Kiziba weather in January

In January, Kiziba sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 78 mm of rain across 15.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Kiziba's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiziba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
78 mm
15.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:01 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
68%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kiziba reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12717
22717
32717
42717
52717
62717
72717
82717
92717
102717
112717
122817
132817
142817
152817
162817
172817
182817
192817
202817
212817
222817
232817
242817
252817
262817
272817
282817
292817
302817
312817

Kiziba weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°7815.3125.4
Feb28° / 18°8115.3124.8
Mar27° / 18°14123.2124.3
Apr26° / 18°19727.3123.7
May26° / 18°17826.9124.0
Jun26° / 17°11221.1124.8
Jul26° / 17°8516.8125.5
Aug26° / 17°12922.9124.6
Sep26° / 17°14625.9124.0
Oct26° / 17°17827.6123.9
Nov26° / 17°16625.8124.0
Dec27° / 17°10419.6125.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33664
43664
53664
63664
73664
83664
93763
103664
113664
123664
133565
143565
153565
163664
173565
183565
193565
203664
213763
223664
233763
243763
253763
263763
273862
283961
294060
304159
314159

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kiziba gets around 78 mm of rain over 15.3 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 50% and peaks near 51% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
150
250
349
449
549
649
749
850
950
1050
1150
1251
1351
1451
1551
1651
1751
1850
1950
2050
2150
2250
2350
2450
2549
2649
2749
2848
2948
3048
3148

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 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 43% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1284644
2284644
3384544
4394444
5394443
64104343
74104343
84114243
94114243
104114143
115114143
125114044
135114044
145114044
155114044
165114144
175114144
185114143
194114243
204114243
214114243
224104243
234104343
244114343
254114342
264114342
274114441
284114441
294114541
304114540
314114540

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
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 6:55 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:556:53
212.06:556:53
312.06:566:54
412.06:566:54
512.06:566:55
612.06:576:55
712.06:576:56
812.06:586:56
912.06:586:56
1012.06:586:57
1112.06:596:57
1212.06:596:58
1312.07:006:58
1412.07:006:58
1512.07:006:59
1612.07:016:59
1712.07:016:59
1812.07:017:00
1912.07:027:00
2012.07:027:00
2112.07:027:01
2212.07:037:01
2312.07:037:01
2412.07:037:02
2512.07:037:02
2612.07:047:02
2712.07:047:02
2812.07:047:03
2912.07:047:03
3012.07:047:03
3112.07:057:03

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

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

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
235.7Bright
245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.7Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kiziba?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kiziba for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kiziba in January

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

In January, Kiziba sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kiziba 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 Kiziba peaks around March 17 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 17UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kiziba 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 Kiziba is worst in January — around 54 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (May, 31 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1753 µg/m³May 1031 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan54Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar37Poor
Apr32Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov40Poor
Dec46Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Kiziba?

Kiziba sits at 0.5°N, 32.4°E, 1,146 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kakiri, 11 km away.

Topography around Kiziba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiziba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 1,148 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 566 m.

The land around Kiziba is covered by trees (66%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, trees (52%) and shrubs (37%) within 16 km, and trees (33%) and shrubs (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
261 m
80 km
566 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Kakiri 11 km · Namayumba 11 km · Wakiso 17 km · Bombo 20 km · Namasuba 21 km · Nansana 26 km · Kasangati 29 km · Kyengera 30 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 Kiziba (0.5139°, 32.3506°, elevation 1,146 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).