Climate averages 1991–2020
Lira 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 Lira: daytime highs average 28.1°C and nights cool to about 18.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 103 mm of rain on roughly 15 days, which makes November a wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gulu (89 km away). In November its highs average 28.2°C, about as warm as Lira, with 121 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Uganda, Lira ranks 3rd of 21 for the warmest November highs and joint 3rd of 21 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 21 cities is 25.2°C; Lira is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 103 mm to 38 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
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, selected | 28.1°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 103 | 14.7 | 12.012 h |
| December | 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
November in nearby cities
- Gulu in NovemberUganda · 89 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 18.8°C · 121 mm rain
- Masindi in NovemberUganda · 146 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 18.2°C · 152 mm rain
- Kotido in NovemberUganda · 159 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 18.7°C · 27 mm rain
- Hoima in NovemberUganda · 194 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 18.3°C · 352 mm rain
- Njeru in NovemberUganda · 203 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 202 mm rain
- Kira in NovemberUganda · 208 kmHigh 24.4°C · Low 17.6°C · 208 mm rain
- Lugazi in NovemberUganda · 209 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 17.6°C · 226 mm rain
- Mukono in NovemberUganda · 212 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 17.5°C · 200 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.