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How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Kampala, Central Region, Uganda climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Kampala, Central Region, Uganda, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is February, averaging a high of 30°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 17°C.

Kampala is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,797,722 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central, Kawempe, Makindye, Nakawa, and Rubaga. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Kampala, Central Region, Uganda's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 26°C Above Normal · 61st pct
Low 18°C Above Normal · 71st pct
Feels-like 30°C High · 80th pct
Humidity 15.3 g/m³ Very High · 96th pct
Wind 13 km/h Low · 24th pct
Precip 2 mm Heavy · 64th pct

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Kampala average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Kampala, Central Region, Uganda, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is April (8 mm on an average day).

MonthAvg highAvg lowAvg precip
January 28°C 18°C 3 mm
February 30°C 19°C 3 mm
March 29°C 19°C 5 mm
April 26°C 19°C 8 mm
May 25°C 19°C 5 mm
June 26°C 18°C 3 mm
July 26°C 17°C 3 mm
August 27°C 18°C 3 mm
September 27°C 18°C 5 mm
October 26°C 18°C 8 mm
November 26°C 18°C 5 mm
December 27°C 18°C 3 mm

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

  • Hottest day on record: 38°C on 2005-02-25
  • Coldest day on record: 12°C on 1989-01-21

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Percentiles compare each day to Kampala, Central Region, Uganda's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →