Climate averages 1991–2020
Kotido weather
in September.
A hot, moderately wet month: the joint 7th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
September is a hot month in Kotido: daytime highs average 28.8°C and nights cool to about 17.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 44 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes September a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 08 min on an average September day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lira (159 km away). In September its highs average 27.9°C, 0.9°C cooler than Kotido, with 117 mm of rain.
Among the 21 cities listed in Uganda, Kotido ranks 1st of 21 for the warmest September highs and 1st of 21 for the driest September (rainfall, lowest first). The mean September high of those 21 cities is 25.7°C; Kotido is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From September to October, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 29.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 44 mm to 46 mm.
The annual picture
September 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, selected | 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
September in nearby cities
- Lira in SeptemberUganda · 159 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 18.1°C · 117 mm rain
- Lodwar in SeptemberKenya · 163 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 24.3°C · 10 mm rain
- Gulu in SeptemberUganda · 205 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 18.3°C · 163 mm rain
- Kitale in SeptemberKenya · 239 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 10.7°C · 174 mm rain
- Busia in SeptemberKenya · 280 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 16.6°C · 181 mm rain
- Eldoret in SeptemberKenya · 301 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 11.9°C · 199 mm rain
- Njeru in SeptemberUganda · 302 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 19.0°C · 151 mm rain
- Masindi in SeptemberUganda · 305 kmHigh 26.7°C · Low 18.1°C · 145 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.