Mubende weather in January

In January, Mubende sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 41 mm of rain across 9.5 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 14% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Mubende's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mubende's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
9th coldest
Rainfall
41 mm
9.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:05 AM – 7:03 PM
Cloud cover
70%
4th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Mubende is place in Central 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 28°C through the month.

A typical January day in Mubende 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 32°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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22817
32817
42817
52817
62817
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302918
312918

Mubende 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°419.5125.7
Feb29° / 18°4410.4125.0
Mar28° / 18°9717.5124.7
Apr27° / 18°12023.5124.2
May26° / 17°9622.2124.7
Jun27° / 17°4912.8125.9
Jul27° / 17°369.8126.3
Aug27° / 17°8317.7125.3
Sep27° / 17°10221.6124.6
Oct27° / 17°14425.7124.1
Nov26° / 17°13223.1124.4
Dec27° / 17°7214.3125.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23466
33367
43367
53367
63367
73367
83367
93268
103268
113268
123169
133169
143169
153169
163169
173169
183169
193268
203268
213367
223466
233466
243466
253565
263664
273763
283763
293862
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Mubende gets around 41 mm of rain over 9.5 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 31% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
630
730
830
931
1031
1131
1232
1332
1432
1532
1633
1733
1833
1932
2032
2132
2232
2331
2431
2531
2630
2730
2829
2929
3029
3129

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 54% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1930556
21030546
31030546
41130536
51230526
61230526
71330516
81329526
91429525
101428535
111428535
121427545
131427545
141426564
151426564
161426564
171425574
181425574
191425574
201425574
211425574
221525564
231525564
241526554
251526554
261626544
271627534
281627534
291627534
301728514
311728514

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
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

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 6:59 AM to 7:08 AM, and sunset from 6:57 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:596:57
212.06:596:57
312.06:596:58
412.07:006:58
512.07:006:58
612.07:016:59
712.07:016:59
812.07:027:00
912.07:027:00
1012.07:027:01
1112.07:037:01
1212.07:037:01
1312.07:047:02
1412.07:047:02
1512.07:047:02
1612.07:057:03
1712.07:057:03
1812.07:057:04
1912.07:067:04
2012.07:067:04
2112.07:067:05
2212.07:067:05
2312.07:077:05
2412.07:077:05
2512.07:077:06
2612.07:077:06
2712.07:087:06
2812.07:087:06
2912.07:087:07
3012.07:087:07
3112.07:087:07

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.59 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.59 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
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95.5Bright
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135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.6Bright
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275.7Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Mubende?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mubende in January

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

In January, Mubende sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mubende 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 Mubende peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 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 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Mubende 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 Mubende is worst in January — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (May, 22 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateJan 2043 µg/m³May 1022 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar27Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May22Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul32Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov28Moderate
Dec36Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mubende?

Mubende sits at 0.6°N, 31.4°E, 1,314 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kasambya, 23 km away.

Kyaka II Refugee CampKyegegwaKasandaBukuyaKibogaButunduzi

Topography around Mubende

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mubende has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 343 m around an average of 1,314 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 371 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 591 m.

The land around Mubende is covered by trees (43%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (31%), cropland (26%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), grassland (33%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
343 m
16 km
371 m
80 km
591 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Kasambya 23 km · Kakumiro 26 km · Kyaka II Refugee Camp 38 km · Kyegegwa 40 km · Kasanda 45 km · Bukuya 49 km · Kiboga 58 km · Butunduzi 60 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 Mubende (0.5585°, 31.3949°, elevation 1,314 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).