When to go · Gulu

Gulu in May

Mixed month. Outside the best window (check). Across Uganda: Rain eases late; low-season permits and lodge offers.

Key facts

Verdict: Mixed
Temperature: 30°C (86°F)86°F (30°C) / 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C); average high / low
Rain days: 15
Crowds: Low; Uganda overall
Prices: Low; Uganda overall

Plan around it

Verdict

MixedUganda month rating

Outside the best window (check). Across Uganda: Rain eases late; low-season permits and lodge offers.

May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

GuluHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 22 °C (72 °F), rain on about 15 daysHighs around 86 °F (30 °C), lows around 72 °F (22 °C), rain on about 15 days

Uganda overall: Rain eases late; low-season permits and lodge offers.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Gulu, side by side.

First month

Second month

May: Outside the best window (check). Across Uganda: Rain eases late; low-season permits and lodge offers.

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.