Rwenzori Mountains
IUCN IINational Park · 1991
994 km²
Commune · UGA
Kyarumba
Uganda
AwTropical, savannah(42 %)
Species observed
64
Observations
101
Area
67km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
64 distinct species · 101 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,3°C
Annual rain
2 470mm
Warmest m°
24,7°C
Coldest m°
14,7°C
Elevation: 1 612 m on average (min 1 212 m, max 2 196 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,3°C
Annual rain
2 470mm
Warmest month
24,7°C
Coldest month
14,7°C
Mean alt.
1 612m
Min
1 212m
Max
2 196m
Std. dev.
261m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(42 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
60,9g/kg
Clay
39,0%
Sand
34,1%
Silt
26,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Bukonjo
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
79,6g/kg
Clay
38,5%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
27,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
59,8g/kg
Clay
38,9%
Sand
34,2%
Silt
26,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,6
Org. C
43,2g/kg
Clay
39,4%
Sand
34,0%
Silt
26,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest13.6%
Crops52.2%
Built-up2.9%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)31.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
15,3km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
2
Max drainage
740km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 169mm/an
Mean T°
19,9°C
Moisture idx
-0,25
Mean runoff
158mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 527m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
6hab/km²
Built-up
288,9%
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