Luwero weather in January

In January, Luwero sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 75 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 21% 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 Luwero's 1st-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Luwero's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
6th coldest
Rainfall
75 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:01 AM – 6:58 PM
Cloud cover
66%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Luwero is town in Central Region, 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Luwero reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°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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Luwero weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 17°7514.7125.2
Feb29° / 18°7215124.5
Mar28° / 18°13923.5124.0
Apr27° / 18°20527.7123.6
May26° / 18°19227.9123.8
Jun26° / 17°12622.9124.5
Jul26° / 16°9919.6125.0
Aug27° / 17°13824.6124.4
Sep27° / 17°15326.2124.0
Oct27° / 17°19928.6123.7
Nov26° / 17°18525.9123.9
Dec27° / 17°10819.1125.1

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% 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 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33763
43862
53862
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314456

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Luwero gets around 75 mm of rain over 14.7 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 48% and peaks near 50% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2248
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2646
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2846
2946
3045
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 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1263458
2263458
3363358
4373357
5373357
6483256
7483256
8483256
9593254
10593155
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304103847
314103947

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
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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 6:52 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:556:52
212.06:556:52
312.06:566:53
412.06:566:53
512.06:566:54
612.06:576:54
712.06:576:54
812.06:586:55
912.06:586:55
1012.06:596:56
1112.06:596:56
1212.06:596:57
1312.07:006:57
1412.07:006:57
1512.07:006:58
1612.07:016:58
1712.07:016:58
1812.07:016:59
1912.07:026:59
2012.07:026:59
2112.07:027:00
2212.07:037:00
2312.07:037:00
2412.07:037:01
2512.07:037:01
2612.07:047:01
2712.07:047:01
2812.07:047:02
2912.07:047:02
3012.07:047:02
3112.07:057:02

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Is January a good time to visit Luwero?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Luwero in January

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

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

Air quality in Luwero 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 Luwero 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 Luwero?

Luwero sits at 0.8°N, 32.5°E, 1,108 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Wobulenzi, 14 km away.

KizibaNamayumbaKasangatiKakiriKayunga

Topography around Luwero

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Luwero has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 1,096 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 575 m.

The land around Luwero is covered by trees (60%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and shrubs (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (37%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
52 m
16 km
218 m
80 km
575 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Wobulenzi 14 km · Namasuba 19 km · Bombo 31 km · Kiziba 40 km · Namayumba 43 km · Kasangati 48 km · Kakiri 49 km · Kayunga 49 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 Luwero (0.8492°, 32.4731°, elevation 1,108 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).