Sironko weather in January

In January, Sironko sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 99 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Daytime high: 27°; 2nd warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 99 mm; 12 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:54 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover: 60%; 1st clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 5.72 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.1; out of 10

Sironko is place in Eastern Region of Uganda.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical January day in Sironko reaches about 27°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 30°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	16
2	27	16
3	27	16
4	27	16
5	27	16
6	27	16
7	27	16
8	27	16
9	27	16
10	27	16
11	27	16
12	27	16
13	27	16
14	27	16
15	27	16
16	27	16
17	27	16
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	28	16
26	28	16
27	28	16
28	28	16
29	28	16
30	28	16
31	28	16

Sironko 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 16°	99	12	11.9	6.1
Feb	28° / 16°	75	10.5	12	5.7
Mar	27° / 17°	261	22.4	12	4.6
Apr	25° / 17°	537	28.2	12	3.7
May	24° / 17°	608	29.8	12.1	3.8
Jun	24° / 16°	308	26	12.1	4.2
Jul	24° / 16°	244	23.7	12.1	4.7
Aug	25° / 16°	256	25.9	12	4.4
Sep	25° / 16°	320	27.9	12	3.9
Oct	25° / 17°	544	30	12	3.7
Nov	25° / 16°	438	26.8	11.9	4.0
Dec	26° / 16°	192	18.1	11.9	5.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	46	45	46	46	47	47	46	46	45	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	48	49	49	50	50	51	51	51	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
Cloudier (%)	54	55	54	54	53	53	54	54	55	54	54	54	54	54	53	53	52	51	51	50	50	49	49	49	47	47	47	47	47	47	47

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	45	55
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Sironko gets around 99 mm of rain over 12 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	41	41	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	41	41	42	42	42	42	42	41	41	41	40	40	39	38	38	37	36	35	35	34	34	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	41
11	41
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	40
21	40
22	39
23	38
24	38
25	37
26	36
27	35
28	35
29	34
30	34
31	33

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 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	25	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	30	31	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	40	40	41	42
Comfortable (%)	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	47	47	47	47	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	45	44	44	43	42	42	41
Humid (%)	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	25	24	24	23	22	22	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	17

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	25	46	29
2	26	46	28
3	26	46	28
4	26	46	28
5	27	46	27
6	27	46	27
7	27	46	27
8	28	46	27
9	28	46	27
10	28	46	27
11	28	46	26
12	28	46	26
13	28	47	26
14	28	47	25
15	28	47	24
16	29	47	24
17	29	48	23
18	30	48	22
19	31	48	22
20	31	47	21
21	32	47	21
22	33	47	20
23	34	46	20
24	35	46	19
25	36	45	19
26	37	44	18
27	38	44	18
28	40	43	17
29	40	42	17
30	41	42	17
31	42	41	17

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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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 6:48 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:55 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58
Sunset (PM)	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:47	6:47	6:48	6:48	6:48	6:49	6:49	6:50	6:50	6:50	6:51	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:48	6:44
2	11.9	6:49	6:45
3	11.9	6:49	6:45
4	11.9	6:50	6:45
5	11.9	6:50	6:46
6	11.9	6:50	6:46
7	11.9	6:51	6:47
8	11.9	6:51	6:47
9	11.9	6:52	6:48
10	11.9	6:52	6:48
11	11.9	6:52	6:48
12	11.9	6:53	6:49
13	11.9	6:53	6:49
14	11.9	6:54	6:50
15	11.9	6:54	6:50
16	11.9	6:54	6:50
17	11.9	6:55	6:51
18	11.9	6:55	6:51
19	11.9	6:55	6:51
20	11.9	6:55	6:52
21	11.9	6:56	6:52
22	11.9	6:56	6:52
23	11.9	6:56	6:53
24	11.9	6:57	6:53
25	11.9	6:57	6:53
26	11.9	6:57	6:54
27	11.9	6:57	6:54
28	11.9	6:57	6:54
29	11.9	6:58	6:54
30	11.9	6:58	6:55
31	11.9	6:58	6:55

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.72 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.72 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.5	Bright
2	5.5	Bright
3	5.5	Bright
4	5.5	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.6	Bright
9	5.6	Bright
10	5.6	Bright
11	5.6	Bright
12	5.6	Bright
13	5.6	Bright
14	5.6	Bright
15	5.7	Bright
16	5.7	Bright
17	5.7	Bright
18	5.7	Bright
19	5.8	Bright
20	5.8	Bright
21	5.8	Bright
22	5.8	Bright
23	5.9	Bright
24	5.9	Bright
25	5.9	Bright
26	5.9	Bright
27	6.0	Bright
28	6.0	Bright
29	6.0	Intense
30	6.0	Intense
31	6.0	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Sironko?

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

6.1

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

6.3

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Sironko in January

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

In January, Sironko sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sironko in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sironko peaks around March 14 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	16	17	15	13	11	12	13	13	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Sironko 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 Sironko is worst in January — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	43	40	36	32	34	40	39	35	35	36	37	41
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	43	Poor
Feb	40	Poor
Mar	36	Poor
Apr	32	Moderate
May	34	Moderate
Jun	40	Poor
Jul	39	Poor
Aug	35	Moderate
Sep	35	Moderate
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	37	Poor
Dec	41	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Sironko?

