Climate averages 1991–2020
Gulu weather
in November.
A hot, wet month: the 6th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Gulu: daytime highs average 28.2°C and nights cool to about 18.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 121 mm of rain on roughly 14 days, which makes November a wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 00 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lira (89 km away). In November its highs average 28.1°C, about as warm as Gulu, with 103 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Uganda, Gulu ranks 2nd of 21 for the warmest November highs and 5th of 21 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 21 cities is 25.2°C; Gulu is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 29.9°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 121 mm to 30 mm.
The annual picture
November 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
Gulu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.7°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 18 | 3.0 | 12.012 h |
| February | 32.8°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 18 | 4.2 | 12.012 h |
| March | 31.6°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 98 | 12.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.6°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 198 | 22.0 | 12.212 h |
| May | 27.3°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 184 | 24.0 | 12.212 h |
| June | 26.7°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 134 | 19.3 | 12.312 h |
| July | 26.4°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 160 | 22.5 | 12.312 h |
| August | 26.6°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 200 | 24.6 | 12.212 h |
| September | 27.5°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 163 | 20.1 | 12.112 h |
| October | 27.7°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 195 | 21.0 | 12.112 h |
| November, selected | 28.2°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 121 | 13.9 | 12.012 h |
| December | 29.9°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 30 | 5.2 | 12.012 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
November in nearby cities
- Lira in NovemberUganda · 89 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 18.4°C · 103 mm rain
- Masindi in NovemberUganda · 138 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 18.2°C · 152 mm rain
- Arua in NovemberUganda · 157 kmHigh 26.8°C · Low 17.8°C · 72 mm rain
- Hoima in NovemberUganda · 183 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 18.3°C · 352 mm rain
- Kotido in NovemberUganda · 205 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 18.7°C · 27 mm rain
- Yei in NovemberSouth Sudan · 232 kmHigh 29.1°C · Low 19.7°C · 123 mm rain
- Juba in NovemberSouth Sudan · 244 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 22.3°C · 72 mm rain
- Mityana in NovemberUganda · 264 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 17.3°C · 170 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 Gulu) is explained once on the Gulu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.