Thermograph

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

Kampala, Central Region, Uganda weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Kampala, Central Region, Uganda, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 38°C on 2005-02-25; its coldest fell to 12°C on 1989-01-21.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
37°C2006-01-28
22°C1990-01-05
22°C2006-01-02
12°C1989-01-21
February
38°C2005-02-25
22°C2026-02-19
23°C2006-02-12
13°C1985-02-18
March
36°C2015-03-17
22°C1981-03-28
23°C2025-03-06
15°C1993-03-03
April
33°C2003-04-10
21°C1985-04-07
22°C2003-04-12
16°C1986-04-26
May
29°C2005-05-01
21°C1987-05-28
21°C1998-05-02
15°C2004-05-30
June
31°C2005-06-14
21°C1984-06-17
20°C2017-06-13
14°C1990-06-23
July
32°C2009-07-30
20°C2007-07-04
21°C2024-07-19
12°C2013-07-16
August
32°C2021-08-29
22°C2008-08-05
21°C2005-08-12
14°C2010-08-20
September
33°C2005-09-29
21°C1996-09-30
22°C2015-09-19
15°C1989-09-28
October
32°C2005-10-10
21°C1982-10-24
22°C2006-10-17
16°C1986-10-31
November
33°C2008-11-26
19°C1982-11-28
21°C2008-11-29
15°C2014-11-28
December
36°C2005-12-21
20°C2018-12-10
21°C2025-12-27
13°C1984-12-18

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
38°C2005-02-25
20°C2018-12-10
23°C2006-02-12
12°C1989-01-21
Spring (Mar–May)
36°C2015-03-17
21°C1987-05-28
23°C2025-03-06
15°C1993-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
32°C2021-08-29
20°C2007-07-04
21°C2005-08-12
12°C2013-07-16
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
33°C2008-11-26
19°C1982-11-28
22°C2015-09-19
15°C2014-11-28

All-time records

The most extreme value Kampala has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 38°C 2005-02-25
Lowest 19°C 1982-11-28

Low

Highest 23°C 2006-02-12
Lowest 12°C 1989-01-21

Feels-like

Highest 49°C 2005-02-25
Lowest 15°C 2014-11-27

Humidity

Highest 18.8 g/m³ 1998-04-25
Lowest 8.4 g/m³ 2000-01-27

Wind

Highest 35 km/h 2021-07-31
Lowest 4 km/h 2012-11-30

Precip

Wettest 96 mm 2022-03-02
Driest 24-day dry spell 2005-12-16

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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