Kampala Weather in May
Kampala in May
The short of it: Kampala in May averages a high of 27 °C (81 °F) and a low of 17 °C (63 °F), with 137 mm (5.4 in) of rain and about 12 h 8 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 27° · low 17° · rain 137 mm · daylight 12 h 8 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: July & June
May in Kampala brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 17°, with about 137 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 27°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 137 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 8 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 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 May. Bunamwaya, 8 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Kampala, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus April
- about the same, 38 mm less rain
- Versus June
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 8 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BunamwayaCentral Region | 8 km SSW | 27° | 17° | 132 mm |
| NansanaCentral Region | 8 km NW | 27° | 17° | 118 mm |
| KirekaCentral Region | 8 km ENE | 27° | 17° | 130 mm |
| KyengeraCentral Region | 9 km WSW | 27° | 17° | 130 mm |
| BweyogerereCentral Region | 10 km ENE | 27° | 17° | 130 mm |
| KiraCentral Region | 11 km NNE | 27° | 17° | 119 mm |
| LweezaCentral Region | 12 km S | 26° | 18° | 125 mm |
| KajansiCentral Region | 12 km SSW | 26° | 17° | 134 mm |