Kotido weather in November

In November, Kotido sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 27 mm of rain across 6.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in November, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of November to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Kotido's 7th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kotido's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
27 mm
6.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:33 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
55%
7th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.6
out of 10

Kotido is place in Uganda.

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

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical November day in Kotido reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs on par with October and on par with December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How November really feels in Kotido

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November 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

November 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 November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 9th-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25446
35347
45446
55446
65446
75446
85446
95446
105545
115545
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145545
155644
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205842
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235941
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256040
266040
276139
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296040
306040

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Kotido gets around 27 mm of rain over 6.1 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 20% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
127
227
326
425
525
624
723
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922
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2916
3015

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the comfortable band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11452322
21453312
31453312
41453312
51553302
61553302
71654291
81753291
91753291
101951291
112051281
122150281
132349281
142448281
152647270
162746270
172845270
182945260
193044260
203044260
213144250
223243250
233343250
243342250
253441240
263541240
273640240
283740230
293740230
303839220

Wind in November

Winds average 13 km/h in November, the windiest month of the year.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
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913light breeze
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3014light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of November to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:28 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:306:24
211.96:306:24
311.96:306:24
411.96:316:24
511.96:316:24
611.96:316:24
711.96:316:24
811.96:316:24
911.96:316:24
1011.96:316:24
1111.96:326:24
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1511.96:336:24
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1911.96:346:25
2011.96:346:25
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2411.86:356:26
2511.86:366:27
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2711.86:366:27
2811.86:376:27
2911.86:376:28
3011.86:386:28

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 5.99 kWh/m².

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 — November's 5.99 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
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246.0Intense
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Intense
286.0Intense
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306.0Intense
Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Kotido

In seasonPeak

None of Kotido's seasonal hazards are active in November. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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 November a good time to visit Kotido?

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

5.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Kotido for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kotido in November

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

In November, Kotido sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kotido in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 12 (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 November

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where November 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
November 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).