Central Region · Uganda
Kampala in June
In June, Kampala averages a daytime high of 28 °C and a night-time low of 17 °C, with about 96 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Kampala's most comfortable months, July and August.
- Average high
- 28 °C
- Average low
- 17 °C
- Rain in the month
- 96 mm
- Daylight on 15 Jun
- 12 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 76
When to go
How June compares with the rest of the year in Kampala
June is tied for the 7th warmest month in Kampala by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 27 °C to 30 °C and the lows from 16 °C to 18 °C. By day, June is about the same as May, and July is about the same as June.
June brings 96 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 124 mm (1492 mm a year); it is the 8th wettest month.
On 15 June the sun is up for about 12 h 10 min, against 12 h 10 min at the shortest and 12 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29 °C | 17 °C | 91 mm | |
| February | 30 °C | 17 °C | 70 mm | |
| March | 30 °C | 17 °C | 156 mm | |
| April | 28 °C | 18 °C | 203 mm | |
| May | 28 °C | 17 °C | 174 mm | |
| June | 28 °C | 17 °C | 96 mm | |
| July | 27 °C | 16 °C | 62 mm | Yes |
| August | 28 °C | 17 °C | 79 mm | Yes |
| September | 28 °C | 17 °C | 111 mm | |
| October | 29 °C | 17 °C | 167 mm | |
| November | 29 °C | 17 °C | 162 mm | |
| December | 29 °C | 16 °C | 121 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is June a good time to visit Kampala?
Not by the measure used here: about 96 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Kampala are July and August; the nearest are August, before, and July, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Uganda in June
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Kampala that are comfortable in June
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Kampala
This guide lists 76 places to stay in Kampala, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 16; 1–3 km, 25; 3–10 km, 32; 10 km or more, 3.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.