Gihora, Northern, Rwanda Climate

Weather: 24.56°C/76.21°F, Wind SW at 2.22 km/h, 82% Humidity, 0.65% Chance of rain

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Gihora Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 1765.84 meters (5793.44 feet) above sea level, Gihora has a Marine west coast, warm summer climate (Classification: Cfb). The district’s yearly temperature is 15.8ºC (60.44ºF) and it is -4.64% lower than Rwanda’s averages. Gihora typically receives about 499.88 millimeters (19.68 inches) of precipitation and has 315.85 rainy days (86.53% of the time) annually.

CountryRwanda
CityNorthern
Longitude29.8815203
Latitude-1.656166
Attitude/Elevation1765.84m (5793.44ft)
Local timeFriday 23:24
Annual high temperature18.22ºC (64.8ºF)
Annual low temperature10.24ºC (50.43ºF)
Average annual precip.499.88mm (19.68in)
Warmest monthAugust (19.47ºC / 67.05ºF)
Coldest MonthJanuary (9.27ºC / 48.69ºF)
Wettest MonthOctober (785.38mm / 30.92in)
Driest MonthJuly (151.07mm / 5.95in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)315.85 days (86.53%)
Days with no rain49.14999999999998 days (13.47%)
Humidity81.74%

Climate Gihora: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)23.38(74.08)24.35(75.83)24.35(75.83)24.35(75.83)21.43(70.57)22.4(72.32)22.4(72.32)25.32(77.58)26.3(79.34)23.38(74.08)21.43(70.57)25.32(77.58)26.3(79.34)
Average high °C (°F)18.29(64.92)18.75(65.75)18.59(65.46)18.26(64.87)17.83(64.09)17.84(64.11)18.87(65.97)19.47(67.05)18.74(65.73)17.85(64.13)17.01(62.62)17.16(62.89)18.22(64.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)15.85(60.53)16.41(61.54)16.25(61.25)15.96(60.73)15.21(59.38)14.98(58.96)15.91(60.64)16.51(61.72)16.36(61.45)15.88(60.58)15.16(59.29)15.08(59.14)15.8(60.44)
Average low °C (°F)9.27(48.69)9.87(49.77)10.05(50.09)11.17(52.11)10.86(51.55)9.79(49.62)10.14(50.25)10.59(51.06)11.2(52.16)10.61(51.1)9.87(49.77)9.39(48.9)10.24(50.43)
Record low °C (°F)3.9(39.02)4.87(40.77)4.87(40.77)5.84(42.51)4.87(40.77)4.87(40.77)4.87(40.77)6.82(44.28)6.82(44.28)4.87(40.77)4.87(40.77)3.9(39.02)3.9(39.02)
Average precipitation mm (inches)283.71(11.17)414.08(16.3)639.38(25.17)723.51(28.48)573.37(22.57)305.79(12.04)151.07(5.95)285.24(11.23)618.05(24.33)785.38(30.92)748.08(29.45)471.07(18.55)499.9(19.68)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)23.0323.4629.5729.0429.1326.2119.4820.9927.1829.7629.2228.7826.32
Average relative humidity (%)77.3978.1383.6488.9990.3785.1872.7170.5177.5383.6888.0284.7281.74
Mean monthly sunshine hours10.9210.499.9210.08.4610.2710.6110.8510.639.859.2810.9410.19

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Gihora in recent years.

