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Monthly climate in Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Moroto features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 25 °C (77 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1101 mm (43.3 inches) and receives 132 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Moroto enjoys an average of 4044 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 58 minutes to 12 hours 15 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda §

The warmest months in Moroto are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Moroto experiences 314 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 Moroto, 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
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(60°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda §

Moroto usually has the most precipitation in May, July and August, with an average of 19 rainy days and 159 mm (6.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Moroto are January, February and December. On average, 14 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Moroto, 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 (0.3) 17 (0.6) 61 (2.4) 118 (4.6) 148 (5.8) 129 (5.1) 187 (7.4) 140 (5.5) 124 (4.9) 108 (4.3) 42 (1.7) 20 (0.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 1 7 11 17 18 23 17 14 15 5 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda §

The sunniest months in Moroto are August, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Moroto: 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 Moroto, 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 285 318 349 330 345 332 338 349 343 352 340 356
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 58m 12h 1m 12h 5m 12h 9m 12h 13m 12h 15m 12h 14m 12h 10m 12h 6m 12h 2m 11h 59m 11h 58m

Solar UV radiation in Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda §

Moroto experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Moroto UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Moroto, 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) 15 16 16 16 14 12 13 13 14 14 13 12