climigo

Uganda

Travel not advised

The governments of Canada and the United States advise against all but essential travel to the whole country.

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When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are June–July, December, the least hot. Nothing against January–March, August–September, November either. Avoid April–May (often rainy), October (often rainy).

Climate zones

Democratic Republic of the CongoTanzaniaRwandaKenyaSouth SudanKampalaKampalaKampalaJinjaJinjaJinjaMbarara CityMbarara CityMbarara CityGulu CityGulu CityGulu CityMbale CityMbale CityMbale CityBwindi Impenetrable National ParkBwindi Impenetrable National ParkBwindi Impenetrable National ParkQueen Elizabeth National ParkQueen Elizabeth National ParkQueen Elizabeth National Park

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 29°18°
February 30°19°
March 30°19°
April 28°19°
May 28°19°
June 28°18°
July 27°18°
August 27°18°
September 28°18°
October 28°19°
November 28°18°
December 29°18°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec17.8 · 29.4 °CJanuary: 17.8 · 29.4 °C18.5 · 30.4 °CFebruary: 18.5 · 30.4 °C18.9 · 29.8 °CMarch: 18.9 · 29.8 °C18.9 · 28.4 °CApril: 18.9 · 28.4 °C18.7 · 28.0 °CMay: 18.7 · 28.0 °C18.2 · 27.7 °CJune: 18.2 · 27.7 °C17.7 · 27.3 °CJuly: 17.7 · 27.3 °C17.7 · 27.4 °CAugust: 17.7 · 27.4 °C18.1 · 28.2 °CSeptember: 18.1 · 28.2 °C18.5 · 28.4 °COctober: 18.5 · 28.4 °C18.2 · 28.2 °CNovember: 18.2 · 28.2 °C17.7 · 28.6 °CDecember: 17.7 · 28.6 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 17.8 – 29.4 °C
Feb 18.5 – 30.4 °C
Mar 18.9 – 29.8 °C
Apr 18.9 – 28.4 °C
May 18.7 – 28.0 °C
Jun 18.2 – 27.7 °C
Jul 17.7 – 27.3 °C
Aug 17.7 – 27.4 °C
Sep 18.1 – 28.2 °C
Oct 18.5 – 28.4 °C
Nov 18.2 – 28.2 °C
Dec 17.7 – 28.6 °C

How much it rains

January 55 mm7 d
February 51 mm7 d
March 119 mm14 d
April 177 mm19 d
May 145 mm17 d
June 91 mm11 d
July 95 mm11 d
August 133 mm14 d
September 123 mm15 d
October 151 mm18 d
November 138 mm16 d
December 84 mm11 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec55 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a dayJanuary: 55 mm · 7 rain days · 8 mm a day51 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a dayFebruary: 51 mm · 7 rain days · 7 mm a day119 mm · 14 rain days · 9 mm a dayMarch: 119 mm · 14 rain days · 9 mm a day177 mm · 19 rain days · 9 mm a dayApril: 177 mm · 19 rain days · 9 mm a day145 mm · 17 rain days · 9 mm a dayMay: 145 mm · 17 rain days · 9 mm a day91 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a dayJune: 91 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a day95 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a dayJuly: 95 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a day133 mm · 14 rain days · 10 mm a dayAugust: 133 mm · 14 rain days · 10 mm a day123 mm · 15 rain days · 8 mm a daySeptember: 123 mm · 15 rain days · 8 mm a day151 mm · 18 rain days · 8 mm a dayOctober: 151 mm · 18 rain days · 8 mm a day138 mm · 16 rain days · 9 mm a dayNovember: 138 mm · 16 rain days · 9 mm a day84 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a dayDecember: 84 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 55 mm7 d
Feb 51 mm7 d
Mar 119 mm14 d
Apr 177 mm19 d
May 145 mm17 d
Jun 91 mm11 d
Jul 95 mm11 d
Aug 133 mm14 d
Sep 123 mm15 d
Oct 151 mm18 d
Nov 138 mm16 d
Dec 84 mm11 d

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

January 12 h 04
February 12 h 05
March 12 h 06
April 12 h 08
May 12 h 10
June 12 h 11
July 12 h 11
August 12 h 09
September 12 h 07
October 12 h 05
November 12 h 04
December 12 h 04

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Kampala

Jinja

Mbarara City

Tourist areas

Cities