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Monthly climate in Kigali, Rwanda

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kigali features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 22 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1075 mm (42.3 inches) and receives 177 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kigali enjoys an average of 3769 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 0 minutes to 12 hours 13 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kigali, Rwanda §

The warmest months in Kigali are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in April, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 20 °C (68 - 69 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kigali experiences 231 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kigali, Rwanda.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kigali, Rwanda §

Kigali usually has the most precipitation in March, April and October, with an average of 22 rainy days and 146 mm (5.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kigali are June, July and August. On average, 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kigali, Rwanda.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 79 (3.1) 87 (3.4) 138 (5.4) 173 (6.8) 112 (4.4) 14 (0.5) 5 (0.2) 41 (1.6) 67 (2.6) 129 (5.1) 128 (5.0) 104 (4.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 17 23 26 20 1 0 6 10 19 22 19

Monthly sunshine hours in Kigali, Rwanda §

The sunniest months in Kigali are May, August and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 38 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kigali: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 37 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kigali, Rwanda.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 263 297 321 306 333 313 326 328 319 328 312 319
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 12m 12h 9m 12h 6m 12h 3m 12h 0m 12h 0m 12h 0m 12h 2m 12h 5m 12h 8m 12h 11m 12h 13m

Solar UV radiation in Kigali, Rwanda §

Kigali experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and October are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kigali UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kigali, Rwanda.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 15 16 16 15 14 12 12 13 14 13 13 13