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Weather in Kampala — today

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Now in Kampala
🌦️
+20°
Drizzle
Feels like +22° · humidity 94%
Tue 28.7: +28° / +18°
🕐 00:25
Wind
7 km/h
UV index
0
Air (AQI)
64 · Poor
Precipitation
100%
Humidity
94%
Pressure
1016 hPa
Sunrise / sunset
06:52 / 19:00

👕 What to wear today

Warm — a T-shirt and light trousers or shorts.
☂️ Take an umbrellaFeels warmer by 2°
Weather for an activity:

Detailed weather information for Kampala

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

🌅 sunrise 06:52 🌇 sunset 19:00🌦️☁️🌦️🌧️🌦️🌦️🌤️🌙+20°+19°+18°+18°+22°+26°+25°+21°20%55%59%27%24%86%73%00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
💧 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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).

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Frequently asked questions about the weather in Kampala

What is the weather in Kampala right now?
Drizzle, +20°, feels like +22°.
Will it rain in Kampala today?
Yes: 100% chance, 3 mm.
When is the best time to visit Kampala?
Best time to visit — January, February, July.
What time are sunrise and sunset in Kampala?
Sunrise 06:52, sunset 19:00.
Does it snow in Kampala in winter?
No, it practically never snows.
What is the climate in Kampala by month?
Summers up to +26° in February, winters around +17° in July; the wettest month is April.
Is it cold in Kampala in winter?
🙂 Mild, pleasant weather. A light sweater will come in handy in the evening.
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