Soroti climate — normals and trends
Soroti (Uganda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,297 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 (25.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (22.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Soroti averages 0 frost days, 119 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 199 rainy days per year.
Soroti has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.0 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 13.4 °C (on 24 December 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.
Climate normals · ERA5
SorotiEastern Region
- coords
- 1.71°, 33.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
23.5°C
Average daily high
29.2°C
Average daily low
19.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,297mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
119 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
199 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.4 °C
Average feels-like low
21.2 °C
Average peak gust
26.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
96 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
39.0 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest day
13.4 °C
24 December 1968
Wettest day
115 mm
17 July 2024
Windiest day
29.3 km/h
18 February 1999
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
18 February 1999
Hottest feels-like
41.1 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
11.8 °C
5 February 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
17 February 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 9 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 36.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 3 mm | -52 mm |
| Mar | 32.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 99 mm | -26 mm |
| Apr | 30.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 142 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 29.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 108 mm | -58 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 38 mm | -51 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 74 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 131 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 76 mm | -51 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 142 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 31.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 29 mm | -89 mm |
| Dec | 32.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 32 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Soroti?
Soroti has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.5 °C and it receives 1,297 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Soroti?
The hottest day measured in Soroti between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 39.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Soroti?
The coldest day measured in Soroti between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1968, at 13.4 °C.
Does it snow in Soroti?
Almost never: Soroti sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Soroti warmed?
Yes: Soroti warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Soroti?
The wettest day measured in Soroti between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 2024, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Soroti?
The windiest day measured in Soroti between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1999, with winds reaching 29.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Soroti?
The warmest month in Soroti is February (25.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (22.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Soroti?
Soroti receives on average 1,297 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 199 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Soroti?
Soroti gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Soroti?
Yes: Soroti has on average 96 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Soroti?
In Soroti, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.1 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 11.8 °C on 5 February 1957.
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