Kitgum weather in June

In June, Kitgum sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 129 mm of rain across 18.9 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-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 29% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of June to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kitgum's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kitgum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
129 mm
18.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:43 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
59%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kitgum reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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62920
72920
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302919

How June really feels in Kitgum

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kitgum weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°102.311.83.9
Feb34° / 22°122.811.93.2
Mar34° / 22°509.1123.1
Apr32° / 21°13017.812.13.3
May30° / 20°14920.712.13.9
Jun29° / 19°12918.912.24.3
Jul28° / 19°14521.712.24.3
Aug29° / 19°13621.412.14.3
Sep30° / 19°8814.6124.5
Oct31° / 20°11115.711.94.1
Nov31° / 20°5910.911.94.3
Dec32° / 20°173.911.84.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 24% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26040
35941
45941
55842
65644
75545
85545
95446
105248
115248
125248
135050
145050
155050
165050
175050
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195050
205050
215050
225149
235248
245248
255347
265347
275347
285347
295446
305545

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kitgum gets around 129 mm of rain over 18.9 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 63% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
159
259
359
459
559
659
759
860
960
1061
1161
1261
1362
1462
1562
1663
1763
1864
1965
2065
2166
2266
2366
2467
2567
2667
2767
2867
2967
3067

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the muggy band about 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 76% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
111782
211782
311881
411980
511980
612079
702179
802179
902179
1002278
1102278
1202278
1302377
1402377
1502377
1602476
1702476
1802476
1902575
2002575
2102674
2202674
2302773
2402872
2512871
2612970
2713069
2813168
2913366
3013465

Wind in June

Winds average 5 km/h in June.

Across June, 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
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135calm
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155calm
165calm
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185calm
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275calm
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305calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:416:51
212.26:416:51
312.26:416:52
412.26:416:52
512.26:416:52
612.26:416:52
712.26:416:52
812.26:426:53
912.26:426:53
1012.26:426:53
1112.26:426:53
1212.26:426:53
1312.26:426:54
1412.26:436:54
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1712.26:436:55
1812.26:436:55
1912.26:446:55
2012.26:446:55
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2212.26:446:56
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2712.26:456:57
2812.26:466:57
2912.26:466:57
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.29 kWh/m² in September across the year — June's 5.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
25.6Bright
35.6Bright
45.6Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
195.3Bright
205.3Bright
215.3Bright
225.3Bright
235.3Bright
245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kitgum

In seasonPeak

In June, Kitgum sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kitgum's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Kitgum?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Kitgum for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kitgum in June

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

In June, Kitgum sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kitgum in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kitgum peaks around March 16 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 16UV 15Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kitgum in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kitgum is worst in January — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (April, 13 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateJan 1767 µg/m³Apr 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan71Unhealthy
Feb39Poor
Mar16Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul24Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct17Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kitgum?

Kitgum sits at 3.3°N, 32.9°E, 950 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Pajok, 79 km away.

PajokGuluOpitAbimLiraAdjumaniAnakaTorit

Topography around Kitgum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kitgum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 938 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,524 m.

The land around Kitgum is covered by cropland (64%) within 3 km, cropland (67%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (48%), cropland (23%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
183 m
80 km
2,524 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
June weather nearby: Pajok 79 km · Gulu 86 km · Opit 87 km · Abim 109 km · Lira 114 km · Adjumani 122 km · Anaka 129 km · Torit 131 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 Kitgum (3.2783°, 32.8867°, elevation 950 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).