Although Uganda lies on the equator, the climate is softened by a considerable height above sea level and the influence of large lakes. The average temperature for the warmest month - January - range from +17 C to +24 C, while the average temperature of the coldest month - July - from +16 C to +21 C, but at high altitude the temperature can drop below 0 C. The highest peaks have permanent ice caps. Throughout Uganda, there are two rainy periods - April-May and September-October, the annual precipitation - 1000-1200 mm., On the shores of Lake Victoria - 1500-1600 mm. In the north the wet season - from April to October.