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Monthly climate in Gisenyi, Western Province, Rwanda

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gisenyi features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 19 °C (66 °F) and 19 °C (67 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 24 °C (75 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2534 mm (99.8 inches) and receives 281 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gisenyi enjoys an average of 3541 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 Gisenyi, Western Province, Rwanda §

The warmest months in Gisenyi are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 19 °C (67 - 67 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 19 to 19 °C (66 - 66 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gisenyi experiences 0 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 Gisenyi, Western 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 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean maximum 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Average high 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)
Daily mean 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Average low 17°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 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
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gisenyi, Western Province, Rwanda §

Gisenyi usually has the most precipitation in October, November and December, with an average of 29 rainy days and 328 mm (12.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gisenyi are June, July and August. On average, 82 mm (3.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gisenyi, Western 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) 184 (7.2) 224 (8.8) 287 (11.3) 257 (10.1) 163 (6.4) 93 (3.7) 45 (1.8) 108 (4.2) 190 (7.5) 300 (11.8) 353 (13.9) 331 (13.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 22 25 29 29 23 15 10 16 25 29 28 30

Monthly sunshine hours in Gisenyi, Western Province, Rwanda §

The sunniest months in Gisenyi are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gisenyi: January, February and November receive an average of 8 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gisenyi, Western 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 251 270 296 285 315 313 330 315 291 287 282 299
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 11m 12h 9m 12h 6m 12h 3m 12h 1m 12h 1m 12h 1m 12h 2m 12h 5m 12h 7m 12h 10m 12h 12m

Solar UV radiation in Gisenyi, Western Province, Rwanda §

Gisenyi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 16 - 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 Gisenyi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gisenyi, Western 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 16 16 14 12 11 13 14 13 13 13