Climate averages 1991–2020
Kotido weather
in November.
A hot, fairly dry month: the joint 7th warmest and the 4th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Kotido: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 18.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 27 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes November a fairly dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 59 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lira (159 km away). In November its highs average 28.1°C, 0.7°C cooler than Kotido, with 103 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Uganda, Kotido ranks 1st of 21 for the warmest November highs and 1st of 21 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 21 cities is 25.2°C; Kotido is 3.5°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 27 mm to 13 mm.
The annual picture
November in context
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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Lira in NovemberUganda · 159 kmHigh 28.1°C · Low 18.4°C · 103 mm rain
- Lodwar in NovemberKenya · 163 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 24.2°C · 60 mm rain
- Gulu in NovemberUganda · 205 kmHigh 28.2°C · Low 18.8°C · 121 mm rain
- Kitale in NovemberKenya · 239 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 11.3°C · 141 mm rain
- Busia in NovemberKenya · 280 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 16.7°C · 210 mm rain
- Eldoret in NovemberKenya · 301 kmHigh 22.1°C · Low 12.1°C · 122 mm rain
- Njeru in NovemberUganda · 302 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 202 mm rain
- Masindi in NovemberUganda · 305 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 18.2°C · 152 mm rain
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 limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Kotido) is explained once on the Kotido year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.