Soroti weather in May

In May, Soroti sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 137 mm of rain across 22.3 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-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 18% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of May to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Soroti's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Soroti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
137 mm
22.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:39 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.59 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical May day in Soroti reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 1°C cooler than April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12920
22920
32920
42920
52920
62920
72920
82920
92920
102920
112920
122920
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292920
302920
312920

How May really feels in Soroti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May 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

May 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 May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22674
32773
42872
52872
62971
73070
83169
93268
103367
113565
123664
133763
143862
154060
164159
174357
184456
194654
204753
214852
224951
235149
245248
255347
265446
275446
285446
295545
305545
315644

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Soroti gets around 137 mm of rain over 22.3 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 72% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
182
282
382
482
581
681
781
880
979
1078
1177
1276
1375
1474
1573
1671
1770
1869
1968
2067
2166
2265
2364
2464
2563
2663
2762
2862
2961
3061
3161

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
12962
22971
32971
41981
51981
61981
71981
81981
91981
101981
111981
121981
131981
141981
151981
161981
171981
181981
191981
201981
211981
221981
231981
242971
252971
262980
273970
283970
293970
304960
314960

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May, the calmest month.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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125calm
135calm
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165calm
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195calm
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235calm
245calm
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265calm
275calm
285calm
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305calm
315calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 6:41 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:416:45
212.16:416:44
312.16:416:44
412.16:406:44
512.16:406:44
612.16:406:44
712.16:406:44
812.16:406:44
912.16:406:44
1012.16:406:44
1112.16:406:44
1212.16:406:44
1312.16:406:44
1412.16:406:44
1512.16:406:44
1612.16:396:44
1712.16:396:44
1812.16:396:44
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2012.16:396:44
2112.16:396:44
2212.16:406:45
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2612.16:406:45
2712.16:406:45
2812.16:406:45
2912.16:406:45
3012.16:406:46
3112.16:406:46

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.59 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 — May's 5.59 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.6Bright
155.6Bright
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255.6Bright
265.6Bright
275.6Bright
285.6Bright
295.6Bright
305.6Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Soroti?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Soroti for sightseeing.

What to pack for Soroti in May

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

In May, Soroti sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Soroti in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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