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Monthly climate in Arua, Northern Region, Uganda

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Arua features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (61 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 931 mm (36.6 inches) and receives 140 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Arua enjoys an average of 3860 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 56 minutes to 12 hours 16 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Arua, Northern Region, Uganda §

The warmest months in Arua are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (73 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Arua experiences 323 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 Arua, Northern 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 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)
Average high 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Arua, Northern Region, Uganda §

Arua usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 19 rainy days and 134 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Arua are January, February and December. On average, 9 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Arua, Northern 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) 3 (0.1) 11 (0.4) 54 (2.1) 79 (3.1) 91 (3.6) 103 (4.1) 127 (5.0) 144 (5.7) 131 (5.2) 125 (4.9) 49 (1.9) 14 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 3 9 13 12 14 18 20 19 19 10 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Arua, Northern Region, Uganda §

The sunniest months in Arua are March, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Arua: January, February and April receive an average of 10 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Arua, Northern 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 276 306 337 319 328 321 327 333 323 322 324 340
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 57m 12h 0m 12h 5m 12h 10m 12h 14m 12h 16m 12h 15m 12h 11m 12h 6m 12h 1m 11h 58m 11h 56m

Solar UV radiation in Arua, Northern Region, Uganda §

Arua 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.July, October 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 Arua UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Arua, Northern 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) 13 15 16 15 14 13 12 13 13 12 12 12