Kampala weather in April

In April, Kampala sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 220 mm of rain across 27.7 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Kampala's 12th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kampala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
20°
10th coldest
Rainfall
220 mm
27.7 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:50 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.65 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Kampala is capital and the largest city of Uganda.

Air quality
Severe
PM2.5 60.1 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical April day in Kampala reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and on par with May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12521
22521
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52520
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72520
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102520
112420
122420
132420
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Kampala weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 20°10819.6125.2
Feb26° / 21°10318.4125.1
Mar25° / 21°16525.2124.4
Apr24° / 20°22027.7123.8
May24° / 20°18827.8124.1
Jun24° / 20°11522.5124.9
Jul24° / 19°8317.9125.6
Aug24° / 19°10922.7125.0
Sep25° / 19°12125124.4
Oct25° / 20°15427.7124.0
Nov24° / 20°17926.9124.0
Dec25° / 20°13323.9124.7

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in April, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
21981
31882
41882
51783
61783
71684
81585
91486
101387
111387
121288
131288
141090
151090
161090
17991
18991
19991
20991
21892
22892
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
281090
291090
301090

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Kampala gets around 220 mm of rain over 27.7 wet days in April, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 93% and peaks near 94% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
189
290
390
490
591
691
791
891
992
1092
1192
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1493
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1694
1794
1894
1994
2094
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2294
2394
2494
2594
2694
2794
2894
2994
3094

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6595
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14595
15595
16595
17496
18496
19496
20496
21496
22496
23397
24397
25397
26397
27397
28397
29397
30397

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:546:54
212.06:546:54
312.06:546:54
412.06:536:53
512.06:536:53
612.06:536:53
712.06:526:53
812.06:526:52
912.06:526:52
1012.06:516:52
1112.06:516:51
1212.06:516:51
1312.06:516:51
1412.06:506:51
1512.06:506:50
1612.06:506:50
1712.06:496:50
1812.06:496:50
1912.06:496:49
2012.06:496:49
2112.06:486:49
2212.06:486:49
2312.06:486:49
2412.06:486:48
2512.06:486:48
2612.06:476:48
2712.06:476:48
2812.06:476:48
2912.06:476:47
3012.06:476:47

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.65 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.65 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.65 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
25.0Bright
35.0Bright
45.0Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.7Bright
144.7Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.6Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.4Bright
294.4Bright
304.4Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Kampala?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kampala.

What to pack for Kampala in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Kampala sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kampala in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kampala peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kampala in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kampala is worst in January — around 80 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 44 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Kampala's WHO annual average of 60.1 µg/m³.

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 1679 µg/m³May 1144 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan80Unhealthy
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr45Poor
May44Poor
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug63Unhealthy
Sep62Unhealthy
Oct60Unhealthy
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec68Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kampala?

Kampala sits at 0.3°N, 32.6°E, 1,223 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Bunamwaya, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Kampala

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kampala.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kampala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m around an average of 1,192 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 211 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 440 m.

The land around Kampala is covered by artificial surfaces (73%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (40%) and trees (25%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), water (31%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
165 m
16 km
211 m
80 km
440 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
April weather nearby: Bunamwaya 8.0 km · Nansana 8.0 km · Kireka 8.0 km · Kyengera 9.0 km · Kira 11 km · Kajansi 12 km · Kasangati 14 km · Wakiso 17 km

Uganda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,206
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 518
Religion
Protestant 45%Roman Catholic 39%Muslim 14%other 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kampala (0.3163°, 32.5822°, elevation 1,223 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).