Rwenzori Mountains
IUCN IINational Park · 1991
994 km²
Subdivision · UGA
Bukara
Uganda
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(54 %)
Species observed
50
Observations
77
Area
83,6km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
50 distinct species · 77 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
12,9°C
Annual rain
2 567mm
Warmest m°
18,9°C
Coldest m°
8,2°C
Elevation: 2 614 m on average (min 1 527 m, max 3 808 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
12,9°C
Annual rain
2 567mm
Warmest month
18,9°C
Coldest month
8,2°C
Mean alt.
2 614m
Min
1 527m
Max
3 808m
Std. dev.
699m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CfbTemperate, no dry season, warm summer(54 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
83,8g/kg
Clay
37,9%
Sand
32,5%
Silt
29,6%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Bunyangabu
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
109,5g/kg
Clay
37,6%
Sand
32,4%
Silt
30,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
81,4g/kg
Clay
38,1%
Sand
32,5%
Silt
29,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,3
Org. C
60,7g/kg
Clay
38,0%
Sand
32,6%
Silt
29,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest34.5%
Crops22.6%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)42.0%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
5,8km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
2 589km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 272mm/an
Mean T°
19,6°C
Moisture idx
-0,19
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
137mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 564m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Built-up
84,1%
Pesticides
0,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN II · 1IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Rwenzori Mountains National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 1994
994 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN