Yumbe weather in January

In January, Yumbe sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 9 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Yumbe's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yumbe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
7:10 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
51%
1st clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Yumbe is place in Northern 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 33°C through the month.

A typical January day in Yumbe reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°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)
13322
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313423

How January really feels in Yumbe

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Yumbe 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
Jan33° / 22°91.611.84.1
Feb34° / 23°122.311.93.4
Mar33° / 23°479.1123.3
Apr31° / 22°9015.312.13.8
May30° / 21°6812.812.24.6
Jun30° / 21°6911.612.25.0
Jul29° / 20°10015.912.24.9
Aug29° / 20°1312012.14.4
Sep29° / 20°10917.5124.5
Oct29° / 20°12818.911.94.2
Nov30° / 21°8514.111.84.6
Dec31° / 21°183.711.84.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% 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 40%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16040
25941
35941
45941
55941
65842
75842
85842
95842
105743
115743
125743
135743
145743
155842
165842
175842
185842
196040
206040
216040
226139
236238
246238
256337
266337
276337
286337
296337
306337
316337

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Yumbe gets around 9 mm of rain over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
25
35
45
55
65
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94
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296
306
316

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16023134
26123133
36222133
46322123
56421123
66521122
76520132
86520132
96520132
106619132
116519142
126619141
136619141
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166619141
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186619141
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206519151
216419152
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276517162
286517162
296516172
306516172
316516172

Wind in January

Winds average 9 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
169calm
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209calm
219calm
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249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of January to 11 h 48 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 7:04 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:046:52
211.87:056:53
311.87:056:53
411.87:056:54
511.87:066:54
611.87:066:55
711.87:076:55
811.87:076:55
911.87:076:56
1011.87:086:56
1111.87:086:57
1211.87:086:57
1311.87:096:58
1411.87:096:58
1511.87:096:58
1611.87:106:59
1711.87:106:59
1811.87:107:00
1911.87:117:00
2011.87:117:00
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2211.87:117:01
2311.87:127:01
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2811.87:127:03
2911.87:137:03
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3111.87:137:04

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.11 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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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
116.0Bright
126.0Bright
136.0Bright
146.0Bright
156.0Bright
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Intense
196.0Intense
206.0Intense
216.0Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Yumbe

In seasonPeak

None of Yumbe's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Yumbe's rainy season runs April–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Yumbe?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Yumbe in January

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

In January, Yumbe sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Yumbe in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Yumbe peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 15Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Yumbe 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 Yumbe is worst in January — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.7× the cleanest month (April, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateUnhealthyJan 13103 µg/m³Apr 2314 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan107Unhealthy
Feb43Poor
Mar21Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct15Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec81Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Yumbe?

Yumbe sits at 3.5°N, 31.2°E, 982 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Koboko, 32 km away.

MoyoAdjumaniAruaAruYeiNebbiPakwach

Topography around Yumbe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yumbe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 78 m around an average of 967 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 484 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,063 m.

The land around Yumbe is covered by grassland (43%) and shrubs (31%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and grassland (43%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%), grassland (33%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
78 m
16 km
484 m
80 km
1,063 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Koboko 32 km · Moyo 57 km · Adjumani 61 km · Arua 62 km · Aru 81 km · Yei 94 km · Nebbi 111 km · Pakwach 115 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 Yumbe (3.4651°, 31.2469°, elevation 982 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).