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Monthly climate in Kotido, Northern Region, Uganda

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kotido features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (71 °F) and 26 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 865 mm (34.1 inches) and receives 125 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kotido enjoys an average of 4043 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 56 minutes to 12 hours 16 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kotido, Northern Region, Uganda §

The warmest months in Kotido are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (71 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kotido experiences 319 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 Kotido, Northern Region, Uganda.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 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average high 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kotido, Northern Region, Uganda §

Kotido usually has the most precipitation in May, June and July, with an average of 18 rainy days and 135 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kotido are January, February and December. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kotido, Northern Region, Uganda.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) 6 (0.2) 13 (0.5) 53 (2.1) 82 (3.2) 123 (4.8) 124 (4.9) 158 (6.2) 114 (4.5) 95 (3.7) 65 (2.5) 21 (0.8) 12 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 2 7 11 16 16 22 17 13 13 5 2

Monthly sunshine hours in Kotido, Northern Region, Uganda §

The sunniest months in Kotido are August, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kotido: January, February and April receive an average of 10 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kotido, Northern Region, Uganda.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 285 318 348 332 348 333 339 349 344 352 337 354
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 57m 12h 0m 12h 5m 12h 10m 12h 14m 12h 16m 12h 15m 12h 11m 12h 6m 12h 2m 11h 58m 11h 56m

Solar UV radiation in Kotido, Northern Region, Uganda §

Kotido experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November 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 Kotido UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kotido, Northern Region, Uganda.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) 14 16 16 15 14 12 13 13 14 13 12 12