Masindi weather in January

In January, Masindi sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 31 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Masindi's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Masindi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
7:05 AM – 7:00 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Masindi is place in Western Region of Uganda, 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 31°C through the month.

A typical January day in Masindi reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°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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How January really feels in Masindi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

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

Masindi 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
Jan31° / 20°31611.94.9
Feb32° / 20°336.811.94.1
Mar31° / 21°11215.7123.9
Apr29° / 20°17123.1123.8
May28° / 19°13623.112.14.3
Jun28° / 19°9617.912.15.1
Jul28° / 18°9217.812.15.2
Aug28° / 18°13323.112.14.5
Sep28° / 19°14524.1124.2
Oct28° / 19°19326.3123.9
Nov28° / 19°15320.811.94.4
Dec29° / 19°589.911.95.3

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% 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 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34852
44852
54753
64753
74753
84654
94654
104654
114654
124654
134555
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194654
204654
214654
224753
234852
244753
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264852
274852
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314951

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Masindi gets around 31 mm of rain over 6 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 19% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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217
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417
516
616
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916
1017
1117
1217
1318
1418
1519
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1720
1820
1921
2021
2122
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2422
2522
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2722
2821
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3021
3120

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 13% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
115254515
216254415
317254415
417254315
518254215
619254214
720254214
820244114
921244114
1021244114
1122244113
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1523244013
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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 7 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
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
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 6:59 AM to 7:09 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 7:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:596:53
211.97:006:54
311.97:006:54
411.97:006:55
511.97:016:55
611.97:016:56
711.97:026:56
811.97:026:57
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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 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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35.8Bright
45.8Bright
55.8Bright
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195.9Bright
205.9Bright
216.0Bright
226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Masindi?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Masindi in January

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

In January, Masindi sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Masindi 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 Masindi peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Masindi 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 Masindi is worst in January — around 46 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.8× the cleanest month (April, 16 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2346 µg/m³Apr 2216 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan46Poor
Feb45Poor
Mar24Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov21Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Masindi?

Masindi sits at 1.7°N, 31.7°E, 1,140 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kigumba, 36 km away.

KigumbaHoimaBuyaleBuhimbaKiryandongo Refugee CampButembaKikubeLwakyomba

Topography around Masindi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Masindi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m around an average of 1,147 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 369 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 881 m.

The land around Masindi is covered by trees (44%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
228 m
16 km
369 m
80 km
881 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Kigumba 36 km · Hoima 48 km · Buyale 53 km · Buhimba 58 km · Kiryandongo Refugee Camp 58 km · Butemba 58 km · Kikube 65 km · Lwakyomba 71 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 Masindi (1.6744°, 31.715°, elevation 1,140 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).