Climate averages 1991–2020
Arua weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 4th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Arua: daytime highs average 28.3°C and nights cool to about 18.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 16 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 57 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Yei (122 km away). In December its highs average 31.2°C, 2.9°C warmer than Arua, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Uganda, Arua ranks 4th of 21 for the warmest December highs and 2nd of 21 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 21 cities is 25.9°C; Arua is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.9°C to 30.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 16 mm to 9.7 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Arua climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.2°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 9.7 | 2.2 | 12.012 h |
| February | 31.2°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 17 | 3.6 | 12.012 h |
| March | 30.0°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 50 | 9.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.0°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 80 | 14.5 | 12.212 h |
| May | 27.4°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 70 | 12.2 | 12.312 h |
| June | 26.7°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 85 | 13.4 | 12.312 h |
| July | 26.1°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 113 | 16.1 | 12.312 h |
| August | 26.0°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 137 | 19.1 | 12.212 h |
| September | 26.6°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 105 | 17.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 26.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 118 | 20.2 | 12.112 h |
| November | 26.8°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 72 | 13.7 | 12.012 h |
| December, selected | 28.3°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 16 | 3.6 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Yei in DecemberSouth Sudan · 122 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 20.4°C · 21 mm rain
- Gulu in DecemberUganda · 157 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 19.3°C · 30 mm rain
- Masindi in DecemberUganda · 174 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 18.4°C · 58 mm rain
- Bunia in DecemberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 178 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 17.2°C · 65 mm rain
- Hoima in DecemberUganda · 183 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 18.2°C · 166 mm rain
- Juba in DecemberSouth Sudan · 217 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 23.0°C · 9.2 mm rain
- Lira in DecemberUganda · 237 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 18.6°C · 38 mm rain
- Mubende in DecemberUganda · 279 kmHigh 25.6°C · Low 16.5°C · 72 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 Arua) is explained once on the Arua year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.