Kyangwali Refugee Camp weather in January

In January, Kyangwali Refugee Camp sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 36 mm of rain across 7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-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 26% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kyangwali Refugee Camp's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kyangwali Refugee Camp's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:08 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
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 Kyangwali Refugee Camp reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°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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Kyangwali Refugee Camp 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
Jan28° / 24°36711.96.4
Feb29° / 24°317.7125.6
Mar28° / 24°10918.7124.6
Apr28° / 23°18625.2123.9
May27° / 23°16824.612.14.3
Jun27° / 23°11419.212.15.0
Jul27° / 22°10119.412.15.1
Aug27° / 22°14124.6124.4
Sep27° / 23°15725.5124.1
Oct27° / 23°19328.1123.8
Nov26° / 23°21826.411.93.9
Dec27° / 23°9014.711.95.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34456
44555
54456
64456
74456
84456
94357
104258
114159
124159
134159
144060
154159
164159
174159
184159
194258
204258
214258
224357
234456
244357
254357
264456
274555
284555
294555
304555
314555

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kyangwali Refugee Camp gets around 36 mm of rain over 7 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
125
225
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523
623
723
823
923
1023
1123
1223
1323
1423
1523
1623
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2223
2323
2422
2522
2622
2722
2822
2921
3021
3121

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 56% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1535600
2535600
3635590
4735580
5835570
6935560
7935560
81034560
91134550
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251230580
261330561
271330561
281330561
291331551
301331551
311332541

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:02 AM to 7:12 AM, and sunset from 6:58 PM to 7:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.97:026:58
211.97:026:58
311.97:036:59
411.97:036:59
511.97:047:00
611.97:047:00
711.97:057:01
811.97:057:01
911.97:057:02
1011.97:067:02
1111.97:067:02
1211.97:077:03
1311.97:077:03
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1511.97:087:04
1611.97:087:04
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1811.97:097:05
1911.97:097:05
2011.97:097:06
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2711.97:117:08
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2911.97:117:08
3011.97:127:08
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.12 kWh/m² to a high of 6.07 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
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306.0Bright
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Kyangwali Refugee Camp?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kyangwali Refugee Camp in January

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

In January, Kyangwali Refugee Camp sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kyangwali Refugee Camp in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kyangwali Refugee Camp 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
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Kyangwali Refugee Camp 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 Kyangwali Refugee Camp is worst in February — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (April, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 846 µg/m³Apr 2214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb46Poor
Mar24Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kyangwali Refugee Camp?

Kyangwali Refugee Camp sits at 1.2°N, 30.8°E, 1,178 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kagadi, 28 km away.

KatokeKikubeKyarusoziBuhimbaKyenjojoHoima

Topography around Kyangwali Refugee Camp

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kyangwali Refugee Camp has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m around an average of 1,150 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 663 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,716 m.

The land around Kyangwali Refugee Camp is covered by trees (29%), shrubs (27%) and cropland (25%) within 3 km, trees (33%) and water (25%) within 16 km, and trees (41%), grassland (27%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
135 m
16 km
663 m
80 km
1,716 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Kagadi 28 km · Muhorro 31 km · Katoke 49 km · Kikube 52 km · Kyarusozi 53 km · Buhimba 61 km · Kyenjojo 64 km · Hoima 69 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 Kyangwali Refugee Camp (1.1881°, 30.7828°, elevation 1,178 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).