Average Weather in Arua Uganda

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In Arua, the summers are short, hot, and overcast and the winters are long, comfortable, humid, wet, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 62°F to 92°F and is rarely below 59°F or above 97°F.

The hot season lasts for 2.1 months, from January 23 to March 26, with an average daily high temperature above 89°F. The hottest day of the year is March 1, with an average high of 92°F and low of 67°F.

The cool season lasts for 6.5 months, from May 9 to November 24, with an average daily high temperature below 81°F. The coldest day of the year is July 14, with an average low of 62°F and high of 78°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

In Arua, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Arua begins around June 27 and lasts for 3.2 months, ending around October 1. On August 31, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 47% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 53% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 1 and lasts for 8.9 months, ending around June 27. On April 2, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 85% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 15% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Arua varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.1 months, from March 21 to November 23, with a greater than 39% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 69% on October 10.

The drier season lasts 3.9 months, from November 23 to March 21. The smallest chance of a wet day is 8% on January 21.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 69% on October 10.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Arua experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Arua. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around October 20, with an average total accumulation of 6.9 inches.

The least rain falls around January 15, with an average total accumulation of 0.5 inches.

The length of the day in Arua does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 17 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 57 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 18 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:39 AM on October 29, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 7:10 AM on February 6. The earliest sunset is at 6:39 PM on November 7, and the latest sunset is 31 minutes later at 7:11 PM on February 16.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Arua during 2017.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Arua experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 8.7 months, from March 16 to December 8, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 17% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is May 6, with muggy conditions 62% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is January 27, with muggy conditions 1% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Arua experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.4 months, from November 25 to April 8, with average wind speeds of more than 3.0 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is February 6, with an average hourly wind speed of 3.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.6 months, from April 8 to November 25. The calmest day of the year is July 19, with an average hourly wind speed of 2.2 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Arua varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 2.6 months, from February 5 to April 23 and for 2.4 months, from October 15 to December 27, with a peak percentage of 55% on November 28. The wind is most often from the south for 2.1 months, from April 23 to June 25, with a peak percentage of 42% on May 15. The wind is most often from the west for 3.7 months, from June 25 to October 15, with a peak percentage of 46% on September 17.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.2 months, from January 13 to March 18, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.2 kWh. The brightest day of the year is February 17, with an average of 6.5 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.3 months, from April 29 to August 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.2 kWh. The darkest day of the year is June 6, with an average of 4.9 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Arua are 3.020 deg latitude, 30.911 deg longitude, and 3,917 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Arua contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 377 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 3,934 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,680 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,364 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Arua is covered by cropland (86%), within 10 miles by cropland (82%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (42%) and cropland (34%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Arua, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Arua is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Arua, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Tables of the Sun, Moon and Planets , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for aiports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © Esri, with data from National Geographic, Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, UNEP-WCMC, USGS, NASA, ESA, METI, NRCAN, GEBCO, NOAA, and iPC.