Uganda Museum
The Uganda Museum is a museum and a National Cultural Site of Uganda designed by the architect Ernst May. Located in Kampala, it has been a site since 1908 and is one of the 12 most looked-up sights in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The weather features daily highs between 23 °C and 25 °C and daily lows between 17 °C and 19 °C. For those preferring less rain, January, February, and July are the driest months, with about 11 rainy days and rainfall between 62 mm and 74 mm. The rainiest months are April, May, October, and November, which have between 153 mm and 178 mm of rain and about 23 to 26 rainy days.
The museum is located at Plot 5, Kira Rd, 2 km from the capital, Kampala, and 36 km from Entebbe International Airport. It is near several other sites, including the Independence Monument (2.2 km), the Kasubi Tombs (3.3 km), and the Uganda National Mosque (6.9 km). The museum is open from 08:00 to 10:00, Monday through Sunday, and there is an entry fee.
Weather by month
Temperatures stay much the same all year, around 21 °C on average. The wettest is April, with about 178 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Average low, °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Rainfall, mm | 74 | 62 | 142 | 178 | 153 | 76 | 67 | 100 | 126 | 156 | 158 | 109 |
| Rainy days | 11 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 18 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
