City Of Kigali, Rwanda Climate

Weather: 24.36°C/75.85°F, Wind SW at 4.02 km/h, 53% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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City of Kigali Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 1514.96 meters (4970.34 feet) above sea level, City of Kigali has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The city’s yearly temperature is 22.53ºC (72.55ºF) and it is 2.09% higher than Rwanda’s averages. City of Kigali typically receives about 220.07 millimeters (8.66 inches) of precipitation and has 271.24 rainy days (74.31% of the time) annually.

Country Rwanda
Longitude 30.0618851
Latitude -1.9440727
Attitude/Elevation 1514.96m (4970.34ft)
Local time Thursday 15:58
Annual high temperature 25.85ºC (78.53ºF)
Annual low temperature 15.53ºC (59.95ºF)
Average annual precip. 220.07mm (8.66in)
Warmest month August (27.57ºC / 81.63ºF)
Coldest Month June (14.22ºC / 57.6ºF)
Wettest Month October (378.71mm / 14.91in)
Driest Month July (32.04mm / 1.26in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm) 271.24 days (74.31%)
Days with no rain 93.75999999999999 days (25.69%)
Humidity 73.02%

Climate City of Kigali: Monthly Averages

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.0(89.6) 33.0(91.4) 33.0(91.4) 31.0(87.8) 28.0(82.4) 29.0(84.2) 31.0(87.8) 34.0(93.2) 34.0(93.2) 33.0(91.4) 29.0(84.2) 31.0(87.8) 34.0(93.2)
Average high °C (°F) 26.7(80.06) 27.17(80.91) 26.44(79.59) 24.53(76.15) 23.57(74.43) 24.49(76.08) 26.4(79.52) 27.57(81.63) 27.1(80.78) 26.13(79.03) 24.95(76.91) 25.19(77.34) 25.85(78.53)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.04(73.47) 23.48(74.26) 22.81(73.06) 21.39(70.5) 20.62(69.12) 21.32(70.38) 22.98(73.36) 24.24(75.63) 24.02(75.24) 22.93(73.27) 21.72(71.1) 21.81(71.26) 22.53(72.55)
Average low °C (°F) 15.61(60.1) 16.08(60.94) 15.55(59.99) 14.76(58.57) 14.24(57.63) 14.22(57.6) 15.27(59.49) 16.8(62.24) 17.43(63.37) 16.47(61.65) 15.11(59.2) 14.81(58.66) 15.53(59.95)
Record low °C (°F) 13.0(55.4) 13.0(55.4) 13.0(55.4) 12.0(53.6) 11.0(51.8) 11.0(51.8) 12.0(53.6) 13.0(55.4) 14.0(57.2) 14.0(57.2) 12.0(53.6) 11.0(51.8) 11.0(51.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 136.29(5.37) 168.4(6.63) 266.55(10.49) 358.42(14.11) 283.34(11.16) 86.51(3.41) 32.04(1.26) 80.17(3.16) 237.62(9.36) 378.71(14.91) 368.51(14.51) 244.28(9.62) 220.07(8.66)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 21.18 22.18 27.45 29.18 28.27 14.91 6.27 13.45 23.36 28.36 29.36 27.27 22.6
Average relative humidity (%) 71.66 71.3 77.12 84.85 85.89 75.09 57.54 53.99 62.91 73.56 82.22 80.17 73.02
Mean monthly sunshine hours 11.54 11.18 10.86 11.48 10.41 11.47 11.44 11.7 11.66 11.19 10.94 11.94 11.32

Climate Graph

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

City of Kigali

City of Kigali Temperature by Month

August
24.24°C | 75.63°F
September
24.02°C | 75.24°F
February
23.48°C | 74.26°F
January
23.04°C | 73.47°F
July
22.98°C | 73.36°F
October
22.93°C | 73.27°F
March
22.81°C | 73.06°F
December
21.81°C | 71.26°F
November
21.72°C | 71.1°F
April
21.39°C | 70.5°F
June
21.32°C | 70.38°F
May
20.62°C | 69.12°F

Historical Data

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Temperature Max Average Min
Max Temperature 32.0°C (89.6°F) 28.47°C (83.25°F) 22.0°C (71.6°F)
Avg Temperature 27.0°C (80.6°F) 24.63°C (76.33°F) 20.0°C (68.0°F)
Min Temperature 20.0°C (68.0°F) 17.6°C (63.68°F) 15.0°C (59.0°F)
Dew Point Max Average Min
Dew Point 16.0°C (60.8°F) 13.77°C (56.79°F) 11.0°C (51.8°F)
Precipitation Max Average Min Sum
Precipitation 23.3mm | 0.92in 5.75mm | 0.23in 0.0mm | 0in 172.5mm | 6.79in
Snowdepth 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in
Wind Max Average Min
Wind 6.0kmh | 3.73mph 4.63kmh | 2.88mph 3.0kmh | 1.86mph
Gust Wind 8.0kmh | 4.97mph 6.7kmh | 4.16mph 5.0kmh | 3.11mph
Sea Level Pressure Max Average Min
Sea Level Pressure 23.3mb 5.75mb 0.0mb
City of Kigali

