Gorilla trekking Uganda weather – Best weather for gorilla trekking – Gorilla trekking weather Bwindi impenetrable forest – Gorilla trekking weather in Uganda and Rwanda
Gorilla trekking Uganda weather, most of the clients/travelers before they confirm their gorilla trekking safaris in Uganda, they derive a lot of questions and one of them is about gorilla trekking Uganda weather, some do mean Uganda in general and others Bwindi impenetrable National Park and Mgahinga National Park in particular.
Bwindi forest has a tropical climate, so it is a tropical rain forest where rain can drop any time of the day. The average temperatures range from 7-20C to 20-27C and the forest receives up to 2390MM of rain per year. Bindi is always cold in the morning, evenings and nights, so never forget warm clothes when coming to Uganda for gorilla trekking. The rainy months are march to May and September to November though in Bwindi it can rain at any time of the day, The rainy season is the low season and this when the number of tourists lower down, due to rains, even if it rains, it does not stop the activity of Gorilla trekking that’s why proper dressing code is advised.
The altitude of the park is 2000 to 3000 above seas level and as stated above, since the park is close to the equator, it can receive rain when you less expect it, so the park is never dry and always take into consideration, the dressing code.
Gorilla trekking Uganda weather and climate, so during the wet seasons, of course the rains wet the terrain and trails become slippery but we always advise our clients to use waking sticks and porters as they can help you with support and porters can give you a pull or push during the trek.
During the wet season, even the roads going to Bwindi impenetrable National Park from the main tarmac roads are tough and rough because they are loose surface roads but with our 4×4 safari cars, we can easily access Bwindi impenetrable National park and gorilla trekking is always successful.
