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Kabale, Uganda
Western Region · Uganda
Kabale is a mid-size city in Western Region, Uganda with a population of 53,200. Elevation: 6,007 ft (1,831 m). Average temperature: 70°F (21°C).
Data updated June 2026
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About Kabale
Kabale City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda. It is the main city of Kabale District, and the district headquarters are located at Makanga hills.
People
Climate
| Population | 53,200 |
| Population Density | 197 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 6,007 ft (1,831 m) |
| Coordinates | -1.2486°, 29.9899° |
| Timezone | Africa/Kampala |
| Country | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| State / Province | Western Region |
| Average Temperature | 70°F (21°C) |
| January Average | 69°F (21°C) |
| July Average | 73°F (23°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 39.5 inches (1,003 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 0.0 inches (0 cm) |
About Kabale
Kabale is a mid-size city in Uganda (Western Region) with a population of 53,200. The city sits at an elevation of 6,007 feet (1,831 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 70°F (21°C). Temperatures range from 69°F in January to 73°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 39.5 inches. The timezone is Africa/Kampala.
Climate in Kabale
Kabale has an average annual temperature of 0°C (32°F). The hottest month is Jan (0°C), the coldest is Jan (0°C). Average annual precipitation is 1032 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 70.4°F |
| 30% above Uganda avg | |
| January Average | 69°F (21°C) |
| July Average | 73°F (23°C) |
| Sunny Days | 354 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 6,007 ft (1,831 m) |
| Area | 269.8 sq mi (698.9 km²) |
| Population Density | 197/sq mi |
| Coordinates | -1.2486°N, 29.9899°W |
| Timezone | Africa/Kampala |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Tsunami History
1 tsunami recorded within 500 km.
| Year | Location | Cause | Max Wave | Deaths | Distance |
| 1938 | NYAMURAGIRA | Astronomical | - | - | 90 km |
Nearby Volcanoes
7 volcanoes within 200 km. Closest: Muhavura (38 km).
| Name | Type | Elevation | Last Eruption | Distance |
| Muhavura | Stratovolcano | 4,103 m (13,461 ft) | Unknown | 38 km |
| Visoke | Stratovolcano | 3,696 m (12,126 ft) | 1957 | 61 km |
| Karisimbi | Stratovolcano | 4,490 m (14,731 ft) | -8050 | 67 km |
| Nyiragongo | Stratovolcano | 3,470 m (11,385 ft) | 2020 | 88 km |
| Nyamuragira | Shield | 3,058 m (10,033 ft) | 2020 | 90 km |
| Bunyaruguru | Maar(s) | 1,554 m (5,098 ft) | Unknown | 117 km |
| Katwe-Kikorongo | Tuff cone(s) | 1,067 m (3,501 ft) | Unknown | 130 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 69°F (21°C) | 3.0 in | |
| February | 61°F (16°C) | 3.6 in | |
| March | 61°F (16°C) | 5.0 in | |
| April | 61°F (16°C) | 6.5 in | Wettest |
| May | 61°F (16°C) | 4.2 in | |
| June | 60°F (15°C) | 1.1 in | Coldest |
| July | 73°F (23°C) | 0.8 in | Warmest, Driest |
| August | 61°F (16°C) | 2.2 in | |
| September | 61°F (16°C) | 4.5 in | |
| October | 61°F (16°C) | 4.8 in | |
| November | 61°F (16°C) | 5.4 in | |
| December | 61°F (16°C) | 4.0 in |
Kabale has a seasonal temperature swing of 14°F / from 60°F in June to 73°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 45.1 inches, with April being the wettest month (6.5") and July the driest (0.8").
Colleges & Universities in Kabale
| Institution | Type | Founded | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Barham university | University | - | , |
| Bishop Barham University College | University | - | , |
| Kabale Institute Of Technology And Applied Science | College | - | , |
| Kabale University Gate | University | - | , |
| Kabale University School of Medicine (KABSOM) | University | - | , |
| Public Health Lab | University | - | Visit → |
Schools in Kabale
179+ public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kabale National Teachers College | - | - | - | - |
| Kigezi Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kigezi High School | - | - | - | - |
| Ainembabazi Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Buhumba Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Rukole Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| University Nursery School | - | - | - | - |
| Amazing Love Nursery & Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Amuja Vocational School | - | - | - | - |
| Bishop Asili Memorial Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Blessed Academy Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Blessed Nursery and Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Bugongi Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Bushuro Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Bushuro Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Butebere Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Canaan High School | - | - | - | - |
| Child Development Centre | - | - | - | - |
| Drucilla Balaba Vocational School | - | - | - | - |
| Green Hill High School | - | - | - | - |
| Hamuganda Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Home Care Preparatory School | - | - | - | - |
| Hornby High School | - | - | - | - |
| International School Of Applied Business Studies | - | - | - | - |
| Junction Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| African College Of Commerce and Technology Kabale | - | - | - | - |
| Kabale Brain Storm High School | - | - | - | - |
| Kabale Brilliant High Secondary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kabale College Of Commerce | - | - | - | - |
| Kabale Institute Of Health Science | - | - | - | - |
| Kabale Integrated Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kabale Nursery Teachers Training Institute | - | - | - | - |
| Kabale Preparatory School | - | - | - | - |
| Kabale Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kabale Secondary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kabale Trinity College | - | - | - | - |
| Kanyankwanzi Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kengoma Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kigata Church Of Uganda | - | - | - | - |
| Kigata Modern Nursery & Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kigata Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kigezi College Butobere | - | - | - | - |
| Kigezi Community Academy Secondary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kigezi Community Academy | - | - | - | - |
| Kigezi Preparatory School | - | - | - | - |
| Kigezi Vocational Institute | - | - | - | - |
| Kikungiri Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kiniogo Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kitibya Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kitumba Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Makanga Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Maria Eldern High School | - | - | - | - |
| Mayumbu Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Millenium Bushuro Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Mugabi Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Mwisi Child Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Mwisi Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Ndorwa Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| New Foundation Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Nyabikoni Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Nyabikoni Secondary School | - | - | - | - |
| Nyabushabi Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Nyakagyera Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Nyakijumba Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Premier Nursery and Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Prestige Vocational Institute | - | - | - | - |
| Rubira Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Rushaki Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Rutooma Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Rwababa Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Andrew's Trust High School | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Francis College Kyanamira | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Francis Kyanamira Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Jude Standard Nursery And Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Maria Goretti Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Maria Goretti Secondary School | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Maria Thereza Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Mary's College | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Paul's Seminary | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Thereza Girls Secondary School | - | - | - | - |
| Taufiq Day And Boarding Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Universal Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| University Nursery & Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Victorious Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kacwekano Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Bufuka Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kagarama Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kagarama Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kakomo Secondary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kasinde Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kifuka Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kijuguta Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kyabahinga Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Lake Bunyonyi Secondary School | - | - | - | - |
| Lake Bunyonyi Vocational School | - | - | - | - |
| Loving Heart Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Mwendo Academy Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Mwendo Nursery Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Mwendo Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Rubona Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Ar High Secondary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kaharo Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kaharo Secondary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kansinga Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kazinga Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kizinga Technical School | - | - | - | - |
| Kyeibale Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Nakigugwe Secondary School | - | - | - | - |
| Nkumbura Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Nyamuryotwe Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Rwiragujo Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Saint John Nakigugwe Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Buhumba Foundation College | - | - | - | - |
