Climate averages 1991–2020
Kotido weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Kotido: daytime highs average 29.0°C and nights cool to about 18.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 46 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lira (159 km away). In October its highs average 27.9°C, 1.2°C cooler than Kotido, with 157 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Uganda, Kotido ranks 1st of 21 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 21 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 21 cities is 25.4°C; Kotido is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 28.8°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 46 mm to 27 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Lira in OctoberUganda · 159 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.4°C · 157 mm rain
- Lodwar in OctoberKenya · 163 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 25.1°C · 32 mm rain
- Gulu in OctoberUganda · 205 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 18.7°C · 195 mm rain
- Kitale in OctoberKenya · 239 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 11.4°C · 158 mm rain
- Busia in OctoberKenya · 280 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 16.9°C · 220 mm rain
- Eldoret in OctoberKenya · 301 kmHigh 22.2°C · Low 12.2°C · 171 mm rain
- Njeru in OctoberUganda · 302 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 19.3°C · 191 mm rain
- Masindi in OctoberUganda · 305 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 18.3°C · 193 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.