Plugs and voltage
Uganda uses Type G sockets. Mains supply is 240 V at 50 Hz.
At 240 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.
Money
UGX Ugandan Shilling UGX
Average in 2025: 1 USD = 3,603 UGX (World Bank). No daily reference rate is published for this currency by the ECB; check a live rate before exchanging.
Price level 37 (US = 100, 2025)
Everyday household prices in Uganda are about 37% of US prices when converted at market exchange rates: cheaper than the median country (50). All countries
Language
- Swahiliofficial75%
- Englishofficial4%
Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).
Time
Uganda is on UTC+3, with no daylight saving time.
Driving
Traffic in Uganda drives on the left, so the steering wheel is on the right. All left-driving countries
Public holidays in the next 12 months
14 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
December 2026
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
January 2027
- New Year's Day
- NRM Liberation Day
February 2027
- Archbishop Janani Luwum Day
March 2027
- Women's Day
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
May 2027
- Labour Day
- Eid al-Adha (estimated)
June 2027
- Uganda Martyrs' Day
- National Heroes' Day
October 2027
- Independence Day
Travel advisories
United Kingdom · FCDO
No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Uganda.
Updated 2026-10-28. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.
Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.
Other practical facts
- Calling code
- +256
- Internet domain
- .ug
- Measurement
- Metric
- Paper size
- A4
- Week starts on
- Monday
- Read more
- Wikipedia
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