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Monthly climate in Musanze, Northern Province, Rwanda

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Musanze features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (64 °F) and 18 °C (65 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 27 °C (81 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1910 mm (75.2 inches) and receives 225 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Musanze enjoys an average of 3685 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 12 hours 1 minutes to 12 hours 11 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Musanze, Northern Province, Rwanda §

The warmest months in Musanze are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 18 °C (64 - 65 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in April, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 17 °C (64 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Musanze experiences 4 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 Musanze, Northern Province, 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 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Average high 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Daily mean 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)
Average low 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Musanze, Northern Province, Rwanda §

Musanze usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 26 rainy days and 240 mm (9.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Musanze are June, July and August. On average, 50 mm (2.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Musanze, Northern Province, 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) 164 (6.5) 194 (7.6) 243 (9.6) 238 (9.4) 103 (4.1) 34 (1.3) 25 (1.0) 90 (3.6) 145 (5.7) 210 (8.3) 228 (9.0) 238 (9.4)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 16 19 26 28 21 5 4 13 19 25 24 25

Monthly sunshine hours in Musanze, Northern Province, Rwanda §

The sunniest months in Musanze are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 34 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Musanze: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 22 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Musanze, Northern Province, 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 259 285 312 299 327 317 331 323 306 310 298 312
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 11m 12h 8m 12h 6m 12h 3m 12h 2m 12h 1m 12h 1m 12h 3m 12h 5m 12h 7m 12h 10m 12h 11m

Solar UV radiation in Musanze, Northern Province, Rwanda §

Musanze 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 Musanze UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Musanze, Northern Province, 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 14