Hike to the Highest Point at Margherita Peak

Rwenzori Mountains National Park

Best Time to Climb the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda

When to visit Rwenzori national park

The Rwenzori Mountains have also got a very short dry season which is between June and August and the other is between December and February. These are also the best time to visit this national park. Though even in the dry season, you can ideally expect rains and these occur less frequently and mostly at night.

The Rwenzoris are also beautiful throughout the year and there is no green season and you should also not assume that wet season will be the best time to travel in case you are interested in botany.

The change from dry to wet season will doesn’t bring any dramatic changes to the fauna and flora of the range, the only thing that doesn’t change usually is the depths of the bog that you pass through.

The weather in the Rwenzoris is so wet and the peaks masked in mist most times. Even though this makes the wild rime formations on the higher summits as well as glaciers, this can also make hiking and route finding difficult.

All over the world, there is a band of air rising near the equator which leads to heavy rains which is known as the inter topical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). This is also called the doldrums. In June, this moves and migrates north wards that gives India and the Himalaya its monsoon season.

And in December, it’s in the southern hemisphere that gives heavy rains to the northern Australia and in such places. More so during the spring and the fall, the zone of heavy rainfall goes over the equator.

Since the rwenzoris are so equatorial, fall and spring are bad time of visiting! In January and February, there is always the dry NE Monsoon and in June and July, there is the drier SE Monsoon. There are also considered to be the best months to visit.

Even though the rain and snow in this time are not so heavy or long lasting and the days are fine for the back packing and those moving around the peaks.

In case you are planning a peak climb, it’s good to do so in the morning. And the best weather is between the hours of 2:00 am and about 8:00am when the mist and the clouds are veiling the peaks.

More so, if you want to ski on the Stanley plateau, you might take a trip right at the changes between the dry and wet seasons, since later on during the dry season, the glaciers might be just bare ice in most of the places.

Attractions to See

Rwenzori Mountains National Park is exceptional to explore as you Climb the majestic Mountain Rwenzori in Uganda. The Attractions you see in the Park offer you amazing adventures and these include; Snow-capped Peaks Mount Stanley, Mount Speke, Mount Baker, Margherita Peak, savannah to afro-alpine moorland, giant heather, groundsel, lobelia, Glacier-fed Lakes & Rivers.