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Uganda travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. Photo: unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
8h 30mflight from London
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Trek to see mountain gorillas in misty forest

Don't miss

  1. Bwindi gorillas
  2. Murchison Falls
  3. Source of the Nile
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Best time to visit Uganda from the UK

Best value: Mar, Oct. Jun–Sep and Dec–Feb for gorilla trekking. Busiest and priciest: Dec–Feb, Jun–Sep.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Kampala, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Kampala for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Our pick: March and OctoberThe warmest of the best-value months (22–24°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
  • Peak season: Dec–Feb, Jun–SepUsually 21–24°C. The busiest time, so book flights and rooms early and expect higher prices.
  • Quiet season: Apr–May, NovAround 22°C. The cheapest and least crowded time, though often because of rain or heat.
  • Warmest: February (24°C) · coolest: June (21°C)Temperatures barely change through the year, so the season matters more than the weather.
Temperatures as a table
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Festivals and events

  • Nyege Nyege Festival Nov · Jinja
  • Kampala City Festival Oct · Kampala

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 8h 30m
Distance
6,474 km
Main airport
EBB

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

Ugandan shillingCapital: Kampala
Type G · 240VUK plugs fit
Drive on the leftSame as the UK
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EmergencyPolice, fire, ambulance
Drink bottledOr treated water
  • VisaApply online before you goeVisa before you travel
  • HealthcareNo free healthcareYou pay for treatment, so travel insurance with medical cover is essential.
  • LGBT+ travellersIllegal, and the death penalty is possibleRead the FCDO LGBT+ advice before you go.
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Uganda, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 8 October 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Uganda before you book and again before you go.

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