When to go · Jinja
Jinja in December
Great month. Inside Jinja's best window: Jun–Aug, Dec–Feb (drier); rafting runs all year.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 29°C84°F / 18°C64°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- Uganda overall
- Prices
- High
- Uganda overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Jinja
Inside Jinja's best window: Jun–Aug, Dec–Feb (drier); rafting runs all year.
Weather in December
- JinjaHighs around 29 °C, lows around 18 °C, rain on about 10 daysHighs around 84 °F, lows around 64 °F, rain on about 10 days
- Lake Victoria basin, Uganda · Entebbe, Kampala, Jinjabest weather
Warm and humid at 1,150 m; afternoon storms in the rains.
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.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast