When to go · Fort Portal
Fort Portal in December
Great month. Inside Fort Portal's best window: Jun–Sep, Dec–Feb.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 16°C (61°F)61°F (16°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- High
- Uganda overall
- Prices
- High
- Uganda overall
Verdict
Inside Fort Portal's best window: Jun–Sep, Dec–Feb.
Is another month better than December?
No other month rates higher than December for Fort Portal in this guide.
Weather in December
- Fort PortalHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 16 °C (61 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 61 °F (16 °C), rain on about 5 days
- Western parks, Uganda · Queen Elizabeth, Kibale, Fort Portal, Rwenzoribest weather
Two rainy seasons; the Rwenzori are wet all year and best Dec–Feb and Jun–Aug.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Christmas and Boxing Day big impact
25–26 Dec · Uganda
Buses full; people travel to home villages.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Uganda overall
- High
- Prices · Uganda overall
- High
Uganda overall: Dry again from mid-month; Christmas lodges fill.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Fort Portal, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Dec: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Jan: 28 °C (82 °F)82 °F (28 °C)
Night low
Dec: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 5
Jan: 5
Crowds
Dec: High
Jan: Medium
Prices
Dec: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Jan: 0
December: Inside Fort Portal's best window: Jun–Sep, Dec–Feb.
January: Inside Fort Portal's best window: Jun–Sep, Dec–Feb.
Fort Portal: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.