Sironko sits at 1.2°N, 34.2°E, 1,123 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Budadiri, 13 km away.

Topography around Sironko

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sironko has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 1,126 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,387 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,257 m.

The land around Sironko is covered by shrubs (35%) and cropland (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (30%), trees (28%) and cropland (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), grassland (26%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

161 m

shrubs 35%

16 km

1,387 m

shrubs 30%

80 km

3,257 m

cropland 33%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← December Sironko year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Budadiri 13 km · Nakaloke 14 km · Mbale 18 km · Kapchorwa 29 km · Manafwa 31 km · Kumi 43 km · Budaka 44 km · Butaleja 48 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

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 Sironko (1.2313°, 34.2477°, elevation 1,123 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	16
2	27	16
3	27	16
4	27	16
5	27	16
6	27	16
7	27	16
8	27	16
9	27	16
10	27	16
11	27	16
12	27	16
13	27	16
14	27	16
15	27	16
16	27	16
17	27	16
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	28	16
26	28	16
27	28	16
28	28	16
29	28	16
30	28	16
31	28	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	45	55
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	41
11	41
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	40
21	40
22	39
23	38
24	38
25	37
26	36
27	35
28	35
29	34
30	34
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	25	46	29
2	26	46	28
3	26	46	28
4	26	46	28
5	27	46	27
6	27	46	27
7	27	46	27
8	28	46	27
9	28	46	27
10	28	46	27
11	28	46	26
12	28	46	26
13	28	47	26
14	28	47	25
15	28	47	24
16	29	47	24
17	29	48	23
18	30	48	22
19	31	48	22
20	31	47	21
21	32	47	21
22	33	47	20
23	34	46	20
24	35	46	19
25	36	45	19
26	37	44	18
27	38	44	18
28	40	43	17
29	40	42	17
30	41	42	17
31	42	41	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	16
2	27	16
3	27	16
4	27	16
5	27	16
6	27	16
7	27	16
8	27	16
9	27	16
10	27	16
11	27	16
12	27	16
13	27	16
14	27	16
15	27	16
16	27	16
17	27	16
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	28	16
26	28	16
27	28	16
28	28	16
29	28	16
30	28	16
31	28	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	45	55
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	41
11	41
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	40
21	40
22	39
23	38
24	38
25	37
26	36
27	35
28	35
29	34
30	34
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	25	46	29
2	26	46	28
3	26	46	28
4	26	46	28
5	27	46	27
6	27	46	27
7	27	46	27
8	28	46	27
9	28	46	27
10	28	46	27
11	28	46	26
12	28	46	26
13	28	47	26
14	28	47	25
15	28	47	24
16	29	47	24
17	29	48	23
18	30	48	22
19	31	48	22
20	31	47	21
21	32	47	21
22	33	47	20
23	34	46	20
24	35	46	19
25	36	45	19
26	37	44	18
27	38	44	18
28	40	43	17
29	40	42	17
30	41	42	17
31	42	41	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	27	16
2	27	16
3	27	16
4	27	16
5	27	16
6	27	16
7	27	16
8	27	16
9	27	16
10	27	16
11	27	16
12	27	16
13	27	16
14	27	16
15	27	16
16	27	16
17	27	16
18	27	16
19	27	16
20	27	16
21	27	16
22	27	16
23	27	16
24	27	16
25	28	16
26	28	16
27	28	16
28	28	16
29	28	16
30	28	16
31	28	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	46	54
2	45	55
3	46	54
4	46	54
5	47	53
6	47	53
7	46	54
8	46	54
9	45	55
10	46	54
11	46	54
12	46	54
13	46	54
14	46	54
15	47	53
16	47	53
17	48	52
18	49	51
19	49	51
20	50	50
21	50	50
22	51	49
23	51	49
24	51	49
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	53	47
29	53	47
30	53	47
31	53	47

	Rain chance (%)
1	41
2	41
3	40
4	40
5	40
6	40
7	40
8	40
9	40
10	41
11	41
12	42
13	42
14	42
15	42
16	42
17	41
18	41
19	41
20	40
21	40
22	39
23	38
24	38
25	37
26	36
27	35
28	35
29	34
30	34
31	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	25	46	29
2	26	46	28
3	26	46	28
4	26	46	28
5	27	46	27
6	27	46	27
7	27	46	27
8	28	46	27
9	28	46	27
10	28	46	27
11	28	46	26
12	28	46	26
13	28	47	26
14	28	47	25
15	28	47	24
16	29	47	24
17	29	48	23
18	30	48	22
19	31	48	22
20	31	47	21
21	32	47	21
22	33	47	20
23	34	46	20
24	35	46	19
25	36	45	19
26	37	44	18
27	38	44	18
28	40	43	17
29	40	42	17
30	41	42	17
31	42	41	17