Climate averages 1991–2020
Lira weather
in December.
A hot, fairly dry month: the 4th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Lira: daytime highs average 29.5°C and nights cool to about 18.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 38 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a fairly dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 00 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gulu (89 km away). In December its highs average 29.9°C, about as warm as Lira, with 30 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Uganda, Lira ranks 3rd of 21 for the warmest December highs and 4th of 21 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 21 cities is 25.9°C; Lira is 3.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 31.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 38 mm to 22 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
Lira climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.1°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 22 | 4.3 | 12.012 h |
| February | 32.2°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 29 | 5.7 | 12.012 h |
| March | 31.0°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 95 | 13.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 28.3°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 182 | 22.2 | 12.212 h |
| May | 27.2°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 169 | 23.6 | 12.212 h |
| June | 26.8°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 114 | 19.9 | 12.212 h |
| July | 26.6°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 116 | 20.7 | 12.212 h |
| August | 26.9°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 146 | 22.2 | 12.212 h |
| September | 27.9°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 117 | 17.9 | 12.112 h |
| October | 27.9°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 157 | 19.4 | 12.112 h |
| November | 28.1°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 103 | 14.7 | 12.012 h |
| December, selected | 29.5°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 38 | 6.5 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Gulu in DecemberUganda · 89 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 19.3°C · 30 mm rain
- Masindi in DecemberUganda · 146 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 18.4°C · 58 mm rain
- Kotido in DecemberUganda · 159 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 18.7°C · 13 mm rain
- Hoima in DecemberUganda · 194 kmHigh 27.3°C · Low 18.2°C · 166 mm rain
- Njeru in DecemberUganda · 203 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 19.2°C · 153 mm rain
- Kira in DecemberUganda · 208 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 17.3°C · 145 mm rain
- Lugazi in DecemberUganda · 209 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 17.5°C · 176 mm rain
- Mukono in DecemberUganda · 212 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 17.4°C · 154 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 Lira) is explained once on the Lira year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.