Kigali, Southern, Rwanda Climate

Weather: 17.14°C/62.85°F, Wind SW at 0 km/h, 100% Humidity, 1.34% Chance of rain

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Kigali Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 1514.96 meters (4970.34 feet) above sea level, Kigali has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The district’s yearly temperature is 20.99ºC (69.78ºF) and it is 0.55% higher than Rwanda’s averages. Kigali typically receives about 275.6 millimeters (10.85 inches) of precipitation and has 292.91 rainy days (80.25% of the time) annually.

CountryRwanda
CitySouthern
Longitude30.0618851
Latitude-1.9440727
Attitude/Elevation1514.96m (4970.34ft)
Local timeFriday 20:45
Annual high temperature23.93ºC (75.07ºF)
Annual low temperature14.93ºC (58.87ºF)
Average annual precip.275.6mm (10.85in)
Warmest monthAugust (25.54ºC / 77.97ºF)
Coldest MonthJune (13.65ºC / 56.57ºF)
Wettest MonthNovember (458.07mm / 18.03in)
Driest MonthJuly (45.46mm / 1.79in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm)292.91 days (80.25%)
Days with no rain72.08999999999997 days (19.75%)
Humidity78.41%

Climate Kigali: Weather By Month

MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepNovOctDecYear
Record high °C (°F)29.68(85.42)30.7(87.26)30.7(87.26)29.68(85.42)25.59(78.06)26.61(79.9)29.68(85.42)32.75(90.95)32.75(90.95)31.73(89.11)26.61(79.9)27.63(81.73)32.75(90.95)
Average high °C (°F)24.51(76.12)24.98(76.96)24.46(76.03)22.91(73.24)21.85(71.33)22.59(72.66)24.3(75.74)25.54(77.97)25.45(77.81)24.24(75.63)23.07(73.53)23.24(73.83)23.93(75.07)
Daily mean °C (°F)21.27(70.29)21.74(71.13)21.3(70.34)20.15(68.27)19.33(66.79)19.72(67.5)21.1(69.98)22.42(72.36)22.55(72.59)21.49(70.68)20.43(68.77)20.35(68.63)20.99(69.78)
Average low °C (°F)14.78(58.6)14.99(58.98)14.9(58.82)14.55(58.19)14.25(57.65)13.65(56.57)14.31(57.76)16.04(60.87)16.54(61.77)15.82(60.48)14.88(58.78)14.48(58.06)14.93(58.87)
Record low °C (°F)11.26(52.27)12.28(54.1)12.28(54.1)11.26(52.27)10.23(50.41)10.23(50.41)10.23(50.41)13.31(55.96)13.31(55.96)13.31(55.96)12.28(54.1)11.26(52.27)10.23(50.41)
Average precipitation mm (inches)292.55(11.52)298.61(11.76)362.57(14.27)353.62(13.92)272.99(10.75)94.25(3.71)45.46(1.79)82.32(3.24)249.4(9.82)432.16(17.01)458.07(18.03)365.21(14.38)275.6(10.85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)26.3326.0529.6830.0529.3118.159.4913.1220.7528.5730.2431.1724.41
Average relative humidity (%)79.6278.9883.089.2590.3380.765.1759.0265.5177.4585.9685.9178.41
Mean monthly sunshine hours11.711.4211.1311.6210.811.511.7511.8512.1711.4911.1412.4811.59

Climate Graph

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

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Kigali Temperature by Month

September
22.55°C | 72.59°F
August
22.42°C | 72.36°F
February
21.74°C | 71.13°F
October
21.49°C | 70.68°F
March
21.3°C | 70.34°F
January
21.27°C | 70.29°F
July
21.1°C | 69.98°F
November
20.43°C | 68.77°F
December
20.35°C | 68.63°F
April
20.15°C | 68.27°F
June
19.72°C | 67.5°F
May
19.33°C | 66.79°F

Historical Data

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TemperatureMaxAverageMin
Max Temperature27.63°C (81.73°F)24.6°C (76.28°F)20.47°C (68.85°F)
Avg Temperature24.56°C (76.21°F)21.94°C (71.49°F)19.45°C (67.01°F)
Min Temperature17.4°C (63.32°F)16.0°C (60.8°F)15.35°C (59.63°F)
Dew PointMaxAverageMin
Dew Point15.35°C (59.63°F)13.65°C (56.57°F)10.23°C (50.41°F)
PrecipitationMaxAverageMinSum
Precipitation37.05mm | 1.46in12.3mm | 0.48in0.0mm | 0in368.97mm | 14.53in
Snowdepth0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in0.0mm | 0in
WindMaxAverageMin
Wind11.26kmh | 7.0mph6.92kmh | 4.3mph5.12kmh | 3.18mph
Gust Wind14.33kmh | 8.9mph9.86kmh | 6.13mph6.14kmh | 3.82mph
Sea Level PressureMaxAverageMin
Sea Level Pressure37.05mb12.3mb0.0mb
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Daily Observations

