Eastern Region · UgandaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Jacksons Summit

4,321 m

Elevation4,321 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul8°average high

1.10° N, 34.53° EElevation 4,321 mUTC+3 · East Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Jacksons Summit in brief

Jacksons Summit rises to 4,321 m, Eastern Region, Uganda.

At the summit, February is the mildest month with average highs of 13°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Kapchorwa, 34 km to the N at 1,915 m.

iiForecast

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Jacksons Summit by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	12°	13°	13°	11°	10°	9°	8°	8°	10°	10°	10°	11°
Average low	3°	4°	4°	4°	3°	2°	2°	2°	3°	3°	3°	3°
Precipitation	173 mm	181 mm	388 mm	599 mm	527 mm	362 mm	443 mm	532 mm	445 mm	512 mm	436 mm	203 mm
Cloud cover	40%	43%	54%	72%	61%	52%	58%	57%	51%	64%	65%	46%
Daylight	12h 04	12h 05	12h 06	12h 08	12h 10	12h 11	12h 11	12h 09	12h 07	12h 05	12h 04	12h 03
Month score	29	34	28	11	12	16	13	14	16	11	10	21

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	5,450 m	5,600 m	5,600 m	5,450 m	5,350 m	5,200 m	5,050 m	5,100 m	5,250 m	5,300 m	5,250 m	5,350 m
Summit	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C