Murchison Falls
in Northern Region, Uganda

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
2.277 and 31.689 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 2° 16' 35" and E 31° 41' 20"
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: 06:44 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Africa/Kampala
UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:45 am and 6:56 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-8.829 and -140.081 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Atiheu
References
This place on Wikipedia
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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: 2024-04-25 08:17:04

Delve into Murchison Falls

Murchison Falls in Northern Region is a town located in Uganda about 149 mi (or 240 km) north-west of Kampala, the country's capital town.

Time in Murchison Falls is now 06:44 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Africa / Kampala with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Murchison Falls. The closest airport in Uganda is Kabalega Falls Airport in a distance of 14 mi (or 22 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bulisa, Nwoya, Kiryandongo, Amuru and Masindi. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 80 °F

Morning Temperature 19°C / 66 °F
Evening Temperature 23°C / 74 °F
Night Temperature 19°C / 67 °F
Chance of rainfall 4%
Air Humidity 64%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 85% of sky
General Conditions Moderate rain

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

28°C (82 °F)
20°C (67 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

29°C (83 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, few clouds.

Monday, 29th of April 2024

29°C (84 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, clear sky.

Videos from this area

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UGANDA: UPCOUNTRY (travel movie trailer)

Published: March 19, 2015
Length: 24:35 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: MaxEitzen

Safari in Murchison Falls, Kidepo Valley, and Entebbe in February 2015.


Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda

Published: January 04, 2014
Length: 34:05 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Nick James

Safari and Nile River trip in Murchison Falls National Park on the day before the eclipse.


Murchison falls with rainbow

Published: February 15, 2008
Length: 29:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Code Redsniper

Here the Victoria Nile goes down !


Uganda - Part 1b: Lounge Trip to Murchison Waterfall

Published: January 06, 2012
Length: 42:10 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: erbsl99

24.7.2011 day 3 of our itinerary: In the afternoon we made an exciting boat-trip from the Paara-Lodge to the Murchison Waterfall on Victorya-Nile. Unique Landscape on worlds end. We have...


Wildlife Murchison Falls Uganda

Published: December 16, 2010
Length: 58:10 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Jacky van der Ende

Gamedrive in Murchison.


Getting close to Murchison Falls (2)

Published: December 07, 2007
Length: 05:35 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: lbraverm

About to get off the boat to hike up to the falls.


African Bush Elephants

Published: October 29, 2018
Length: 19:20 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Asante Tour Safaris & Travel Uganda

Did you know? Elephants are incapable of jumping, but these massive mammals can run at a maximum speed of 25 miles (40 km) per hour. Yet even when they ...


Murchison tour, Friends and fun

Published: July 10, 2019
Length: 01:28 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Michael Nuwagaba

friends and fun, Murchison falls, Arua doctors, Arua interns 2019, tour to Murchison falls, journey break moment. caption by Michael Nuwagaba.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Murchison Falls

Murchison Falls, also known as Kabarega Falls, is a waterfall on the Nile. It breaks the Victoria Nile, which flows across northern Uganda from Lake Victoria to Lake Kyoga and then to the north end of Lake Albert in the western branch of the East African Rift. At the top of Murchison Falls, the Nile forces its way through a gap in the rocks, only 7 metres wide, and tumbles 43 metres, then flows westward into Lake Albert.

Located at 2.27731, 31.6833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Waterfalls of Uganda, Nile

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Murchison Falls, Kabarega Falls, KBG