| Burimba Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kitooma Annex Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Bugarama Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Buranga Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Karawanda Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kasheregenyi Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Katenga Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Muyebe Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Muyebe Secondary School | - | - | - | - |
| Nyakateete Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Anina Thomas Secondary School | - | - | - | - |
| Bubaare Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Bubaare Secondary School | - | - | - | - |
| Hakishenyi Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kagoye Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kakariisa Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kashaki Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kashenyi Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kasooni Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Katwigi Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kihanga Boys Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kihanga Girl's Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kitagyenda Campus Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kitagyenda Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Mparo Mixed Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Murambo Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Nyabitabo Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Nyakabungo Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Nyamiringa Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Nyamiyaga Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Nyamwerambiko Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Nyamweru Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Nyamweru Secondary School | - | - | - | - |
| Rwamutasa Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Rwere Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Joseph Mparo Senior Secondary School | - | - | - | - |
| Saint Paul Muchani Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Shooko Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Sindi Vocational School | - | - | - | - |
| Courageous Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kakondo Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Mugambisa Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Murambi Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Nyamushungwa Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Bufuka Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kigezi high school staff quarters | - | - | - | - |
| Rushoroza Technical School | - | - | - | - |
| Success Foundation Nursery School | - | - | - | - |
| Kitojo Empowered Girls School | - | - | - | - |
| Wikab day care | - | - | - | - |
| Kikungiri primary school | - | - | - | - |
| Star driving school building | - | - | - | - |
| Kabale Brainstorm High school | - | - | - | - |
| Alisheila Day Care centre | - | - | - | - |
| Canaan high nursery and primary school | - | - | - | - |
| Kabale trinity secondary school | - | - | - | - |
| Bishop Kivengere Girls school,muyebe | - | - | - | - |
| Kigezi Cleverland High School | - | - | - | - |
| African International Christian Ministry Vocational Training College | - | - | - | - |
| Bwama Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Lake Bunyonyi Primary School | - | - | - | - |
| Kabale Preparatory School KPS | - | - | - | - |
| kigezi high school | - | - | - | - |
| Boys dormitories | - | - | - | - |
| Rugarama nursing and midwivery | - | - | - | - |
Radio Stations near Kabale
1 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| kbs (AQ) | kbs | UNKNOWN |
Museums in Kabale
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Museum | ||||
| Kigezi Home of Culture |
Libraries in Kabale
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kabale University Main Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sepi Mukombe Mpambara Public Library | 0.0 | |||||
| University Librarian Office | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Kabale
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biizi Trading centre | |||||
| Butengo trading centre | |||||
| Daily food market | |||||
| Gicuzi Market | |||||
| Gisasa | |||||
| Hanushanje Trading Centre | |||||
| Iryaruhuri Market | |||||
| Kagasha Trading Centre | |||||
| Mwanjari | |||||
| Mwanjari market | |||||
| Mwanjari market gate | |||||
| Nyakagezi trading centre | |||||
| Old Kabale Central Market | |||||
| Owino Market | |||||
| Pineapple Market | |||||
| Sereri Market Center |
Hotels in Kabale
37 hotels within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Restaurants in Kabale
18 restaurants within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in Kabale
9 cafes within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Clinics in Kabale
9 clinics within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Dentists in Kabale
1 dentists within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Bus Stations in Kabale
3 bus stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Kabale
15 gas stations within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Banks in Kabale
9 banks within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Shopping Malls in Kabale
2 shopping malls within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Golf Courses in Kabale
1 golf courses within city radius - OpenStreetMap data
Stadiums & Teams in Kabale
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Airports Near Kabale
15 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Kigali International Airport | KGL | Large Airport |
| Gisenyi Airport | GYI | Medium Airport |
| Savannah Airstrip | KHX | Medium Airport |
| Gabiro Airport | - | Small Airport |
| Ibanda Airport | - | Small Airport |
| Ishasha Airport | - | Small Airport |
| Kabale Airport | - | Small Airport |
| Katale Airport | - | Small Airport |
| Katanda Rusthuru Airport | - | Small Airport |
| Kayonza Airport | - | Small Airport |
| Kisoro Airport | KXO | Small Airport |
| Mbarara Airport | MBQ | Small Airport |
| Ruhengeri Airport | RHG | Small Airport |
| Rutshuru Airport | - | Small Airport |
| Rwindi Airport | - | Small Airport |
Post Offices in Kabale
1 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| Kabale Post Office |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Kabale
18 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| All Saints Church | |
| Bufuka Church of Uganda | |
| Christ the King | |
| Christ The King | |
| Full Gospel Church Kabale | |
| Kigezi Chapel | |
| kikungiri | |
| Kikungiri C.O.U | |
| Kikunguri Church of Uganda | |
| kiniogo church | |
| Kyabahinga Church Of Uganda | |
| Lift up Jesus | |
| Lift Up Jesus Church | |
| Lift up Jesus church ministries | |
| Lift Up Jesus International | |
| Rushoorooza church | |
| St Peter's Cathedral | |
| St Philips Church of Uganda |
Explore Near Kabale
Quick Facts
Things to See Near Kabale
2 places within 15 km
- • Buhumba Viewpoint
- • Lake Bunyonyi
🇺🇬 About Uganda
Public Holidays in Uganda
12 public holidays this year
Frequently Asked Questions About Kabale
What is the population of Kabale?
Kabale has a population of 53,200 residents and is located in Uganda. The population density is 197 people per square mile, spread across 269.8 square miles.
What is the weather like in Kabale?
Kabale enjoys a temperate climate with an average annual temperature of 70°F (21°C). Winter temperatures average 69°F in January, while summers reach an average of 73°F in July. The area receives 354 sunny days per year, well above the national average of 205. Annual rainfall totals 39.5 inches.