Western Region · Uganda
Kamwenge travel guide
Kamwenge is a city in Western Region, Uganda, home to about 337,000 people.
- Best months
- June, July and December to February
- Nearest airport
- KHX131 km · Savannah Airstrip
- Currency
- UGXUgandan shilling
- Time zone
- Africa/Kampala
- Language
- English, Swahili
About
About Kamwenge
Kamwenge is a town in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the site of the Kamwenge District headquarters.
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
When to go
The best time to visit Kamwenge
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kamwenge are June, July and December to February. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; October is the wettest, with about 154 mm of rain.
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).
Getting there
Getting to Kamwenge: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Savannah Airstrip (KHX), about 131 km from the city centre in a straight line.
KHX · Savannah Airstrip
Questions
Kamwenge: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kamwenge?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kamwenge are June, July and December to February. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; October is the wettest, with about 154 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kamwenge?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Savannah Airstrip (KHX), about 131 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Kamwenge?
Ugandan shilling (UGX).
Nearby
Destinations near Kamwenge
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.