Kampala Weather in March
Kampala in March
The short of it: Kampala in March averages a high of 29 °C (83 °F) and a low of 18 °C (64 °F), with 111 mm (4.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are July and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 18° · rain 111 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
Thirty years of records give Kampala an average March high of 29°, a low of 18° and some 111 mm of rain. Much like February: highs about 29°, nights near 18°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 111 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 7 min in mid-March.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are July and June.
Against its neighbours, Kampala runs warmer than most and wetter than most in March. Bunamwaya, 8 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Kampala, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 1° colder, 58 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BunamwayaCentral Region | 8 km SSW | 28° | 18° | 113 mm |
| NansanaCentral Region | 8 km NW | 28° | 17° | 103 mm |
| KirekaCentral Region | 8 km ENE | 28° | 17° | 111 mm |
| KyengeraCentral Region | 9 km WSW | 28° | 18° | 108 mm |
| BweyogerereCentral Region | 10 km ENE | 28° | 17° | 111 mm |
| KiraCentral Region | 11 km NNE | 29° | 17° | 106 mm |
| LweezaCentral Region | 12 km S | 27° | 18° | 120 mm |
| KajansiCentral Region | 12 km SSW | 28° | 18° | 116 mm |