Climate averages 1991–2020
Kotido weather
by month.
See how the year changes. February has the highest average daily maximum; January has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: SeptemberNovember
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Kotido averages a daytime high of 29.1°C and a nighttime low of 18.5°C, with about 678 mm of rain on roughly 111 days. February is the warmest month (average high 32.0°C) and July the coolest (26.3°C). July is the wettest month with 123 mm; January is the driest with 8.3 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): September and November. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Kotido
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Kotido climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.0°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 8.3 | 1.9 | 12.012 h |
| February | 32.0°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 9.9 | 1.8 | 12.012 h |
| March | 31.4°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 38 | 6.7 | 12.112 h |
| April | 29.6°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 76 | 11.9 | 12.212 h |
| May | 28.2°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 86 | 14.1 | 12.312 h |
| June | 27.2°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 106 | 15.4 | 12.312 h |
| July | 26.3°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 123 | 18.4 | 12.312 h |
| August | 26.8°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 101 | 16.3 | 12.212 h |
| September | 28.8°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 44 | 6.8 | 12.112 h |
| October | 29.0°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 46 | 8.7 | 12.112 h |
| November | 28.8°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 27 | 6.1 | 12.012 h |
| December | 29.6°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 13 | 3.1 | 12.012 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
Nearby cities
- LiraUganda · 159 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 18.8°C · 1,289 mm rain a year
- LodwarKenya · 163 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 24.3°C · 370 mm rain a year
- GuluUganda · 205 kmHigh 28.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 1,519 mm rain a year
- KitaleKenya · 239 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 11.4°C · 1,743 mm rain a year
- BusiaKenya · 280 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 16.9°C · 2,236 mm rain a year
- EldoretKenya · 301 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 12.3°C · 1,969 mm rain a year
- NjeruUganda · 302 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 19.3°C · 1,945 mm rain a year
- MasindiUganda · 305 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 18.6°C · 1,352 mm rain a year
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+3, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 3.00°, 34.10° (4 km from the city centre), adjusted up by 0.1°C for the difference between the city's elevation (1,227 m) and the cell's (1,247 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 3.00°, 34.25°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.