Soroti weather in August

In August, Soroti sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 114 mm of rain across 19.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Soroti's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Soroti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
114 mm
19.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:48 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
61%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Soroti is place in Eastern Region of Uganda, Uganda.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Soroti reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12919
22919
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42919
52919
62919
72919
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112919
122919
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292919
302919
312919

How August really feels in Soroti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Soroti weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 20°30511.94.3
Feb33° / 21°335.911.93.7
Mar32° / 21°9612.9123.6
Apr30° / 20°15721.9123.6
May29° / 20°13722.312.14.1
Jun29° / 20°801612.14.8
Jul28° / 19°7715.512.15.0
Aug29° / 19°11419.312.14.4
Sep30° / 19°10817.3124.3
Oct29° / 20°14119.2124.1
Nov30° / 20°10615.211.94.4
Dec31° / 20°44711.94.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44753
54753
64852
74852
84951
94951
104951
114951
124951
134951
145050
155050
165050
175050
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265248
275248
285248
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305248
315446

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Soroti gets around 114 mm of rain over 19.3 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 62% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
159
259
360
461
561
662
762
862
962
1062
1162
1262
1362
1462
1562
1662
1762
1862
1962
2062
2162
2262
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2463
2563
2664
2764
2864
2965
3065
3164

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 55% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
104951
204951
304951
404951
504852
604852
704852
804852
904852
1004852
1104852
1204852
1304753
1404753
1504753
1604654
1704654
1804555
1904456
2004456
2104357
2214257
2314257
2414158
2514059
2614059
2713960
2823860
2923761
3023761
3133661

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, 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
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:47 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:496:54
212.16:496:54
312.16:496:54
412.16:496:54
512.16:496:53
612.16:496:53
712.16:496:53
812.16:496:53
912.16:496:53
1012.16:496:53
1112.16:496:52
1212.16:496:52
1312.16:486:52
1412.16:486:52
1512.16:486:52
1612.16:486:51
1712.16:486:51
1812.16:486:51
1912.16:476:51
2012.16:476:50
2112.06:476:50
2212.06:476:50
2312.06:476:49
2412.06:466:49
2512.06:466:49
2612.06:466:48
2712.06:466:48
2812.06:456:48
2912.06:456:47
3012.06:456:47
3112.06:456:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.44 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.6Bright
65.6Bright
75.6Bright
85.6Bright
95.7Bright
105.7Bright
115.7Bright
125.7Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.8Bright
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175.8Bright
185.8Bright
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205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
245.9Bright
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
286.0Intense
296.0Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Soroti?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Soroti for sightseeing.

What to pack for Soroti in August

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

In August, Soroti sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Soroti in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Soroti peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 15Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Soroti in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Soroti is worst in January — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorModeratePoorJan 1743 µg/m³Apr 1830 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan44Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar34Moderate
Apr30Moderate
May32Moderate
Jun38Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Soroti?

Soroti sits at 1.7°N, 33.6°E, 1,131 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Ngora, 37 km away.

NgoraKumiDokoloPallisaBuyendeBudakaNakalokeSironko

Topography around Soroti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Soroti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 81 m around an average of 1,104 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 778 m.

The land around Soroti is covered by artificial surfaces (23%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and shrubs (27%), cropland (26%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
81 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
778 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Ngora 37 km · Kumi 46 km · Dokolo 52 km · Pallisa 64 km · Buyende 81 km · Budaka 86 km · Nakaloke 87 km · Sironko 89 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 Soroti (1.7146°, 33.6111°, elevation 1,131 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).