Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park is a national park in the Western Region of Uganda. It is a tentative World Heritage Site. It is one of the 10 most looked-up sights in Uganda on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The park is 377 km from Kampala. Kisoro Airport is the closest airport at 13 km away, while Goma International Airport is 55 km away. Travelers can combine a visit to this park with Volcanoes National Park, which is 19.3 km away, or Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, located 36.4 km away.
Daily high temperatures stay between 18 °C and 20 °C, with daily lows between 10 °C and 11 °C. July is the driest month, with about 40 mm of rain over 5 days. June and August also have lower rainfall, with 56 mm and 92 mm respectively. The wettest periods occur in April, October, and November, when rainfall reaches between 202 mm and 217 mm.
Weather by month
Temperatures stay much the same all year, around 15 °C on average. The wettest is October, with about 217 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
| Average low, °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Rainfall, mm | 120 | 130 | 180 | 206 | 200 | 56 | 40 | 92 | 179 | 217 | 201 | 115 |
| Rainy days | 22 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 26 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
