Kitgum in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kitgum sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 329 mm of rain over about 48 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Kitgum's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Kitgum's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 21°C
Rainfall: 329 mm; 48 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 3.4; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Kitgum in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Kitgum reaches about 32°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Kitgum

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 56 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kitgum weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 21°	10	2.3	11.8	3.9
Feb	34° / 22°	12	2.8	11.9	3.2
Mar	34° / 22°	50	9.1	12	3.1
Apr	32° / 21°	130	17.8	12.1	3.3
May	30° / 20°	149	20.7	12.1	3.9
Jun	29° / 19°	129	18.9	12.2	4.3
Jul	28° / 19°	145	21.7	12.2	4.3
Aug	29° / 19°	136	21.4	12.1	4.3
Sep	30° / 19°	88	14.6	12	4.5
Oct	31° / 20°	111	15.7	11.9	4.1
Nov	31° / 20°	59	10.9	11.9	4.3
Dec	32° / 20°	17	3.9	11.8	4.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Kitgum gets around 329 mm of rain over 48 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 12 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Kitgum

In seasonPeak

In spring, Kitgum overlaps 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 spring a good time to visit Kitgum?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kitgum.

What to pack for Kitgum in Spring

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

In spring, Kitgum sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 48 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kitgum in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 14 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	14	15	14	12	10	11	13	13	13	11	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	14	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Kitgum in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	71	39	16	13	15	23	24	19	17	17	20	37
Level	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	71	Unhealthy
Feb	39	Poor
Mar	16	Moderate
Apr	13	Moderate
May	15	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	24	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	17	Moderate
Oct	17	Moderate
Nov	20	Moderate
Dec	37	Poor

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.

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

cropland 64%

16 km

183 m

cropland 67%

80 km

2,524 m

grassland 48%

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Spring 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

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.