Ntungamo weather in January

In January, Ntungamo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 37 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Ntungamo's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ntungamo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
6th coldest
Rainfall
37 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
7:07 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
73%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Ntungamo is human settlement.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Ntungamo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°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)
12616
22616
32616
42616
52616
62616
72616
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92616
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112616
122616
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282716
292716
302716
312716

Ntungamo weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°379.6126.4
Feb27° / 16°388.6126.2
Mar27° / 16°6614.1125.7
Apr26° / 16°8416.7125.3
May26° / 16°5411.5126.3
Jun26° / 16°163.4127.3
Jul27° / 16°71.5127.5
Aug27° / 16°336.2126.8
Sep27° / 16°5511.6126.1
Oct26° / 16°9217.4125.3
Nov25° / 15°9919.3125.1
Dec26° / 15°6214.5125.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 72%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22971
32971
42971
52971
62971
72971
82773
92773
102674
112674
122575
132575
142476
152476
162476
172476
182575
192674
202674
212674
222872
232872
242971
252971
263169
273169
283169
293268
303268
313367

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Ntungamo gets around 37 mm of rain over 9.6 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 34% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
134
234
333
433
533
633
733
833
933
1033
1133
1234
1334
1434
1533
1633
1733
1833
1932
2032
2131
2230
2330
2429
2528
2628
2727
2827
2926
3026
3125

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 68% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
176726
286626
386725
486725
596625
6106624
7106624
8116524
9116623
10126523
11126622
12126622
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16136819
17136918
18137017
19146917
20147016
21147115
22147115
23157114
24167014
25167113
26177013
27186913
28186913
29196813
30206713
31216613

Wind in January

Winds average 5 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
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
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215calm
225calm
235calm
245calm
255calm
265calm
275calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:01 AM to 7:11 AM, and sunset from 7:04 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.17:017:04
212.07:017:04
312.07:027:04
412.07:027:05
512.07:027:05
612.07:037:06
712.07:037:06
812.07:047:07
912.07:047:07
1012.07:057:07
1112.07:057:08
1212.07:057:08
1312.07:067:09
1412.07:067:09
1512.07:067:09
1612.07:077:10
1712.07:077:10
1812.07:087:10
1912.07:087:11
2012.07:087:11
2112.07:097:11
2212.07:097:11
2312.07:097:12
2412.07:097:12
2512.07:107:12
2612.07:107:12
2712.07:107:13
2812.07:107:13
2912.07:117:13
3012.07:117:13
3112.07:117:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
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205.6Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
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255.7Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Ntungamo?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ntungamo in January

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

In January, Ntungamo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ntungamo 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 Ntungamo peaks around March 15 at about 16 (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 15UV 16Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ntungamo 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 Ntungamo is worst in July — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJul 1578 µg/m³Apr 2259 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan77Unhealthy
Feb77Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May60Unhealthy
Jun72Unhealthy
Jul79Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep60Unhealthy
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ntungamo?

Ntungamo sits at 0.9°S, 30.3°E, 1,423 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Nyachera, 17 km away.

RukungiriRutomaIryangoIshaka

Topography around Ntungamo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ntungamo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 269 m around an average of 1,442 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 656 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,679 m.

The land around Ntungamo is covered by grassland (46%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (54%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
269 m
16 km
656 m
80 km
1,679 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Nyachera 17 km · Nyamunuka 20 km · Mabare 23 km · Kinoni 32 km · Rukungiri 36 km · Rutoma 37 km · Iryango 39 km · Ishaka 40 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 Ntungamo (-0.8794°, 30.2642°, elevation 1,423 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).