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Monthly climate in Gombe, Central Region, Uganda

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gombe features a tropical rainforest climate (Af).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (71 °F) and 23 °C (74 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1218 mm (48.0 inches) and receives 240 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gombe enjoys an average of 3779 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 6 minutes to 12 hours 7 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gombe, Central Region, Uganda §

The warmest months in Gombe are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 22 °C (71 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gombe experiences 278 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Gombe, Central Region, Uganda.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Mean maximum 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(85°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gombe, Central Region, Uganda §

Gombe usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 24 rainy days and 143 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gombe are January, June and July. On average, 56 mm (2.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gombe, Central Region, Uganda.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 59 (2.3) 75 (3.0) 127 (5.0) 158 (6.2) 137 (5.4) 61 (2.4) 48 (1.9) 86 (3.4) 123 (4.8) 132 (5.2) 119 (4.7) 93 (3.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 12 16 25 25 24 15 11 21 24 25 23 19

Monthly sunshine hours in Gombe, Central Region, Uganda §

The sunniest months in Gombe are July, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gombe: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gombe, Central Region, Uganda.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 273 302 328 294 307 319 331 330 319 321 315 333
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 7m 12h 7m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m 12h 6m

Solar UV radiation in Gombe, Central Region, Uganda §

Gombe experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and November are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Gombe UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gombe, Central Region, Uganda.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 14 15 16 15 14 12 12 12 13 13 12 12