Average Weather in Kaabong Uganda

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In Kaabong, the summers are short, hot, dry, and mostly cloudy and the winters are short, comfortable, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 61°F to 87°F and is rarely below 57°F or above 91°F.

The hot season lasts for 2.1 months, from January 23 to March 25, with an average daily high temperature above 85°F. The hottest day of the year is February 25, with an average high of 87°F and low of 64°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.3 months, from June 16 to August 25, with an average daily high temperature below 79°F. The coldest day of the year is December 27, with an average low of 61°F and high of 83°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 Kaabong, 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 Kaabong begins around August 2 and lasts for 2.7 months, ending around October 24. On September 10, the clearest day of the year, the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 60% of the time, and overcast or mostly cloudy 40% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around October 24 and lasts for 9.3 months, ending around August 2. On April 19, the cloudiest day of the year, the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 75% of the time, and clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 25% 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 Kaabong varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.9 months, from March 25 to November 22, with a greater than 24% chance of a given day being a wet day. The chance of a wet day peaks at 43% on May 1.

The drier season lasts 4.1 months, from November 22 to March 25. The smallest chance of a wet day is 4% on January 23.

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 43% on May 1.

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. Kaabong experiences significant seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 10 months, from February 25 to December 31, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The most rain falls during the 31 days centered around May 2, with an average total accumulation of 3.0 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 1.9 months, from December 31 to February 25. The least rain falls around February 1, with an average total accumulation of 0.2 inches.

The length of the day in Kaabong does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 19 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2017, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 55 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 12 hours, 20 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:27 AM on October 28, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 6:57 AM on February 4. The earliest sunset is at 6:26 PM on November 7, and the latest sunset is 32 minutes later at 6:58 PM on July 19.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Kaabong 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.

Kaabong experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from March 26 to October 20, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 3% of the time. The muggiest day of the year is May 9, with muggy conditions 11% of the time.

The least muggy day of the year is February 2, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

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 Kaabong experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.0 months, from October 1 to April 30, with average wind speeds of more than 4.4 miles per hour. The windiest day of the year is March 7, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.1 months, from April 30 to October 1. The calmest day of the year is July 19, with an average hourly wind speed of 2.5 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Kaabong is from the east throughout the year.

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 2.1 months, from January 22 to March 25, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.8 kWh. The brightest day of the year is March 1, with an average of 7.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 1.8 months, from June 13 to August 6, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.9 kWh. The darkest day of the year is July 18, with an average of 5.6 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kaabong are 3.484 deg latitude, 34.149 deg longitude, and 4,980 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kaabong contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 328 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,965 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (2,047 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,169 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kaabong is covered by grassland (40%), shrubs (29%), and cropland (26%), within 10 miles by shrubs (60%) and grassland (35%), and within 50 miles by grassland (46%) and shrubs (46%).

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

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Lodwar, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Kaabong.

At a distance of 167 kilometers from Kaabong, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Kaabong to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 26%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 74%.

Other Data

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.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . 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.

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.