Mukono
City in Uganda: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Mukono 2: Mwanje at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Mukono is a city in Uganda, in Central Region. About 191,300 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Uganda in our atlas.
It lies at 0.35° N, 32.76° E, about 1,188 m (3,898 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Kampala time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Mukono. Green dots: other major cities of Uganda. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Mukono has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 17°C (63°F). Around 1,396 mm (55 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Apr.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in UgandaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Kira · 14 km
- Kasangati · 19 km
- Kampala · 20 km
- Bunamwaya · 25 km
- Nansana · 25 km
- Kajansi · 29 km
- Kyengera · 29 km
- Katabi · 44 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 228853 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q179198 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Mukono 2: Mwanje at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)