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Monthly climate in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kapoeta features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 19 °C (67 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 825 mm (32.5 inches) and receives 115 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kapoeta enjoys an average of 3982 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 50 minutes to 12 hours 22 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan §

The warmest months in Kapoeta are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (86 - 88 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kapoeta experiences 328 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Average high 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(84°F)
Average low 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Minimum 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan §

Kapoeta usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 16 rainy days and 126 mm (5.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kapoeta are January, February and December. On average, 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5 (0.2) 8 (0.3) 23 (0.9) 54 (2.1) 87 (3.4) 132 (5.2) 127 (5.0) 119 (4.7) 111 (4.4) 114 (4.5) 34 (1.3) 10 (0.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 2 5 10 13 15 17 17 13 15 5 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan §

The sunniest months in Kapoeta are May, August and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kapoeta: January, February and April receive an average of 10 hours 14 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 281 311 343 328 345 331 337 344 338 342 331 344
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 51m 11h 57m 12h 4m 12h 12m 12h 19m 12h 22m 12h 21m 12h 15m 12h 7m 11h 59m 11h 53m 11h 50m

Solar UV radiation in Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan §

Kapoeta experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, October and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kapoeta UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kapoeta, Eastern Equatoria, South Sudan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 13 15 15 15 14 12 13 13 13 12 12 11