Moroto climate — normals and trends
Moroto has a tropical savanna climate, averaging 22.6 °C annually with 966 mm of rain per year.
Climate normals · ERA5
MorotoNorthern Region
- coords
- 2.53°, 34.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
The normals for this period
The average of every indicator across the whole window: temperature, water, sky, wind and notable days.
Mean daily temperature
22.6°C
Average daily high
28.4°C
Average daily low
17.5°C
Annual rainfall
966mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
62%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
115 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.3 °C
Average feels-like low
18.1 °C
Average peak gust
35.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
14 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
What the yearly averages say about warming here, and whether the slope is statistically solid.
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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).
Climate month by month
How an average year unfolds: when it rains, when it turns hot, when the sun is out.
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
The most extreme days ever measured here, then the year-by-year detail.
Hottest day
36.4 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
12.6 °C
15 January 1968
Wettest day
82 mm
1 June 2007
Windiest day
31.0 km/h
18 January 1979
Strongest gust
73.1 km/h
21 January 2006
Hottest feels-like
36.7 °C
29 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
9.7 °C
3 January 1961
Sunniest day
11.9 h
30 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 33.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -20 mm |
| Mar | 31.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 50 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 29.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 185 mm | +67 mm |
| May | 28.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 111 mm | -39 mm |
| Jun | 29.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 35 mm | -85 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 63 mm | -103 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 200 mm | +66 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 31 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 28.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 104 mm | +47 mm |
| Nov | 30.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 1 mm | -45 mm |
| Dec | 29.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 16 mm | -3 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
The weather actually measured on a given date, anywhere in the covered window.
Climate at a glance
What these normals say about the place, in a few sentences, and the notions needed to read them.
Moroto (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 966 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (20.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Moroto averages 0 frost days, 115 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Moroto has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.4 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 12.6 °C (on 15 January 1968).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Moroto?
Moroto has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.6 °C and it receives 966 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Moroto?
The hottest day measured in Moroto between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 36.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Moroto?
The coldest day measured in Moroto between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 1968, at 12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Moroto?
Almost never: Moroto sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Moroto warmed?
Yes: Moroto warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Moroto?
The wettest day measured in Moroto between 1940 and 2025 was 1 June 2007, with 82 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Moroto?
The windiest day measured in Moroto between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1979, with winds reaching 31.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Moroto?
The warmest month in Moroto is February (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (20.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Moroto?
Moroto receives on average 966 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Moroto?
Moroto gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Moroto?
Yes: Moroto has on average 14 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Moroto?
In Moroto, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.7 °C on 29 March 2016, and the lowest was 9.7 °C on 3 January 1961.
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