Kigali weather by month

Check out Kigali weather averages by month. Compare detailed monthly climate statistics including temperature, rainfall and sunshine figures.

Temperature
Rainfall
Sunshine & UV index

Temperature in Kigali (°C)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Max temperature (daytime)	26	26	26	25	25	26	26	26	26	26	25	25
Min temperature (night-time)	13	13	13	14	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13
Heat & Humidity	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L

Note: 0 = None, L = Low, M = Moderate, H = High, VH = Very high, E = Extreme

Sunshine & UV index in Kigali

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily hours of sunshine	5	6	5	5	5	7	7	6	6	5	5	5
Daily hours of daylight	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
UV Index (Maximum)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11

Rainfall in Kigali

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Number of days with some rain	17	17	20	23	17	6	5	7	13	19	23	20
Average monthly rainfall (mm)	75	102	118	186	107	23	9	35	90	109	140	101

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The climate guide for Rwanda, represented by Kigali, (Kigali) shows long term monthly weather averages processed from data supplied by CRU (University of East Anglia), the Met Office & the Netherlands Meteorological Institute. Find out more about our data sources.

What's the climate like in Kigali?

Kigali has a hot tropical climate with a winter dry season.

Kigali weather in January

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 26°C in Kigali, Rwanda in January based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 17 days with some rainfall and typically 75 mm of rainfall in the month.

26
26°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
17
17 days with some rainfall
13
13°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
75
75 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Kigali weather in February

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 26°C in Kigali, Rwanda in February based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 17 days with some rainfall and typically 102 mm of rainfall in the month.

26
26°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
17
17 days with some rainfall
13
13°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
102
102 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Kigali weather in March

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 26°C in Kigali, Rwanda in March based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 20 days with some rainfall and typically 118 mm of rainfall in the month.

26
26°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
20
20 days with some rainfall
13
13°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
118
118 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Kigali weather in April

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 25°C in Kigali, Rwanda in April based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 23 days with some rainfall and typically 186 mm of rainfall in the month.

25
25°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
23
23 days with some rainfall
14
14°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
186
186 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Kigali weather in May

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 25°C in Kigali, Rwanda in May based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 17 days with some rainfall and typically 107 mm of rainfall in the month.

25
25°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
17
17 days with some rainfall
13
13°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
107
107 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Kigali weather in June

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 26°C in Kigali, Rwanda in June based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average.

26
26°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
6
6 days with some rainfall
12
12°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
23
23 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index

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Kigali weather in July

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 26°C in Kigali, Rwanda in July based on long-term weather averages. There are 7 hours of sunshine per day on average.

26
26°C max day temperature
7
7 hours of sunshine per day
5
5 days with some rainfall
12
12°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
9
9 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11 (Extreme) UV index

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Kigali weather in August

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 26°C in Kigali, Rwanda in August based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average.

26
26°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
7
7 days with some rainfall
13
13°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
35
35 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Kigali weather in September

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 26°C in Kigali, Rwanda in September based on long-term weather averages. There are 6 hours of sunshine per day on average with 13 days with some rainfall and typically 90 mm of rainfall in the month.

26
26°C max day temperature
6
6 hours of sunshine per day
13
13 days with some rainfall
13
13°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
90
90 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Kigali weather in October

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 26°C in Kigali, Rwanda in October based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 19 days with some rainfall and typically 109 mm of rainfall in the month.

26
26°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
19
19 days with some rainfall
13
13°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
109
109 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Kigali weather in November

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 25°C in Kigali, Rwanda in November based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 23 days with some rainfall and typically 140 mm of rainfall in the month.

25
25°C max day temperature
5
5 hours of sunshine per day
23
23 days with some rainfall
13
13°C min night temperature
12
12 hours of daylight per day
L
Low heat & humidity
140
140 mm of monthly rainfall
11
11+ (Extreme) UV index

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Kigali weather in December

Expect daytime maximum temperatures of 25°C in Kigali, Rwanda in December based on long-term weather averages. There are 5 hours of sunshine per day on average with 20 days with some rainfall and typically 101 mm of rainfall in the month.