Gulu
City in Uganda: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Gulu Town Skyline 01: Alemeneghini, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Gulu is a city in Uganda, in Northern Region. About 177,400 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Uganda in our atlas.
It lies at 2.77° N, 32.30° E, about 1,104 m (3,622 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Kampala time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Gulu. Green dots: other major cities of Uganda. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Gulu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 37°C (98°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 19°C (66°F). Around 1,084 mm (43 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
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- Kasangati · 262 km
- Kira · 266 km
- Nansana · 269 km
- Mukono · 273 km
- Kampala · 275 km
- Kyengera · 276 km
- Njeru · 277 km
- Bunamwaya · 281 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 233346 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q581379 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Gulu Town Skyline 01: Alemeneghini, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)