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Monthly climate in Nwoya, Northern Region, Uganda

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nwoya features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (73 °F) and 27 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1608 mm (63.3 inches) and receives 188 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nwoya enjoys an average of 3935 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 57 minutes to 12 hours 16 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Nwoya, Northern Region, Uganda §

The warmest months in Nwoya are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 82 °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, Nwoya experiences 321 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 Nwoya, 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 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Mean minimum 20°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
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)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Nwoya, Northern Region, Uganda §

Nwoya usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 23 rainy days and 232 mm (9.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nwoya are January, February and December. On average, 24 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Nwoya, 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) 11 (0.4) 29 (1.1) 95 (3.7) 177 (7.0) 179 (7.0) 134 (5.3) 155 (6.1) 210 (8.3) 224 (8.8) 262 (10.3) 100 (4.0) 32 (1.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 5 13 20 23 18 20 24 24 23 12 5

Monthly sunshine hours in Nwoya, Northern Region, Uganda §

The sunniest months in Nwoya are March, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 0 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nwoya: January, February and April receive an average of 10 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Nwoya, 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 277 308 340 322 338 328 336 342 333 337 328 340
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 57m 12h 0m 12h 5m 12h 9m 12h 13m 12h 16m 12h 15m 12h 11m 12h 6m 12h 2m 11h 58m 11h 57m

Solar UV radiation in Nwoya, Northern Region, Uganda §

Nwoya 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 Nwoya UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Nwoya, 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) 14 15 16 15 14 12 11 13 14 13 12 12