Kampala

Kampala, Uganda, scores 40 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #272 of 309 destinations. 24 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 74% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 40
• OECD: 53
• UN Tourism: 47
• UNDRR: 43

Travel advisory at the highest level (do not travel): the CIRA score is capped at 40. Without the cap: 55.

Strongest

• Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 8.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 1 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Knight Frank Uganda, The Kampala Property Market Performance Review H2 2024, H2 2024). At or below 3: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Travel advisory: 4 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Above 3: grade 0/4.
• Country disaster risk: 6.7 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Above 6.5: grade 0/4.
• Income per head: 3,488 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 65

• Nights in the three busiest months: not measured yet
• Domestic share of nights: 62.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA), Uganda Tourism Satellite Account Report 2025, 2023). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 34 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (Uganda), Statistical Abstract 2025, 2024). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 89.2 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA) - Tourism Performance Statistics 2024, 2024). Between 80 and 90: grade 1/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 8.7 nights per visitor (country figure) (Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA) - Tourism Trends and Statistics Report 2024 / Statistical Abstract 2025, 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 68.3 % average annual occupancy (Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA) - Statistical Abstract 2025, Jan–Sep 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 13

• Jobs in tourism industries: not measured yet
• Unemployment rate: 12.1 % of the labour force (Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), Uganda National Household Survey Report 2023/24, 2023/24). Between 12 and 18: grade 1/4. Source
• Income per head: 3,488 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 55

• Extreme heat days: 0 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 8.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4. Source
• Flood hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 6.7 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Above 6.5: grade 0/4. Source

Water and environment: 44

• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 44 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Investigator News / Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), 2025). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 365 kg per resident per year (Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), 2024). Between 350 and 450: grade 3/4. Source
• Green space: 13 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (SWARA Magazine / Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Tree Audit, 2021). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4. Source

Community and housing: 100

• Tourism intensity: 0.6 visitor nights per resident per year (country figure) (Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA), Uganda Tourism Satellite Account Report 2025 / 2024 National Population Census, 2023). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 1 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Knight Frank Uganda, The Kampala Property Market Performance Review H2 2024, H2 2024). At or below 3: grade 4/4. Source
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 29

• Access redundancy: 1 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Ministry of Works and Transport (Uganda), 2024–2026). Between 1 and 2: grade 1/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) & Envirospatio, 2024–2025). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities (MTWA), 2024–2026). Grade 1/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 34.4 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 20 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 4 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Above 3: grade 0/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Parliament of Uganda & Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, 2024–2026). Grade 1/4. Source

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