TimeTemperatureDew PointHumidityWind SpeedPressurePrecipitation
September° C | ° F° C | ° F%Kph | MphHg | MbTotal (mm/in)
2012-09-0122.52 | 72.5414.33 | 57.79716.14 | 3.8230.65 | 1037.8314.84 | 0.58
2012-09-0222.52 | 72.5414.33 | 57.79706.14 | 3.8230.68 | 1038.859.31 | 0.37
2012-09-0322.52 | 72.5413.31 | 55.96658.19 | 5.0930.68 | 1038.852.15 | 0.08
2012-09-0422.52 | 72.5410.23 | 50.415411.26 | 7.030.65 | 1037.830.41 | 0.02
2012-09-0523.54 | 74.3710.23 | 50.41519.21 | 5.7230.65 | 1037.830.0 | 0
2012-09-0622.52 | 72.5412.28 | 54.1607.16 | 4.4530.68 | 1038.856.45 | 0.25
2012-09-0721.49 | 70.6814.33 | 57.79716.14 | 3.8230.68 | 1038.8525.18 | 0.99
2012-09-0821.49 | 70.6815.35 | 59.63775.12 | 3.1830.68 | 1038.8525.08 | 0.99
2012-09-0921.49 | 70.6815.35 | 59.63756.14 | 3.8230.68 | 1038.8537.05 | 1.46
2012-09-1019.45 | 67.0115.35 | 59.63826.14 | 3.8230.71 | 1039.8824.36 | 0.96
2012-09-1121.49 | 70.6814.33 | 57.79757.16 | 4.4530.68 | 1038.8516.38 | 0.64
2012-09-1220.47 | 68.8514.33 | 57.79757.16 | 4.4530.68 | 1038.8513.31 | 0.52
2012-09-1320.47 | 68.8514.33 | 57.79768.19 | 5.0930.65 | 1037.8313.71 | 0.54
2012-09-1421.49 | 70.6814.33 | 57.79727.16 | 4.4530.65 | 1037.8318.83 | 0.74
2012-09-1520.47 | 68.8513.31 | 55.96727.16 | 4.4530.68 | 1038.859.01 | 0.35
2012-09-1620.47 | 68.8513.31 | 55.96728.19 | 5.0930.68 | 1038.857.16 | 0.28
2012-09-1720.47 | 68.8514.33 | 57.79767.16 | 4.4530.68 | 1038.8510.44 | 0.41
2012-09-1820.47 | 68.8515.35 | 59.63805.12 | 3.1830.68 | 1038.856.24 | 0.25
2012-09-1921.49 | 70.6814.33 | 57.79746.14 | 3.8230.65 | 1037.8316.17 | 0.64
2012-09-2022.52 | 72.5414.33 | 57.79697.16 | 4.4530.62 | 1036.819.11 | 0.36
2012-09-2122.52 | 72.5413.31 | 55.96647.16 | 4.4530.62 | 1036.816.65 | 0.26
2012-09-2223.54 | 74.3712.28 | 54.1608.19 | 5.0930.62 | 1036.811.64 | 0.06
2012-09-2324.56 | 76.2111.26 | 52.27526.14 | 3.8230.65 | 1037.830.1 | 0.0
2012-09-2424.56 | 76.2111.26 | 52.27546.14 | 3.8230.62 | 1036.810.82 | 0.03
2012-09-2522.52 | 72.5413.31 | 55.96615.12 | 3.1830.62 | 1036.8112.49 | 0.49
2012-09-2621.49 | 70.6814.33 | 57.79716.14 | 3.8230.65 | 1037.8316.68 | 0.66
2012-09-2721.49 | 70.6813.31 | 55.96707.16 | 4.4530.65 | 1037.8313.1 | 0.52
2012-09-2822.52 | 72.5414.33 | 57.79716.14 | 3.8230.68 | 1038.8519.65 | 0.77
2012-09-2922.52 | 72.5414.33 | 57.79716.14 | 3.8230.65 | 1037.8316.27 | 0.64
2012-09-3022.52 | 72.5414.33 | 57.79717.16 | 4.4530.62 | 1036.8116.38 | 0.64

Kigali 11 Year Historical Weather Data

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