Gihora

Gihora Temperature by Month

August
16.51°C | 61.72°F
February
16.41°C | 61.54°F
September
16.36°C | 61.45°F
March
16.25°C | 61.25°F
April
15.96°C | 60.73°F
July
15.91°C | 60.64°F
October
15.88°C | 60.58°F
January
15.85°C | 60.53°F
May
15.21°C | 59.38°F
November
15.16°C | 59.29°F
December
15.08°C | 59.14°F
June
14.98°C | 58.96°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature19.48°C (67.06°F)17.47°C (63.45°F)14.61°C (58.3°F)
Avg Temperature16.56°C (61.81°F)14.74°C (58.53°F)13.64°C (56.55°F)
Min Temperature10.71°C (51.28°F)8.57°C (47.43°F)7.79°C (46.02°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point12.66°C (54.79°F)10.97°C (51.75°F)9.74°C (49.53°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation57.76mm | 2.27in25.37mm | 1.0in0.97mm | 0.04in761.18mm | 29.97in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind4.87kmh | 3.03mph4.09kmh | 2.54mph2.92kmh | 1.81mph
Gust Wind7.79kmh | 4.84mph6.17kmh | 3.83mph3.9kmh | 2.42mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure57.76mb25.37mb0.97mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
September° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2018-09-0116.56 | 61.819.74 | 49.53723.9 | 2.4229.17 | 987.640.97 | 0.04
2018-09-0214.61 | 58.39.74 | 49.53774.87 | 3.0329.17 | 987.644.68 | 0.18
2018-09-0314.61 | 58.311.69 | 53.04832.92 | 1.8129.14 | 986.667.3 | 0.29
2018-09-0413.64 | 56.5510.71 | 51.28833.9 | 2.4229.19 | 988.6120.55 | 0.81
2018-09-0514.61 | 58.310.71 | 51.28854.87 | 3.0329.19 | 988.6127.08 | 1.07
2018-09-0614.61 | 58.310.71 | 51.28853.9 | 2.4229.17 | 987.6429.9 | 1.18
2018-09-0714.61 | 58.310.71 | 51.28834.87 | 3.0329.14 | 986.6628.54 | 1.12
2018-09-0814.61 | 58.310.71 | 51.28832.92 | 1.8129.17 | 987.6435.26 | 1.39
2018-09-0914.61 | 58.311.69 | 53.04853.9 | 2.4229.17 | 987.6457.76 | 2.27
2018-09-1014.61 | 58.311.69 | 53.04842.92 | 1.8129.17 | 987.6440.52 | 1.6
2018-09-1114.61 | 58.311.69 | 53.04863.9 | 2.4229.17 | 987.6446.36 | 1.83
2018-09-1214.61 | 58.310.71 | 51.28844.87 | 3.0329.19 | 988.6124.25 | 0.95
2018-09-1314.61 | 58.310.71 | 51.28853.9 | 2.4229.19 | 988.6119.38 | 0.76
2018-09-1414.61 | 58.310.71 | 51.28822.92 | 1.8129.19 | 988.6118.12 | 0.71
2018-09-1514.61 | 58.310.71 | 51.28813.9 | 2.4229.17 | 987.6425.32 | 1.0
2018-09-1615.58 | 60.0410.71 | 51.28803.9 | 2.4229.17 | 987.6427.56 | 1.09
2018-09-1715.58 | 60.0410.71 | 51.28772.92 | 1.8129.14 | 986.6610.13 | 0.4
2018-09-1814.61 | 58.310.71 | 51.28813.9 | 2.4229.14 | 986.6620.06 | 0.79
2018-09-1915.58 | 60.049.74 | 49.53754.87 | 3.0329.17 | 987.6414.8 | 0.58
2018-09-2014.61 | 58.311.69 | 53.04863.9 | 2.4229.17 | 987.6431.66 | 1.25
2018-09-2114.61 | 58.310.71 | 51.28843.9 | 2.4229.14 | 986.6630.88 | 1.22
2018-09-2213.64 | 56.5510.71 | 51.28853.9 | 2.4229.14 | 986.6630.19 | 1.19
2018-09-2313.64 | 56.5510.71 | 51.28873.9 | 2.4229.14 | 986.6631.27 | 1.23
2018-09-2415.58 | 60.0411.69 | 53.04804.87 | 3.0329.17 | 987.6418.51 | 0.73
2018-09-2514.61 | 58.310.71 | 51.28824.87 | 3.0329.17 | 987.6412.66 | 0.5
2018-09-2615.58 | 60.0410.71 | 51.28804.87 | 3.0329.17 | 987.6418.12 | 0.71
2018-09-2715.58 | 60.0411.69 | 53.04834.87 | 3.0329.14 | 986.6629.12 | 1.15
2018-09-2813.64 | 56.5511.69 | 53.04903.9 | 2.4229.14 | 986.6636.82 | 1.45
2018-09-2913.64 | 56.5511.69 | 53.04894.87 | 3.0329.17 | 987.6444.51 | 1.75
2018-09-3015.58 | 60.0412.66 | 54.79844.87 | 3.0329.17 | 987.6418.9 | 0.74

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