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Now in Kampala

☁️

+19°

Overcast

Feels like +21° · humidity 83%

Today 12.9: +25° / +18°

🕐 06:25

Wind

5 km/h

UV index

Air (AQI)

49 · Moderate

Precipitation

100%

Humidity

83%

Pressure

1014 hPa

Sunrise / sunset

06:42 / 18:49

👕 What to wear today

Warm — a T-shirt and light trousers or shorts.

☂️ Take an umbrellaFeels warmer by 2°

Weather for an activity:

🎣 fishing 🏃 a run 📸 a photo shoot 🚶 a walk

Detailed weather information for Kampala

Today, 12 September, Saturday, in Kampala (Uganda): partly cloudy, warm. During the day the air will warm up to +25°, at night around +18°. Due to the wind it feels like +21°. Wind up to 19 km/h. High chance of rain — be sure to take an umbrella or a raincoat. Light summer clothing will do — a T-shirt and shorts or light trousers. The sun will rise at 06:42 and set at 18:49 — daylight lasts 12 hours.

Hourly weather in Kampala

💧 The bars at the bottom show the hourly precipitation probability. Shaded areas of the chart are the dark hours (before sunrise 🌅 and after sunset 🌇).

Weather in Kampala for 14 days

Tap a day to expand it by time of day and open the full forecast. The bar shows the range from the night low (left) to the day high (right).

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Today 12.9

⛈️

💧 100%

+18° +25°

Morning

🌤️

+21°

Day

⛈️

+25°

Evening

🌇

+22°

Night

🌙

+18°

Thunderstorm · precipitation 100% · wind up to 19 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Tomorrow 13.9

🌦️

💧 88%

+18° +26°

Morning

🌤️

+20°

Day

🌦️

+26°

Evening

🌇

+23°

Night

🌙

+18°

Drizzle · precipitation 88% · wind up to 8 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Mon 14.9

🌦️

💧 82%

+18° +26°

Morning

🌦️

+21°

Day

🌦️

+26°

Evening

🌇

+24°

Night

🌙

+18°

Drizzle · precipitation 82% · wind up to 13 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Tue 15.9

⛈️

💧 92%

+19° +27°

Morning

⛈️

+22°

Day

⛈️

+27°

Evening

🌇

+25°

Night

🌙

+19°

Thunderstorm · precipitation 92% · wind up to 13 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Wed 16.9

🌦️

💧 86%

+19° +27°

Morning

🌦️

+22°

Day

🌦️

+27°

Evening

🌇

+25°

Night

🌙

+19°

Drizzle · precipitation 86% · wind up to 14 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Thu 17.9

🌦️

💧 93%

+19° +26°

Morning

🌦️

+22°

Day

🌦️

+26°

Evening

🌇

+24°

Night

🌙

+19°

Rain showers · precipitation 93% · wind up to 10 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Fri 18.9

🌦️

💧 86%

+19° +23°

Morning

🌦️

+20°

Day

🌦️

+23°

Evening

🌇

+22°

Night

🌙

+19°

Drizzle · precipitation 86% · wind up to 10 km/h.
🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.

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Sat 19.9

🌦️

💧 90%

+19° +24°

Morning

🌦️

+21°

Day

🌦️

+24°

Evening

🌇

+23°

Night

🌙

+19°

Drizzle · precipitation 90% · wind up to 9 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Sun 20.9

🌦️

💧 92%

+19° +26°

Morning

🌦️

+22°

Day

🌦️

+26°

Evening

🌇

+24°

Night

🌙

+19°

Drizzle · precipitation 92% · wind up to 9 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Mon 21.9

🌦️

💧 71%

+19° +27°

Morning

🌦️

+22°

Day

🌦️

+27°

Evening

🌇

+25°

Night

🌙

+19°

Drizzle · precipitation 71% · wind up to 9 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Tue 22.9

🌦️

💧 78%

+19° +26°

Morning

🌦️

+22°

Day

🌦️

+26°

Evening

🌇

+24°

Night

🌙

+19°

Drizzle · precipitation 78% · wind up to 11 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Wed 23.9

🌦️

💧 87%

+18° +26°

Morning

🌦️

+21°

Day

🌦️

+26°

Evening

🌇

+24°

Night

🌙

+18°

Drizzle · precipitation 87% · wind up to 10 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Thu 24.9

🌦️

💧 78%

+19° +26°

Morning

🌦️

+22°

Day

🌦️

+26°

Evening

🌇

+24°

Night

🌙

+19°

Rain showers · precipitation 78% · wind up to 11 km/h.
😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.

