Kotido climate — normals and trends
Kotido (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 754 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 (24.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kotido averages 0 frost days, 149 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Kotido has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 13.1 °C (on 5 February 1957).
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
KotidoNorthern Region
- coords
- 2.98°, 34.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.3°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
18.3°C
Annual rainfall
754mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
15.7km/h
Seasonal range
3.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
149 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.8 °C
Average feels-like low
18.6 °C
Average peak gust
36.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
56 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
37.0 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
13.1 °C
5 February 1957
Wettest day
89 mm
28 June 2012
Windiest day
34.9 km/h
18 January 1979
Strongest gust
73.1 km/h
21 January 2006
Hottest feels-like
37.3 °C
26 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
10.1 °C
5 February 1957
Sunniest day
11.9 h
25 July 2025
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 | 32.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Feb | 33.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 32.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 44 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 139 mm | +50 mm |
| May | 29.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 87 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 33 mm | -72 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 80 mm | -52 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 190 mm | +82 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 51 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 98 mm | +58 mm |
| Nov | 31.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 30.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 9 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kotido?
Kotido has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.3 °C and it receives 754 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kotido?
The hottest day measured in Kotido between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kotido?
The coldest day measured in Kotido between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1957, at 13.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kotido?
Almost never: Kotido sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kotido warmed?
Yes: Kotido warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kotido?
The wettest day measured in Kotido between 1940 and 2025 was 28 June 2012, with 89 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kotido?
The windiest day measured in Kotido between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1979, with winds reaching 34.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kotido?
The warmest month in Kotido is February (24.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (21.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kotido?
Kotido receives on average 754 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kotido?
Kotido gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kotido?
Yes: Kotido has on average 56 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kotido?
In Kotido, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.3 °C on 26 February 2024, and the lowest was 10.1 °C on 5 February 1957.
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