Masaka
in Mpigi District of Central Region, Uganda

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
0.082 and 32.243 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 0° 4' 54" and E 32° 14' 34"
Currency and Currency Code:
Shilling - UGX
Spoken languages:
English, Ganda, Swahili, Arabic
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 11:41 AM (Tuesday)
Timezone: Africa/Kampala
UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:43 am and 6:51 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
1.983 and -157.365 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Banana Village
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Uganda in Eastern Africa

Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Uganda.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Uganda. Last Update: 2024-05-14 08:25:02

Discover Masaka

Masaka in Mpigi District (Central Region) is a city in Uganda about 28 mi (or 46 km) south-west of Kampala, the country's capital city.

Local time in Masaka is now 11:41 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Kampala with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Masaka. The closest airport in Uganda is Entebbe International Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 23 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi in a distance of 28 mi (or 45 km), North-East. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mpigi, Gombe, Kanoni, Wakiso and Kalangala. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 78 °F

Morning Temperature 24°C / 74 °F
Evening Temperature 24°C / 76 °F
Night Temperature 24°C / 75 °F
Chance of rainfall 2%
Air Humidity 66%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 66% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Wednesday, 15th of May 2024

26°C (78 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 16th of May 2024

26°C (79 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.

Friday, 17th of May 2024

26°C (78 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Birds of Uganda - Shoebill

Published: January 07, 2015
Length: 47:40 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: DOFBirdLife

What an amazing bird you get here! From Mabamba Swamp, Uganda, you learn a little about this unique and tall bird with the head decapitating beek! Danish biologist, Thomas Lehmberg, gives...


Woensdag 11 juli Stephen zingen bus

Published: July 23, 2007
Length: 04:50 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Anneke1611

Met Oegandese Pabo-studenten in de bus zingen.


Shoebill (Bird) hunting and catching Fish (Uganda, Mabamba, 2009)

Published: August 25, 2013
Length: 03:11 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Trudy en Richard

The Shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) also known as Whalehead or Shoe-billed Stork. Seen in Mabamba Bay (Uganda) in August/September 2009. The Shoebill was hunting, had a kill, a large fish, to big...


Uganda Part 12: Mabamba wetland next to Lake Victoria

Published: January 07, 2012
Length: 55:16 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: erbsl99

5.8.2011 day 15 of our itinerary: From Entebbe we drove to the Mabamba swamp on Lake Viktoria. This offers the great opportunity to watch the rare and shy shoebill stork. Actually we saw two...


Uganda 4 - Rafting the Nile River

Published: December 30, 2009
Length: 45:24 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: John Charles Meyer

Rafting the Nile with Vegas and Gattorn.


My trip to mabamba Island. Home of the shoebill.

Published: June 22, 2019
Length: 18:50 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Awesome lori

traveldiaries. #MARABUTOURS.


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