Rwanda climate guide

Temperature in Rwanda (°C)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max temperature (daytime)
26°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Rwanda (Kigali)26
26°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Rwanda (Kigali)26
26°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Rwanda (Kigali)26
25°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Rwanda (Kigali)25
25°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Rwanda (Kigali)25
26°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Rwanda (Kigali)26
26°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Rwanda (Kigali)26
26°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Rwanda (Kigali)26
26°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Rwanda (Kigali)26
26°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Rwanda (Kigali)26
25°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Rwanda (Kigali)25
25°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Rwanda (Kigali)25
Min temperature (night-time)
13°C minimum night-time temperature in January in Rwanda (Kigali)13
13°C minimum night-time temperature in February in Rwanda (Kigali)13
13°C minimum night-time temperature in March in Rwanda (Kigali)13
14°C minimum night-time temperature in April in Rwanda (Kigali)14
13°C minimum night-time temperature in May in Rwanda (Kigali)13
12°C minimum night-time temperature in June in Rwanda (Kigali)12
12°C minimum night-time temperature in July in Rwanda (Kigali)12
13°C minimum night-time temperature in August in Rwanda (Kigali)13
13°C minimum night-time temperature in September in Rwanda (Kigali)13
13°C minimum night-time temperature in October in Rwanda (Kigali)13
13°C minimum night-time temperature in November in Rwanda (Kigali)13
13°C minimum night-time temperature in December in Rwanda (Kigali)13

Sunshine & Daylight in Rwanda

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily hours of sunshine
Daily hours of daylight
12 hours of daylight per day in January in Rwanda (Kigali)12
12 hours of daylight per day in February in Rwanda (Kigali)12
12 hours of daylight per day in March in Rwanda (Kigali)12
12 hours of daylight per day in April in Rwanda (Kigali)12
12 hours of daylight per day in May in Rwanda (Kigali)12
12 hours of daylight per day in June in Rwanda (Kigali)12
12 hours of daylight per day in July in Rwanda (Kigali)12
12 hours of daylight per day in August in Rwanda (Kigali)12
12 hours of daylight per day in September in Rwanda (Kigali)12
12 hours of daylight per day in October in Rwanda (Kigali)12
12 hours of daylight per day in November in Rwanda (Kigali)12
12 hours of daylight per day in December in Rwanda (Kigali)12

Rainfall in Rwanda

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Number of days with some rain
17 days with some rainfall in January in Rwanda (Kigali)17
17 days with some rainfall in February in Rwanda (Kigali)17
20 days with some rainfall in March in Rwanda (Kigali)20
23 days with some rainfall in April in Rwanda (Kigali)23
17 days with some rainfall in May in Rwanda (Kigali)17
6 days with some rainfall in June in Rwanda (Kigali)6
5 days with some rainfall in July in Rwanda (Kigali)5
7 days with some rainfall in August in Rwanda (Kigali)7
13 days with some rainfall in September in Rwanda (Kigali)13
19 days with some rainfall in October in Rwanda (Kigali)19
23 days with some rainfall in November in Rwanda (Kigali)23
20 days with some rainfall in December in Rwanda (Kigali)20
Average monthly rainfall (mm)
75 mm monthly rainfall in January in Rwanda (Kigali)75
102 mm monthly rainfall in February in Rwanda (Kigali)102
118 mm monthly rainfall in March in Rwanda (Kigali)118
186 mm monthly rainfall in April in Rwanda (Kigali)186
107 mm monthly rainfall in May in Rwanda (Kigali)107
23 mm monthly rainfall in June in Rwanda (Kigali)23
9 mm monthly rainfall in July in Rwanda (Kigali)9
35 mm monthly rainfall in August in Rwanda (Kigali)35
90 mm monthly rainfall in September in Rwanda (Kigali)90
109 mm monthly rainfall in October in Rwanda (Kigali)109
140 mm monthly rainfall in November in Rwanda (Kigali)140
101 mm monthly rainfall in December in Rwanda (Kigali)101

More climate for Rwanda

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (Maximum)
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in January in Rwanda (Kigali)11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in February in Rwanda (Kigali)11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in March in Rwanda (Kigali)11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in April in Rwanda (Kigali)11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in May in Rwanda (Kigali)11
UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme) in June in Rwanda (Kigali)11
UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme) in July in Rwanda (Kigali)11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in August in Rwanda (Kigali)11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in September in Rwanda (Kigali)11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in October in Rwanda (Kigali)11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in November in Rwanda (Kigali)11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in December in Rwanda (Kigali)11
Heat & Humidity
Low heat & humidity in January in Rwanda (Kigali)L
Low heat & humidity in February in Rwanda (Kigali)L
Low heat & humidity in March in Rwanda (Kigali)L
Low heat & humidity in April in Rwanda (Kigali)L
Low heat & humidity in May in Rwanda (Kigali)L
Low heat & humidity in June in Rwanda (Kigali)L
Low heat & humidity in July in Rwanda (Kigali)L
Low heat & humidity in August in Rwanda (Kigali)L
Low heat & humidity in September in Rwanda (Kigali)L
Low heat & humidity in October in Rwanda (Kigali)L
Low heat & humidity in November in Rwanda (Kigali)L
Low heat & humidity in December in Rwanda (Kigali)L

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

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