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Monthly climate in Byumba, Rwanda

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Byumba features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 18 °C (65 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (83 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1600 mm (63.0 inches) and receives 204 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Byumba enjoys an average of 3765 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 1 minutes to 12 hours 12 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Byumba, Rwanda §

The warmest months in Byumba are February, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 19 °C (66 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in April, May and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 18 to 18 °C (65 - 65 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Byumba experiences 40 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 Byumba, 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 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)
Average high 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Byumba, Rwanda §

Byumba usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 23 rainy days and 210 mm (8.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Byumba are June, July and August. On average, 37 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Byumba, 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) 113 (4.5) 146 (5.7) 211 (8.3) 241 (9.5) 146 (5.7) 28 (1.1) 13 (0.5) 71 (2.8) 116 (4.6) 169 (6.7) 168 (6.6) 178 (7.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 15 17 23 27 22 5 2 9 17 23 23 21

Monthly sunshine hours in Byumba, Rwanda §

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

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Byumba, 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 265 296 321 306 332 314 327 326 317 326 310 320
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 11m 12h 8m 12h 6m 12h 3m 12h 1m 12h 1m 12h 1m 12h 2m 12h 5m 12h 7m 12h 10m 12h 12m

Solar UV radiation in Byumba, Rwanda §

Byumba experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 17, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and November 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 Byumba UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Byumba, 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 17 16 14 12 12 13 14 14 13 13