Jinja monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Jinja

Jinja average temperature chart (Celsius) Jinja average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Jinja (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 29.1 29.4 29.1 27.8 27.2 26.9 26.8 27.2 27.5 28.4 28 28.4
°F 84.4 84.9 84.4 82 81 80.5 80.2 80.9 81.4 83 82.4 83.1

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Jinja monthly rainfall chart (mm) Jinja monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Jinja (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 73 86 141 219 160 82 75 83 107 134 159 104
inches 2.9 3.4 5.6 8.6 6.3 3.2 2.9 3.3 4.2 5.3 6.3 4.1
Rainy days 11 13 17 22 21 13 12 14 16 19 19 14

Average annual rainfall in Jinja: 1455.267mm (572.9 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Jinja

Jinja average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Jinja
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 8.3 8.2 7.4 7 7.4 7.8 7.3 7.2 7.7 7.6 7.5 8.3

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Jinja average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Jinja average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Jinja (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 16 16.1 16.6 17 16.8 16 15.6 15.8 15.7 16.4 16.3 15.9
Max °C 29.5 29.7 29.4 28.1 27.5 27.2 27.1 27.5 27.8 28.7 28.3 28.7
Min °F 60.7 61 61.9 62.5 62.2 60.8 60 60.4 60.2 61.4 61.3 60.6
Max °F 72.9 73.2 73.4 72.5 71.8 70.9 70.3 70.9 71.1 72.5 72.1 72.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Jinja average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Jinja average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Jinja in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.9 28 28.7 29 28.4 27.5 26.9 26.8 27.1 27.6 27.9 28.1
°F 82.2 82.3 83.6 84.1 83.1 81.5 80.4 80.3 80.7 81.6 82.3 82.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Jinja average winspeed by month (km/h) Jinja average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Jinja (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 10 9 9 9
mph 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Jinja relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Jinja
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
61% 62% 64% 71% 74% 71% 70% 69% 68% 67% 69% 64%

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Jinja weather stats

Jinja weather statistics
Hottest month: March 29.1°C 84.4°F
Driest month: January 73mm 2.9ins
Sunniest month: December 8.3hrs
Coldest month: July 26.8°C 80.2°F
Wettest month: April 219mm 8.6ins
Warmest sea: April 29°C 84.2°F
Map showing location of Jinja (0.43902, 33.20317) Jinja map pin © Google

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