How many sunny days does Kampala have per year?

Kampala averages approximately 235 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Kampala?

Kampala has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 65.3 µg/m³, classified as "Very Unhealthy" by WHO standards. Serious health risk. Limit outdoor activities.

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Kampala · Uganda

Name: Kampala, Uganda
Address: Kampala, UG

The capital and largest city of Uganda.

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Large city

5.2M

810 km²

1,223m

06:58 UTC+3

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Kampala enjoys 235 sunny days a year — mild conditions year-round. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.

Kampala, Uganda is a 5.2M-resident city with 235 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 65.3 µg/m³. The capital and largest city of Uganda.

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Climate Lab·Kampala

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

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Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	26	27	26	25	25	25	24	25	25	26	25	25	25
Daily mean°C	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
Daily low°C	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	21	21	21
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	32	33	32	30	30	29	29	31	32	32	32	32	31
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	28	28	27	26	25	25	24	26	26	28	26	28	26
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	18	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	18
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	76	76	77	81	79	74	70	74	79	78	81	78	77
Dewpoint°C	18.8	18.9	19.2	19.4	19.5	18.2	17.6	18.4	18.9	19.1	18.9	19.0	18.8
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	73	69	168	225	124	48	43	111	123	109	191	144	1427
Rain days≥1mm	18	16	23	28	23	12	10	16	23	21	27	24	241
Wind
Wind avgm/s	1.9	2.2	2.7	2.9	2.8	3.3	3.4	2.4	2.1	1.8	1.8	1.6	2.4
Wind gustsm/s	3.5	3.8	4.3	4.8	4.6	5.5	5.7	4.6	4.0	3.6	3.4	3.1	4.2
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	9.0	9.4	9.9	8.7	9.4	9.4	9.1	9.1	9.0	8.9	8.6	9.0	9.1
Clear skyindex	32%	42%	40%	32%	43%	46%	43%	44%	41%	35%	35%	38%	39%
UV indexmax avg	9.2	9.6	9.3	8.3	9.3	8.6	8.2	9.1	10.1	10.4	9.5	9.2	9.2

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar·Kampala

Kampala offers a solid outdoor season. Dinner outside is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive, while walking is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive.

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12/12

Dinner Outside

95Jan: 95% viability

93Feb: 93% viability

88Mar: 88% viability

89Apr: 89% viability

92May: 92% viability

93Jun: 93% viability

90Jul: 90% viability

95Aug: 95% viability

93Sep: 93% viability

91Oct: 91% viability

88Nov: 88% viability

92Dec: 92% viability

12/12

Dinner Outside

95Jan: 95% viability

93Feb: 93% viability

88Mar: 88% viability

89Apr: 89% viability

92May: 92% viability

93Jun: 93% viability

90Jul: 90% viability

95Aug: 95% viability

93Sep: 93% viability

91Oct: 91% viability

88Nov: 88% viability

92Dec: 92% viability

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1/12

Lunch Outside

56Jan: 56% viability

53Feb: 53% viability

34Mar: 34% viability

29Apr: 29% viability

40May: 40% viability

52Jun: 52% viability

70Jul: 70% viability

55Aug: 55% viability

33Sep: 33% viability

30Oct: 30% viability

30Nov: 30% viability

44Dec: 44% viability

1/12

Lunch Outside

56Jan: 56% viability

53Feb: 53% viability

34Mar: 34% viability

29Apr: 29% viability

40May: 40% viability

52Jun: 52% viability

70Jul: 70% viability

55Aug: 55% viability

33Sep: 33% viability

30Oct: 30% viability

30Nov: 30% viability

44Dec: 44% viability

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Rain

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Walking

79Jan: 79% viability

69Feb: 69% viability

79Mar: 79% viability

94Apr: 94% viability

98May: 98% viability

98Jun: 98% viability

98Jul: 98% viability

89Aug: 89% viability

83Sep: 83% viability

75Oct: 75% viability

80Nov: 80% viability

83Dec: 83% viability

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Walking

79Jan: 79% viability

69Feb: 69% viability

79Mar: 79% viability

94Apr: 94% viability

98May: 98% viability

98Jun: 98% viability

98Jul: 98% viability

89Aug: 89% viability

83Sep: 83% viability

75Oct: 75% viability

80Nov: 80% viability

83Dec: 83% viability

85%

Rain

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Running

54Jan: 54% viability

48Feb: 48% viability

62Mar: 62% viability

88Apr: 88% viability

94May: 94% viability

93Jun: 93% viability

93Jul: 93% viability

77Aug: 77% viability

66Sep: 66% viability

54Oct: 54% viability

63Nov: 63% viability

60Dec: 60% viability

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Running

54Jan: 54% viability

48Feb: 48% viability

62Mar: 62% viability

88Apr: 88% viability

94May: 94% viability

93Jun: 93% viability

93Jul: 93% viability

77Aug: 77% viability

66Sep: 66% viability

54Oct: 54% viability

63Nov: 63% viability

60Dec: 60% viability

71%

Rain

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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