When to go · Gulu
Gulu in August
Good month. Outside the best window (check). Across Uganda: Peak trekking and chimp season.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Good
- Temperature
- 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- High
- Uganda overall
- Prices
- High
- Uganda overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (check). Across Uganda: Peak trekking and chimp season.
Is another month better than August?
No other month rates higher than August for Gulu in this guide.
Weather in August
- GuluHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 9 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °C), rain on about 9 days
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Uganda overall
- High
- Prices · Uganda overall
- High
Uganda overall: Peak trekking and chimp season.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Gulu, side by side.
Verdict
Aug: Good
Jan: Good
Daytime high
Aug: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Jan: 30 °C (86 °F)86 °F (30 °C)
Night low
Aug: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Jan: 20 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20 °C)
Rain days
Aug: 9 (better)
Jan: 10
Crowds
Aug: High
Jan: Medium
Prices
Aug: High
Jan: High
Festivals listed
Aug: 0
Jan: 0
August: Outside the best window (check). Across Uganda: Peak trekking and chimp season.
January: Outside the best window (check). Across Uganda: Dry: good trekking, green hills; Liberation Day 26 Jan.
Gulu: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.