626686
1726686
1826686
1926695
2026695
2127685
2227685
2327685
2428675
2528675
2629665
2730655
2831645
2932635
3033625
3133616

Wind in January

Winds average 3 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 3 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
13calm
23calm
33calm
43calm
53calm
63calm
73calm
83calm
93calm
103calm
113calm
123calm
133calm
143calm
153calm
163calm
173calm
183calm
193calm
203calm
213calm
223calm
233calm
243calm
253calm
263calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

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 7:03 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.07:037:03
212.07:047:03
312.07:047:03
412.07:047:04
512.07:057:04
612.07:057:05
712.07:067:05
812.07:067:06
912.07:077:06
1012.07:077:06
1112.07:077:07
1212.07:087:07
1312.07:087:08
1412.07:097:08
1512.07:097:08
1612.07:097:09
1712.07:107:09
1812.07:107:09
1912.07:107:10
2012.07:117:10
2112.07:117:10
2212.07:117:11
2312.07:117:11
2412.07:127:11
2512.07:127:11
2612.07:127:12
2712.07:127:12
2812.07:137:12
2912.07:137:12
3012.07:137:13
3112.07:137:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.5 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.5 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.6Bright
235.6Bright
245.6Bright
255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kasese?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kasese for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kasese in January

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

In January, Kasese sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kasese 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 Kasese peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 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 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kasese 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 Kasese is worst in February — around 61 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (April, 35 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorFeb 961 µg/m³Apr 2135 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan59Unhealthy
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar43Poor
Apr35Moderate
May36Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul56Unhealthy
Aug42Poor
Sep36Poor
Oct35Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kasese?

Kasese sits at 0.2°N, 30.1°E, 989 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kisinga, 27 km away.

KamwengeMpondweBuhesiKasoziNyahukaFort Portal

Topography around Kasese

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kasese has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 303 m around an average of 1,010 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,206 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,344 m.

The land around Kasese is covered by grassland (36%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
303 m
16 km
2,206 m
80 km
4,344 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Kisinga 27 km · Rwiimi 27 km · Kamwenge 41 km · Mpondwe 43 km · Buhesi 46 km · Kasozi 50 km · Nyahuka 56 km · Fort Portal 57 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 Kasese (0.1833°, 30.0833°, elevation 989 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).