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Kenyan Shilling (KES) to Ugandan Shilling (UGX)

Convert Kenyan shillings to Ugandan shillings at the live mid-market rate. Reverse: UGX to KES

1 Kenyan Shilling =

31 UGX −0.03% today

1 KES = 30.5911 UGX · 1 UGX = 0.0326892 KES

Mid-market rate, updated 05:22 UTC. Paid plans update as often as every 60 seconds. Get KES→UGX rates via API

KES to UGX over the last year

28.0030.00Nov ’25Jan ’26Mar ’26May ’26Jul ’26Sep ’26
52-week high
30.861
52-week low
26.508
52-week average
28.387
Change over the year
+14.36%

Conversion tables

KES to UGX
KES UGX
1 KES 31 UGX
10 KES 306 UGX
100 KES 3,059 UGX
1,000 KES 30,591 UGX
10,000 KES 305,911 UGX
50,000 KES 1,529,557 UGX
100,000 KES 3,059,114 UGX
UGX to KES
UGX KES
1 UGX 0.03269 KES
10 UGX 0.3269 KES
100 UGX 3.27 KES
1,000 UGX 32.69 KES
10,000 UGX 326.89 KES
50,000 UGX 1,634.46 KES
100,000 UGX 3,268.92 KES

Get KES→UGX rates via API

The live rate, the rate on any past day or a whole range, for UGX and 170+ other currencies, as JSON. Free plan included. See the exchange rate API.

Get a free API key API documentation 
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/latest \
  -G -d base_currency=KES -d currencies=UGX \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

# the rate on a past day
curl https://api.currencyapi.com/v3/historical \
  -G -d base_currency=KES -d currencies=UGX \
  -d date=2025-10-04 \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY"

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Questions about KES to UGX

How much is 1 KES in UGX?

1 Kenyan Shilling is 30.5911 Ugandan shillings at the mid-market rate of 4 October 2026, 05:22 UTC, and 1 UGX is 0.0326892 KES.

What was the KES to UGX rate over the last year?

Over the last 52 weeks 1 KES ranged from 26.5082 to 30.8611 UGX, 28.3866 UGX on average.

Which exchange rate is this?

The mid-market rate: the midpoint between what currency markets pay and ask for KES/UGX, without the margin a bank or card issuer adds, so the rate you are charged is usually a little worse.