Climate averages 1991–2020
Lodwar weather
in January.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a very hot month in Lodwar: daytime highs average 35.0°C and nights cool to about 23.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 12 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes January a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 58 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kotido (163 km away). In January its highs average 31.0°C, 4.1°C cooler than Lodwar, with 8.3 mm of rain.
Among the 37 cities listed in Kenya, Lodwar ranks 2nd of 37 for the warmest January highs and 3rd of 37 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 37 cities is 27.3°C; Lodwar is 7.8°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 36.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 12 mm to 7.2 mm.
The annual picture
January in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Lodwar climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 35.0°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 12 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| February | 36.2°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 7.2 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| March | 35.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 36 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.9°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 74 | 9.0 | 12.212 h |
| May | 33.5°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 49 | 6.7 | 12.312 h |
| June | 32.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 23 | 4.0 | 12.312 h |
| July | 32.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 22 | 4.4 | 12.312 h |
| August | 32.9°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 19 | 3.5 | 12.212 h |
| September | 34.4°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 10 | 1.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 34.2°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 32 | 4.5 | 12.112 h |
| November | 33.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 60 | 5.8 | 12.012 h |
| December | 33.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 26 | 3.4 | 11.912 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
January in nearby cities
- Kotido in JanuaryUganda · 163 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 19.1°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Kitale in JanuaryKenya · 243 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 11.4°C · 52 mm rain
- Eldoret in JanuaryKenya · 291 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 12.2°C · 49 mm rain
- Lira in JanuaryUganda · 315 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 19.6°C · 22 mm rain
- Kakamega in JanuaryKenya · 329 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 14.0°C · 92 mm rain
- Busia in JanuaryKenya · 339 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 17.2°C · 111 mm rain
- Khwisero in JanuaryKenya · 346 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 16.0°C · 101 mm rain
- Gulu in JanuaryUganda · 368 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 20.5°C · 18 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Lodwar) is explained once on the Lodwar year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.