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Monthly climate in Gikongoro, Southern Province, Rwanda

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gikongoro features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 17 °C (64 °F) and 18 °C (66 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 28 °C (82 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1658 mm (65.3 inches) and receives 209 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gikongoro enjoys an average of 3735 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 58 minutes to 12 hours 14 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gikongoro, Southern Province, Rwanda §

The warmest months in Gikongoro are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 18 °C (65 - 66 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in April, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 17 to 18 °C (64 - 64 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gikongoro experiences 28 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 Gikongoro, 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 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Mean maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average high 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°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
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Average low 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)
Minimum 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gikongoro, Southern Province, Rwanda §

Gikongoro 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 Gikongoro are June, July and August. On average, 27 mm (1.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gikongoro, 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) 179 (7.1) 193 (7.6) 217 (8.6) 273 (10.8) 106 (4.2) 24 (0.9) 10 (0.4) 48 (1.9) 71 (2.8) 146 (5.8) 161 (6.4) 228 (9.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 20 26 28 20 4 2 8 12 21 23 25

Monthly sunshine hours in Gikongoro, Southern Province, Rwanda §

The sunniest months in Gikongoro are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gikongoro: 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 Gikongoro, 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 13m 12h 10m 12h 6m 12h 2m 11h 59m 11h 58m 11h 58m 12h 1m 12h 4m 12h 9m 12h 12m 12h 14m

Solar UV radiation in Gikongoro, Southern Province, Rwanda §

Gikongoro 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 Gikongoro UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gikongoro, 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