Katabi in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Katabi sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 422 mm of rain over about 65 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.

Winter is Katabi's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. Katabi has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Katabi's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
25°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
22°C
Rainfall
422 mm
65 wet days
Avg wind
9 km/h
Travel score
4.9
2nd-best season
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Katabi in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C.

A typical winter day in Katabi reaches about 25°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

20°23°25°28°30°DecJanFeb

Katabi weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 22°13520.8125.1
Feb26° / 22°12619.1125.0
Mar25° / 22°19424.9124.4
Apr24° / 21°25027.1123.9
May24° / 21°20727.1124.2
Jun24° / 21°11321.1125.1
Jul24° / 21°7815.7126.0
Aug24° / 21°9919.1125.6
Sep24° / 21°10621125.1
Oct24° / 21°14424.7124.5
Nov24° / 21°19926.9124.1
Dec25° / 21°16125.1124.6

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Katabi gets around 422 mm of rain over 65 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 9 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours in early December to 12 hours by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.6 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Katabi?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Katabi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Katabi in Winter

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

In winter, Katabi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 22°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 65 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Katabi in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Katabi peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Katabi in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Katabi is worst in January — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1648 µg/m³May 1127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Katabi?

Katabi sits at 0.1°N, 32.5°E, 1,160 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Entebbe, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Katabi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katabi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 1,151 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m.

The land around Katabi is covered by water (28%), trees (25%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, water (45%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
131 m
16 km
199 m
80 km
354 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
Winter weather nearby: Entebbe 3.0 km · Kasanje 11 km · Kajansi 16 km · Bunamwaya 21 km · Mpigi 23 km · Kyengera 24 km · Kampala 29 km · Nansana 32 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 Katabi (0.0841°, 32.4697°, elevation 1,160 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.