Torit climate — normals and trends
Torit (South Sudan) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,274 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is February (29.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Torit averages 0 frost days, 246 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 181 rainy days per year.
Torit has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 16.1 °C (on 10 January 1967).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ToritEastern Equatoria
- coords
- 4.41°, 32.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
31.7°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
1,274mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
8.9km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
246 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
181 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
24.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
329 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
41.6 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
16.1 °C
10 January 1967
Wettest day
131 mm
24 October 1979
Windiest day
21.4 km/h
5 April 1958
Strongest gust
52.2 km/h
15 March 2003
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
13.2 °C
5 February 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
15 March 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 37.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 36.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 16 mm | -43 mm |
| Apr | 35.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 40 mm | -79 mm |
| May | 33.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 70 mm | -97 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 69 mm | -61 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 117 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 240 mm | +89 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 103 mm | -44 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 247 mm | +50 mm |
| Nov | 33.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 55 mm | -56 mm |
| Dec | 33.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Torit?
Torit has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,274 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Torit?
The hottest day measured in Torit between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 41.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Torit?
The coldest day measured in Torit between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1967, at 16.1 °C.
Does it snow in Torit?
Almost never: Torit sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Torit warmed?
Yes: Torit warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Torit?
The wettest day measured in Torit between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 1979, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Torit?
The windiest day measured in Torit between 1940 and 2025 was 5 April 1958, with winds reaching 21.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Torit?
The warmest month in Torit is February (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Torit?
Torit receives on average 1,274 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 181 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Torit?
Torit gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Torit?
Yes: Torit has on average 329 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Torit?
In Torit, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 13.2 °C on 5 February 1957.
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