Kampala
Elevation 1190 m0.31° N, 32.58° E
Travel not advised
The governments of Canada and the United States advise against all but essential travel to the whole country. The advice is for the country: it holds here too.
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When to go?
Mean 22 °C, 13 rain days in the month (93 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 23 °C, 13 rain days in the month (86 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 23 °C, 20 rain days in the month (145 mm).
Against
- Often rainyrain on 6 days in 10
Mean 22 °C, 22 rain days in the month (198 mm).
Against
- Often rainyrain on 7 days in 10
Mean 22 °C, 20 rain days in the month (155 mm).
Against
- Often rainyrain on 6 days in 10
Mean 22 °C, 13 rain days in the month (85 mm).
Nothing against it.
Mean 21 °C, 9 rain days in the month (57 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 21 °C, 12 rain days in the month (83 mm).
Good for
- Ideal to visitTemperature and rain in the ideal range.
Mean 22 °C, 17 rain days in the month (102 mm).
Against
- Often rainyrain on 6 days in 10
Mean 22 °C, 21 rain days in the month (141 mm).
Against
- Often rainyrain on 7 days in 10
Mean 22 °C, 21 rain days in the month (169 mm).
Against
- Often rainyrain on 7 days in 10
Mean 22 °C, 17 rain days in the month (127 mm).
Against
- Often rainyrain on 5 days in 10
The best months are July–August. Avoid March–May (often rainy), September–December (often rainy).
What is the climate like?
Temperature and rain
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
Monthly min and max temperature (°C)
How much it rains
Rain days and how much water
Rain days and how much water
Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day
Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm
Daylight hours
Daylight and sky: sunrise, sunset and cloud cover
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
daylight under a clear sky (average share)daylight under cloud
Times on the 15th of each month, in local time: daylight saving where and when it applies, standard time in the other months.
Effect of climate change
Today's climate (1996–2025) compared with 1961–1990:
In short
Year by year
Temperature of each year
Against 1961–1990 the mean temperature of today (1996–2025) has changed by +0.8 °C; in the last ten years by +1.2 °C. Warmest year: 2024 (+1.8 °C), coldest: 1971 (−0.5 °C).
February and March warmed the most (+1.4 and +1.1 °C), June the least (+0.6 °C).
Warming stripes: after an idea by Ed Hawkins (University of Reading), showyourstripes.info, CC BY 4.0.
Rain of each year (% against 1961–1990)
more rain than in 1961–1990less rain
Rain in a year: −5 % every ten years.