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Monthly climate in Butare, Southern Province, Rwanda

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Butare features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 21 °C (71 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (90 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 841 mm (33.1 inches) and receives 157 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Butare enjoys an average of 3735 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 57 minutes to 12 hours 15 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Butare, Southern Province, Rwanda §

The warmest months in Butare are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in April, May and November, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 20 °C (68 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Butare experiences 214 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 Butare, Southern 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 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)
Average high 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average low 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(57°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Butare, Southern Province, Rwanda §

Butare usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 21 rainy days and 122 mm (4.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Butare are June, July and August. On average, 11 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Butare, Southern 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) 73 (2.9) 80 (3.1) 111 (4.4) 155 (6.1) 75 (2.9) 8 (0.3) 3 (0.1) 23 (0.9) 37 (1.5) 90 (3.5) 87 (3.4) 101 (4.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 14 21 24 17 2 0 3 8 17 19 19

Monthly sunshine hours in Butare, Southern Province, Rwanda §

The sunniest months in Butare are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Butare: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 23 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Butare, Southern 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 257 286 313 300 331 321 333 331 318 321 305 312
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 14m 12h 10m 12h 6m 12h 2m 11h 59m 11h 57m 11h 58m 12h 0m 12h 4m 12h 9m 12h 13m 12h 15m

Solar UV radiation in Butare, Southern Province, Rwanda §

Butare 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 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 Butare UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Butare, Southern 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) 14 16 17 16 14 12 12 13 15 13 13 13