Jinja weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Jinja is expected to be 28°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Jinja, Uganda for more weather parameters.

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:03 on Monday 17th August 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Uganda (Jinja) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Jinja weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Jinja for the next 5 days.

Jinja weather for Monday 17th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Jinja, Uganda with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 61% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 16 kph from the south.

  • 28°C maximum temperature28
    °C maximum temperature
  • 19°C minimum temperature19
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 61% chance of some rain61
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 16 kph from the South16
    kph wind from S

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Jinja weather for Tuesday 18th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Jinja, Uganda with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 32% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 15 kph from the south.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 19°C minimum temperature19
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 32% chance of some rain32
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Moderate heat & humidityM
    moderate heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 15 kph from the South15
    kph wind from S

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Jinja weather for Wednesday 19th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Jinja, Uganda with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 35% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south.

  • 28°C maximum temperature28
    °C maximum temperature
  • 19°C minimum temperature19
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 5 hours of bright sunshine5
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 9 (Very High)9
    UV index (Very High)
  • 35% chance of some rain35
    % chance of some rain
  • 0-2 mm of rainfall expected<2
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the South13
    kph wind from S

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Jinja weather for Thursday 20th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Jinja, Uganda with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 55% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south-west.

  • 27°C maximum temperature27
    °C maximum temperature
  • 19°C minimum temperature19
    °C minimum temperature
  • Isolated thunderstorms
    isolated thunderstorms
  • 6 hours of bright sunshine6
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 8 (Very High)8
    UV index (Very High)
  • 55% chance of some rain55
    % chance of some rain
  • 2-5 mm of rainfall expected<5
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 13 kph from the South-West13
    kph wind from SW

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Jinja weather for Friday 21st August 2026

Expect broken clouds in Jinja, Uganda with a maximum temperature of 29°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 7 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south.

  • 29°C maximum temperature29
    °C maximum temperature
  • 18°C minimum temperature18
    °C minimum temperature
  • Broken clouds
    broken clouds
  • 7 hours of bright sunshine7
    hours of sunshine
  • UV (maximum) index 10 (Very High)10
    UV index (Very High)
  • 0 mm of rainfall expected0
    mm of rainfall expected
  • Low heat & humidityL
    low heat & humidity
  • Gentle breeze of 18 kph from the South18
    kph wind from S

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