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Fri 25.9

🌦️

💧 76%

+19° +23°

Morning

🌦️

+20°

Day

🌦️

+23°

Evening

🌇

+22°

Night

🌙

+19°

Drizzle · precipitation 76% · wind up to 8 km/h.
🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.

🗺️ Precipitation radar

Precipitation radar (RainViewer) over a clean base map — updates every 5–10 minutes. Colours show nearby precipitation; if there is none, the map is simply clear — that is normal. Zoom with + / −.

Rain intensity:lightmoderateheavy

🎯 What to do in this weather — indices of the day

Comfort score from 0 (bad) to 100 (excellent), calculated from the day's weather. For “rain” and “UV” a percentage/risk level is shown.

🏃 Running

0 / 100

comfort for running · Bad

🧴 UV

moderate · low

☂️ Rain

100%

likely · high

✨ Stars

18 / 100

evening visibility · Bad

🧺 Laundry drying

0 / 100

will dry outside · Bad

🚗 Car wash

0 / 100

better to wait · Bad

🌫️ Air quality

Moderate air

European AQI

PM2.5: 31PM10: 34O₃: 32NO₂: 10

Moderate. Those sensitive to dust should be more careful during long outdoor exercise.

🌅 Sun, moon and sea

Sunrise

06:42

Sunset

18:49

Golden hour

18:22

Daylight

12 h (+0 min vs yesterday)

Kampala climate by month

Long-term averages. Hover over a bar for details. The forecast for a specific month is a combination of the climate normal and the model forecast for the coming weeks.

+25°

+18°

Jan

+26°

+19°

Feb

+25°

+19°

Mar

+24°

+19°

Apr

+24°

+18°

May

+24°

+18°

Jun

+23°

+17°

Jul

+24°

+17°

Aug

+24°

+18°

Sep

+24°

+18°

Oct

+24°

+18°

Nov

+24°

+18°

Dec

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Bar color shows temperature:frostcoolcomfortablewarmhot— best months to visit

Month	Day	Night	Precipitation	What to pack and what makes the month notable (events, nuances)
January	+25°	+18°	108 mm	One of the best times to visit: +25° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (108 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing. Weather-wise, one of the three best months to visit.
February	+26°	+19°	99 mm	Ideal weather: +26° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (99 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 😊 light summer clothing. This is the hottest month of the year in Kampala.
March	+25°	+19°	164 mm	The most pleasant season: +25° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (164 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing.
April	+24°	+19°	222 mm	One of the best times to visit: +24° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (222 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. Statistically the wettest month of the year.
May	+24°	+18°	195 mm	Ideal weather: +24° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (195 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening.
June	+24°	+18°	119 mm	The most pleasant season: +24° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (119 mm): downpours can derail plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. The longest daylight hours of the year — more time for everything.
July	+23°	+17°	88 mm	One of the best times to visit: +23° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (88 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 🙂 a sweater for the evening. This is the coldest month of the year.
August	+24°	+17°	117 mm	Ideal weather: +24° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (117 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening.
September	+24°	+18°	126 mm	The most pleasant season: +24° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (126 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing.
October	+24°	+18°	163 mm	One of the best times to visit: +24° by day, fresh nights. It's a rainy month (163 mm) — an umbrella is a must. 😊 light summer clothing.
November	+24°	+18°	185 mm	Ideal weather: +24° daytime — neither hot nor cold. Frequent rain (185 mm over the month) — keep indoor backup plans. 🙂 a sweater for the evening.
December	+24°	+18°	138 mm	The most pleasant season: +24° by day, comfortable all day long. One of the wettest months (138 mm): downpours can derail plans. 😊 light summer clothing. The shortest daylight of the year — it gets dark early.

When to visit Kampala

✅ Recommended time to visit

🌟 Best time: January, February, July

Daytime air+23…+26°

Precipitationoften

Why: comfortable +23…+26° by day, little rain.

⚠️ Doable, with caveats

🌤️ Shoulder season: March, June, August, September, October, December

Daytime air+24…+25°

Precipitationoften

Why: noticeable rain risk (117–164 mm/month) — pack an umbrella and backup plans.

🔴 Not the best time

🌤️ Shoulder season: April, May, November

Daytime air+24…+24°

Precipitationoften

Why: the rainy season (185–222 mm/month) — downpours almost daily.

Bottom line: the best time to visit Kampala is January, February, July, and the most comfortable months are January, February, July. The toughest months to visit are April, May, November: frequent rain.