Soroti weather in January

In January, Soroti sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 30 mm of rain across 5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of January to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Soroti's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Soroti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
9th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:58 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
57%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
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 January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Soroti reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Soroti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 21 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
21
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Soroti weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 2nd-warmest and 12th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45248
55248
65248
75248
85149
95149
105149
115050
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135149
145050
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Soroti gets around 30 mm of rain over 5 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 16% and peaks near 17% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
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514
614
715
815
915
1015
1115
1216
1316
1416
1516
1616
1716
1816
1916
2016
2117
2217
2317
2417
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2617
2717
2817
2917
3017
3117

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the humid band about 36% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 17% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 7:01 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:526:46
211.96:526:46
311.96:536:47
411.96:536:47
511.96:536:48
611.96:546:48
711.96:546:48
811.96:556:49
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.15 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 — January's 6.15 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
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286.3Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Soroti?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Soroti in January

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

In January, Soroti sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Soroti in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 14 (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 January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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