Ngora weather in January

In January, Ngora sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 53 mm of rain across 8.1 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 33% 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 Ngora's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
8.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:56 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Ngora is place in Eastern 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 Ngora reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°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 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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33019
43119
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How January really feels in Ngora

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.

Ngora 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° / 19°538.111.94.7
Feb32° / 20°548.4124.1
Mar31° / 20°15316.8123.8
Apr29° / 20°26325.7123.5
May28° / 20°26127.812.13.8
Jun28° / 19°19025.212.14.1
Jul27° / 19°1772512.14.2
Aug28° / 19°19325.6124.1
Sep28° / 19°18222.7124.1
Oct28° / 19°25425.5123.7
Nov29° / 19°19220.611.94.2
Dec30° / 19°8412.111.94.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
45248
55248
65248
75347
85248
95248
105248
115149
125149
135149
145149
155050
165050
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185149
195149
205248
215347
225347
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245347
255446
265446
275446
285545
295545
305446
315446

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ngora gets around 53 mm of rain over 8.1 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 26% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
227
326
426
526
626
726
826
926
1026
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2027
2127
2227
2327
2426
2526
2626
2726
2826
2926
3026
3126

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 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 32% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
113163734
213173734
313173634
413173634
513173634
614173634
714173634
814163634
914163634
1014163534
1114163534
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1315163535
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1615163534
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2218173530
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2419173529
2519173429
2620183428
2721183428
2821183328
2922183327
3023183327
3123183227

Wind in January

Winds average 8 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
157calm
167calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:50 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:506:46
211.96:516:46
311.96:516:47
411.96:526:47
511.96:526:47
611.96:536:48
711.96:536:48
811.96:536:49
911.96:546:49
1011.96:546:50
1111.96:556:50
1211.96:556:50
1311.96:556:51
1411.96:566:51
1511.96:566:52
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1711.96:576:52
1811.96:576:53
1911.96:576:53
2011.96:586:53
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2211.96:586:54
2311.96:586:54
2411.96:596:55
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2611.96:596:55
2711.96:596:55
2811.97:006:56
2911.97:006:56
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3111.97:006:56

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 6.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
25.9Bright
35.9Bright
45.9Bright
55.9Bright
65.9Bright
75.9Bright
85.9Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ngora?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ngora in January

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

In January, Ngora sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Ngora in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ngora peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ngora 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 Ngora is worst in January — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 1743 µg/m³Apr 1830 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar34Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ngora?

Ngora sits at 1.4°N, 33.8°E, 1,103 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Kumi, 18 km away.

SorotiBudakaNakalokeSironkoMbaleButaleja

Topography around Ngora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ngora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 1,081 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 154 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,149 m.

The land around Ngora is covered by cropland (36%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, cropland (38%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and shrubs (27%), cropland (26%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
154 m
80 km
2,149 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Kumi 18 km · Pallisa 33 km · Soroti 37 km · Budaka 50 km · Nakaloke 52 km · Sironko 57 km · Mbale 59 km · Butaleja 61 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 Ngora (1.4314°, 33.7772°, elevation 1,103 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).