Tuesday, 28 July, in Kampala (Uganda): cloudy, light rain in places, warm. During the day the air will warm up to +28°, at night around +18°. Wind up to 12 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 06:52 and set at 19:00 — daylight lasts 12 hours.
Hourly weather in Kampala
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💧 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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Tue 28.7
🌦️
💧 100%
+18°+28°
Morning
🌦️
+22°
Day
🌦️
+28°
Evening
🌇
+26°
Night
🌙
+18°
Drizzle · precipitation 100% · wind up to 12 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Today 29.7
🌦️
💧 89%
+17°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+17°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+17°
Rain showers · precipitation 89% · wind up to 16 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tomorrow 30.7
🌦️
💧 78%
+18°+27°
Morning
⛅
+19°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+18°
Drizzle · precipitation 78% · wind up to 13 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 31.7
🌦️
💧 80%
+18°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+21°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+18°
Drizzle · precipitation 80% · wind up to 10 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 1.8
🌦️
💧 82%
+18°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+21°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+18°
Drizzle · precipitation 82% · wind up to 9 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 2.8
🌦️
💧 92%
+18°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+21°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+18°
Drizzle · precipitation 92% · wind up to 11 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 3.8
🌦️
💧 81%
+18°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+21°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+18°
Drizzle · precipitation 81% · wind up to 12 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Tue 4.8
🌦️
💧 82%
+18°+24°
Morning
🌦️
+20°
Day
🌦️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+18°
Drizzle · precipitation 82% · wind up to 11 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Wed 5.8
🌦️
💧 88%
+18°+25°
Morning
🌦️
+21°
Day
🌦️
+25°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+18°
Drizzle · precipitation 88% · wind up to 12 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Thu 6.8
🌦️
💧 78%
+18°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+21°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+18°
Drizzle · precipitation 78% · wind up to 14 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Fri 7.8
🌦️
💧 73%
+17°+27°
Morning
🌦️
+21°
Day
🌦️
+27°
Evening
🌇
+25°
Night
🌙
+17°
Drizzle · precipitation 73% · wind up to 14 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sat 8.8
🌦️
💧 82%
+19°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+22°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+19°
Drizzle · precipitation 82% · wind up to 12 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Sun 9.8
🌦️
💧 80%
+19°+26°
Morning
🌦️
+22°
Day
🌦️
+26°
Evening
🌇
+24°
Night
🌙
+19°
Drizzle · precipitation 80% · wind up to 14 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
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Mon 10.8
🌦️
💧 78%
+19°+24°
Morning
🌦️
+21°
Day
🌦️
+24°
Evening
🌇
+23°
Night
🌙
+19°
Drizzle · precipitation 78% · wind up to 12 km/h. 😊 Warm and comfortable. Perfect for walks, the beach and sightseeing.
🗺️ 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
0%
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
64
Poor air
European AQI
PM2.5: 52PM10: 53O₃: 71NO₂: 11
People with allergies or asthma should reduce time outdoors.
🌅 Sun, moon and sea
Sunrise
06:52
Sunset
19:00
Golden hour
18:31
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.
🌡️ Today vs the climate normal
Today's high
+28°
Normal for July
+23°
Deviation
5° warmer than normal
A year ago on this day
+27°
Record for this date
+28° (2024)
The normal, “a year ago” and the record come from the weather archive since 1940 (Open-Meteo / ERA5).
Weather archive for Kampala
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