Kayunga weather in January

In January, Kayunga sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 74 mm of rain across 14.9 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 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Kayunga's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kayunga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
74 mm
14.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:59 AM – 6:57 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.75 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Kayunga is place 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 29°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kayunga reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 31°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)
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Kayunga 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
Jan29° / 18°7414.9125.0
Feb29° / 19°7314.6124.5
Mar29° / 19°14022.8123.9
Apr27° / 19°19927.6123.6
May27° / 19°19528.4123.7
Jun27° / 18°13524.6124.2
Jul26° / 17°11721.8124.7
Aug27° / 18°13924.7124.3
Sep27° / 18°14425.2124.1
Oct27° / 18°17727.7123.8
Nov27° / 18°16925124.0
Dec28° / 18°10919.1125.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 58%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33862
43862
53862
63961
73961
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224456
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264654
274753
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314852

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kayunga gets around 74 mm of rain over 14.9 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 48% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2149
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2647
2747
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3145

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 66% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12521720
22521720
32521720
43621700
53621700
63621700
74621690
84621690
94721680
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313828601

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
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136calm
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226calm
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316calm

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 6:53 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:536:50
212.06:536:51
312.06:546:51
412.06:546:52
512.06:556:52
612.06:556:53
712.06:556:53
812.06:566:53
912.06:566:54
1012.06:576:54
1112.06:576:55
1212.06:576:55
1312.06:586:56
1412.06:586:56
1512.06:586:56
1612.06:596:57
1712.06:596:57
1812.06:596:57
1912.07:006:58
2012.07:006:58
2112.07:006:58
2212.07:016:59
2312.07:016:59
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2612.07:027:00
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3012.07:037:01
3112.07:037:01

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.75 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.75 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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306.0Bright
316.0Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kayunga?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kayunga in January

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

In January, Kayunga sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kayunga 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 Kayunga peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 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 16UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kayunga 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 Kayunga is worst in January — around 50 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (April, 29 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 1749 µg/m³Apr 1829 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar33Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun39Poor
Jul41Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep34Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kayunga?

Kayunga sits at 0.7°N, 32.9°E, 1,071 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Buwenge, 32 km away.

KamuliLugaziMukonoWobulenziBuikweKasangatiNjeru

Topography around Kayunga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kayunga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 1,068 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Kayunga is covered by wetland (46%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (49%), shrubs (26%) and wetland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (39%) and shrubs (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
116 m
80 km
332 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Buwenge 32 km · Kamuli 37 km · Lugazi 38 km · Mukono 42 km · Wobulenzi 42 km · Buikwe 43 km · Kasangati 43 km · Njeru 43 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 Kayunga (0.7025°, 32.8886°, elevation 1,071 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).