Weather in Kigali, Rwanda

Historical monthly conditions · 2021–2025

Monthly averages

Average daily air-temperature lows/highs and peak wind gusts. Rain is the average monthly total.

Monthly average temperatures, rain, cloud cover and wind gusts
MonthAvg lowAvg highRainCloud coverAvg peak gust
January16°C26°C88.0 mm76%26.9 km/h
February17°C26°C87.9 mm73%26.4 km/h
March17°C26°C134.0 mm74%26.7 km/h
April17°C25°C176.6 mm82%27.6 km/h
May17°C26°C83.9 mm70%27.7 km/h
June16°C26°C7.3 mm60%29.5 km/h
July17°C27°C4.1 mm58%29.9 km/h
August17°C27°C28.1 mm63%30.2 km/h
September17°C27°C58.3 mm70%30.3 km/h
October17°C26°C100.2 mm76%29.8 km/h
November16°C25°C153.6 mm81%28.6 km/h
December16°C25°C110.9 mm78%27.5 km/h

Weather match by month

Feels like 15°C–30°C · cloud ≤60% · rain ≤0.1 mm/h · gust ≤50 km/h

Feels-like temperature accounts for humidity and wind in shade. Percentages cover 08:00–20:00 local solar time.

Monthly share of daytime hours that match the weather conditions above
MonthMatch rate
January24.0%
February28.3%
March28.4%
April17.0%
May32.1%
June38.1%
July39.7%
August38.4%
September32.6%
October22.4%
November19.9%
December21.7%
About this location and data
Urban-centre population
1,483,711
Elevation
1540 m
Coordinates
1.95°S, 30.09°E
Urban area
287 km²

Weather averages use 3 ERA5 grid cells, weighted by the area of the urban centre in each cell.

2021-2025 recent-weather sample (not a 30-year normal).

How the weather scores are calculated

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Annual results for the default weather criteria: