Kampala Pollen Count
Kampala, Uganda · Last updated Thursday, November 5, 2026
This page shows the most recent reading available for Kampala — from Thursday, November 5, 2026 (2 days ago) — not today's reading.
Pollen Overview
Today's overall pollen level and the dominant type (trees, weeds, grass, or mold).
Total Pollen Index
The combined pollen level across all types (0–100).
Kampala, Uganda
Grass Index
How active grass pollen is today (0–100).
Kampala, Uganda
Pollen Types
Pick a pollen subtype to update the species forecast
5-Day Kampala Overall Pollen Forecast
Bars are colored by severity (Low/Moderate/High).
Pollen count Kampala residents check each morning
The Kampala pollen count today is 28 (Low). No single plant stands out in today’s readings; the Grass category is the one the index is led by. The full split is tree pollen 19, grass pollen 30, weed pollen 25. Plant-by-plant detail for Kampala, Uganda follows, along with the outlook for the days ahead. Pollen Atlas updated this count on Thursday, November 5, 2026.
A Low band on the Pollen Atlas index means the Total Pollen Index has stayed in the lower part of the 0–100 scale. Readings in this band are built from low individual category values rather than from one large spike, and the category split above matters more than the headline number: a low total can still contain one category, such as grass pollen, reading noticeably higher than the rest, which is why the split is printed on every Kampala page.
Outside its main late-spring and early-summer window, grass pollen usually appears as a small background value rather than the driver of the total. A low grass reading alongside a higher weed or mold value is a typical off-peak pattern. Grass should be read from its own value on this page, not assumed from the calendar: the index reports today’s modelled value, and the modelled value outranks any general seasonal expectation.
To see whether today’s pollen level holds, check the 5-day Kampala pollen forecast below — it is currently holding, with Thursday the highest day in the window.
This is the pollen count Kampala residents check each morning, built from the day’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings.
What is the Kampala pollen count today?
The Kampala pollen count today is 28 out of 100 (Low) on the Pollen Atlas Total Pollen Index, driven mainly by Grass.
Short answer for anyone searching pollen count today Kampala: this page is updated every morning with the day’s modelled reading.
Kampala allergies today
Kampala allergies today are set by the same reading as the pollen count above: the Total Pollen Index is 28 (Low), driven mainly by Grass. When people ask about Kampala allergies, this is the number that answers them — one daily index built from today’s tree, grass, weed and mold readings for Kampala.
Allergies in Kampala follow the Uganda calendar set out below — the chapters, the plants behind them, and the 5-day forecast on this page show whether today is typical for the season or an exception to it. If you are checking allergies today in Kampala before heading outdoors, the split at the top of this page is the part to read: it shows which pollen is doing the work today, not just how high the total sits.
Read the five-day table on this page as the Kampala allergy forecast: today reads 28 (Low), and the day-by-day outlook shows whether Kampala allergies are set to ease or build across the week — the days to plan outdoor time around are the ones where the index steps down, not just today.
In practice, the allergy count Kampala today records is this same combined reading — tree, grass, weed and mold in one index.
The Kampala allergy count today is 28 (Low) — the same Total Pollen Index as the pollen count above, in one combined reading.
Pollen count today Kampala: the 5-day forecast
| Day | Total Pollen Index | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, November 5 | 28 | Low |
| Friday, November 6 | 25 | Low |
| Saturday, November 7 | 20 | Low |
| Sunday, November 8 | 19 | Low |
| Monday, November 9 | 12 | Low |
Pollen Atlas forecasts Kampala’s pollen count to peak on Thursday at 28 (Low) over the next 5 days.
Pollen by type in Kampala
What is driving Kampala’s pollen today
The shape of today’s 28 (Low) is set by grass pollen at 30 (Low on its own scale) — about 41% of the four category readings added together, 5 points clear of the next category, weed pollen at 25. Grass-led totals tend to hold a level for days at a time rather than spike and clear, because grasses pollinate over an extended period. Grass pollen leading in November is a modelled reading, reported as modelled — no regional calendar is asserted for Uganda, and the modelled value outranks any general seasonal expectation.
Plant-level detail is not in today’s feed for Kampala, so the drivers have to be read from the category split above — it shows how much of today’s total each category is actually carrying, and plant detail returns here automatically on any day the feed includes it.
Across the five-day window the Total Pollen Index runs from 12 to 28, never changing band. Today’s 28 sits 7 points above the window’s average of 20.8 — a moving window, worth reading day by day rather than from the average.
Plants affecting Kampala now
Detailed plant-by-plant readings for Kampala were not returned in today\u2019s source data, so this section summarises the pollen types the index above is built from instead of listing individual plants.
Tree pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 19 (Low).
Grass pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 30 (Low).
Weed pollen is one of the categories with a non-zero reading today, at 25 (Low).
In the Global pattern, the plants that shape this city’s year vary with its local climate and vegetation, and no single regional calendar is published for this area — named here as regional context only, not as today\u2019s measurements.
Plant detail returns here automatically on any day the source data includes it.
Every pollen type, with photos and seasons: the pollen directory.
Kampala pollen through the year
Chapter by chapter, the Kampala pollen year runs like this:
- Tree pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, so this page reports the measured readings first and treats any calendar as background only.
- Grass pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, and the measured value outranks any general seasonal expectation.
- Weed pollen seasons vary with local climate and vegetation, and no regional calendar is asserted for this area.
No Uganda allergy season guide is published yet, so this page does not single out signature pollens for Kampala — the calendar above is the Global regional pattern, and the plant detail on this page names what today’s feed actually records.
November in Kampala is reported from its modelled readings, not from a regional calendar — no regional calendar is asserted for Uganda, so the calendar alone explains little today, and the modelled split above carries the story. No Uganda allergy season guide is published yet — this calendar follows the Global regional pattern. See Kampala pollen count rankings and Kampala on the pollen heatmap.
How to read this index
Pollen Atlas reports the Kampala pollen count on a Total Pollen Index from 0 to 100, built from separate tree, grass and weed readings. The total is a summary, not an average of the three: a single strong category can lift it, and three quiet categories can hold it down whatever the month. Index values are a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data, with plant detail by the Google Pollen API. The index is a modelled 0–100 scale, not a measured count, and figures update through the day, so a morning and an evening visit to this page can legitimately show different numbers.
Kampala in today’s national picture
At 28 (Low), Kampala ranks joint 23510th of the 90896 cities Pollen Atlas tracks today — in the middle of the national table. The highest reading in the country today is Serpa, Portugal at 53, and the lowest is Galiakberovo, Russia at 5. The whole table spans 48 points today — a wide-open day, when the top and bottom of the table are effectively in different seasons.
Around Kampala: Bunamwaya, Uganda (8 km away) reads 28 (Low); Kyengera, Uganda (9 km away) reads 26 (Low); Kira, Uganda (11 km away) reads 24 (Low). Kampala reads exactly level with its nearest tracked neighbour today. Across Uganda’s 9 tracked cities, today runs from 13 in Mbarara to 28 in Bunamwaya.
Pollen totals are population numbers; symptoms are personal. The same reading can leave one Kampala resident untouched and floor another, depending on which pollens they are sensitised to. If this pattern finds you every season, allergists in Kampala, Uganda can test whether tree, grass, weed or mold is the category that matters for you — the four readings at the top of this page are the starting point for that conversation.
Kampala in its local area
Kampala is in Kampala District, Central Region, Uganda. Its population is 1,680,600 (GeoNames).
Across Uganda’s 9 tracked cities, Kampala ranks joint 1st today.
Like every Pollen Atlas city page, the Kampala, Uganda pollen count is refreshed each morning.
Nearby cities
- Bunamwaya pollen count (8 km away)
- Kyengera pollen count (9 km away)
- Kira pollen count (11 km away)
- Kasangati pollen count (14 km away)
- Mukono pollen count (20 km away)
- Njeru pollen count (68 km away)
From Pollen Atlas News
See how Kampala ranks in today's pollen count rankings — the worst cities for allergies today
Pollen indexes: a modelled pollen risk index computed by Pollen Atlas from open weather, vegetation and phenology data, calibrated against CDC/NAB season data. Plant detail: Google Pollen API. Index values are modelled, not measured counts. Sources: CDC/NAB; USA-NPN; GBIF (CC BY); ESA WorldCover (CC BY 4.0).