Kigali weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Kigali is expected to be 27°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Kigali, Rwanda for more weather parameters.

Thursday
8th Jan
27

20

4

10
Friday
9th Jan
26

20

3

9
Saturday
10th Jan
26

19

4

10
Sunday
11th Jan
25

19

4

10
Monday
12th Jan
25

18

6

9

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Thursday 8th January 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for Rwanda, represented by Kigali, (Kigali) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Kigali weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Kigali for the next 5 days.

Kigali weather for Thursday 8th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kigali, Rwanda with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 43% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the west.

27
°C maximum temperature
20
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
43
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
13
kph wind from W

Kigali weather for Friday 9th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kigali, Rwanda with a maximum temperature of 26°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 52% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north-east.

26
°C maximum temperature
20
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
3
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
52
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
26
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from NE

Kigali weather for Saturday 10th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kigali, Rwanda with a maximum temperature of 26°C, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 43% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the east.

26
°C maximum temperature
19
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
43
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
26
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from E

Kigali weather for Sunday 11th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kigali, Rwanda with a maximum temperature of 25°C, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 75% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the north-west.

25
°C maximum temperature
19
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
75
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
25
°C wind chill
13
kph wind from NW

Kigali weather for Monday 12th January 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Kigali, Rwanda with a maximum temperature of 25°C, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 67% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 11 kph from the south-east.