Daily Observations

Time Temperature Dew Point Humidity Wind Speed Pressure Precipitation
September ° C | ° F ° C | ° F % Kph | Mph Hg | Mb Total (mm/in)
2019-09-01 26 | 78.8 14 | 57.2 61 4 | 2.49 29.91 | 1013 6.4 | 0.25
2019-09-02 26 | 78.8 14 | 57.2 61 4 | 2.49 29.91 | 1013 7.5 | 0.3
2019-09-03 22 | 71.6 16 | 60.8 75 4 | 2.49 29.94 | 1014 17.6 | 0.69
2019-09-04 25 | 77.0 14 | 57.2 61 5 | 3.11 29.94 | 1014 1.6 | 0.06
2019-09-05 25 | 77.0 12 | 53.6 50 5 | 3.11 29.94 | 1014 0.0 | 0.0
2019-09-06 26 | 78.8 12 | 53.6 53 5 | 3.11 29.97 | 1015 0.2 | 0.01
2019-09-07 25 | 77.0 11 | 51.8 51 5 | 3.11 29.97 | 1015 0.7 | 0.03
2019-09-08 24 | 75.2 11 | 51.8 49 6 | 3.73 29.97 | 1015 0.0 | 0.0
2019-09-09 25 | 77.0 11 | 51.8 46 5 | 3.11 29.94 | 1014 0.0 | 0.0
2019-09-10 25 | 77.0 12 | 53.6 50 3 | 1.86 29.94 | 1014 0.6 | 0.02
2019-09-11 24 | 75.2 14 | 57.2 59 5 | 3.11 29.94 | 1014 4.6 | 0.18
2019-09-12 25 | 77.0 14 | 57.2 65 4 | 2.49 29.97 | 1015 13.0 | 0.51
2019-09-13 25 | 77.0 15 | 59.0 67 4 | 2.49 29.97 | 1015 9.1 | 0.36
2019-09-14 26 | 78.8 15 | 59.0 62 5 | 3.11 29.91 | 1013 2.7 | 0.11
2019-09-15 25 | 77.0 15 | 59.0 65 5 | 3.11 29.91 | 1013 4.3 | 0.17
2019-09-16 25 | 77.0 15 | 59.0 64 5 | 3.11 29.91 | 1013 7.5 | 0.3
2019-09-17 26 | 78.8 13 | 55.4 56 5 | 3.11 29.88 | 1012 0.4 | 0.02
2019-09-18 24 | 75.2 13 | 55.4 58 5 | 3.11 29.91 | 1013 0.1 | 0.0
2019-09-19 24 | 75.2 14 | 57.2 63 5 | 3.11 29.91 | 1013 1.7 | 0.07
2019-09-20 26 | 78.8 12 | 53.6 54 4 | 2.49 29.91 | 1013 0.1 | 0.0
2019-09-21 27 | 80.6 11 | 51.8 48 5 | 3.11 29.91 | 1013 0.4 | 0.02
2019-09-22 26 | 78.8 13 | 55.4 56 5 | 3.11 29.91 | 1013 1.8 | 0.07
2019-09-23 26 | 78.8 14 | 57.2 57 5 | 3.11 29.91 | 1013 3.2 | 0.13
2019-09-24 27 | 80.6 13 | 55.4 56 4 | 2.49 29.88 | 1012 1.7 | 0.07
2019-09-25 22 | 71.6 16 | 60.8 73 5 | 3.11 29.88 | 1012 18.9 | 0.74
2019-09-26 22 | 71.6 16 | 60.8 78 4 | 2.49 29.94 | 1014 23.3 | 0.92
2019-09-27 21 | 69.8 16 | 60.8 81 4 | 2.49 29.97 | 1015 12.7 | 0.5
2019-09-28 20 | 68.0 16 | 60.8 86 5 | 3.11 29.94 | 1014 22.8 | 0.9
2019-09-29 25 | 77.0 15 | 59.0 68 4 | 2.49 29.88 | 1012 0.5 | 0.02
2019-09-30 24 | 75.2 16 | 60.8 71 5 | 3.11 29.91 | 1013 9.1 | 0.36

City of Kigali 10 Year Historical Weather Data

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