Kotido weather in July

In July, Kotido sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 123 mm of rain across 18.4 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kotido's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kotido's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
12th warmest
Overnight low
18°
1st coldest
Rainfall
123 mm
18.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:44 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
58%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Kotido is place in Uganda.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kotido reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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302718
312718

How July really feels in Kotido

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kotido weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 12th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°81.911.85.2
Feb32° / 20°101.811.94.5
Mar32° / 20°386.7124.3
Apr31° / 20°761212.14.4
May29° / 19°8614.212.14.8
Jun29° / 18°10615.412.25.1
Jul27° / 18°12318.412.25.3
Aug28° / 18°10116.312.15.4
Sep30° / 19°446.8125.7
Oct30° / 19°468.711.95.2
Nov30° / 19°276.111.95.6
Dec30° / 19°133.211.85.7

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 28% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35644
45644
55644
65743
75743
85743
95842
105842
115842
125842
135842
145842
155842
165743
175743
185743
195644
205644
215545
225347
235347
245248
255149
265149
275149
285149
295149
305347
315347

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kotido gets around 123 mm of rain over 18.4 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 59% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
151
251
351
452
552
652
752
852
952
1053
1153
1254
1355
1456
1557
1658
1759
1861
1962
2063
2164
2265
2366
2466
2567
2667
2767
2866
2966
3065
3164

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11123642
21223632
31223632
41223632
51223632
61223632
71223632
81223632
91123642
101124641
111124641
121124641
131024651
141024651
15924661
16924661
17823681
18823681
19823681
20723691
21722701
22622711
23622711
24621721
25521731
26521731
27521731
28522712
29622702
30622702
31623692

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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116calm
126calm
136calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of July to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:42 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:426:52
212.26:426:52
312.26:426:52
412.26:426:52
512.26:426:53
612.26:436:53
712.26:436:53
812.26:436:53
912.26:436:53
1012.26:436:53
1112.26:446:53
1212.26:446:53
1312.26:446:54
1412.26:446:54
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1712.26:456:54
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3112.16:466:54

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.33 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.33 kWh/m² to a high of 6.6 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.33 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
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35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.4Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
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225.3Bright
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245.3Bright
255.3Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Kotido

In seasonPeak

In July, Kotido sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kotido's rainy season runs April–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Kotido?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kotido for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kotido in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Kotido sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kotido in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kotido peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 11 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kotido in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kotido is worst in December — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.2× the cleanest month (April, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateDec 2117 µg/m³Apr 188 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan16Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar10Good
Apr8Good
May9Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov13Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kotido?

Kotido sits at 3.0°N, 34.1°E, 1,227 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Abim, 59 km away.

AbimMorotoKakumaKitgumSorotiLiraDokolo

Topography around Kotido

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kotido.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kotido has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 1,229 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 536 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,641 m.

The land around Kotido is covered by grassland (52%) and cropland (45%) within 3 km, grassland (70%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) and shrubs (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
536 m
80 km
1,641 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Abim 59 km · Moroto 77 km · Kakuma 114 km · Kitgum 142 km · Soroti 152 km · Lira 159 km · Dokolo 160 km · Lodwar 163 km

Uganda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,206
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 518
Religion
Protestant 45%Roman Catholic 39%Muslim 14%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kotido (2.9806°, 34.1331°, elevation 1,227 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).