Climate
Kampala has a tropical wet and dry climate; however, due to the city’s higher altitudes, average temperatures are noticeably cooler than what is typically seen in other cities with this type of climate. Kampala seldom gets very hot during the year; the warmest month is January.
Another facet of Kampala’s weather is that it features two annual wet seasons. There is a long rainy season from August through December and a short rainy season from February through June. However, the shorter rainy season sees substantially heavier rainfall per month, with April typically seeing the heaviest amount of precipitation at an average of around 175 mm of rain.
| Climate data for Kampala | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33 (91) |
36 (97) |
33 (91) |
33 (91) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
36 (97) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
26.4 (79.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
18 (64) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
16 (61) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
17 (63) |
17.3 (63.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 12 (54) |
14 (57) |
13 (55) |
14 (57) |
15 (59) |
12 (54) |
12 (54) |
12 (54) |
13 (55) |
13 (55) |
14 (57) |
12 (54) |
12 (54) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 46 (1.81) |
61 (2.4) |
130 (5.12) |
175 (6.89) |
147 (5.79) |
74 (2.91) |
46 (1.81) |
86 (3.39) |
91 (3.58) |
97 (3.82) |
122 (4.8) |
99 (3.9) |
1,174 (46.22) |
| Source: BBC Weather | |||||||||||||
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