Kigali weather by month

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

Temperature in Kigali (°C)

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max temperature (daytime)
26°C maximum daytime temperature in January in Kigali26
26°C maximum daytime temperature in February in Kigali26
26°C maximum daytime temperature in March in Kigali26
25°C maximum daytime temperature in April in Kigali25
25°C maximum daytime temperature in May in Kigali25
26°C maximum daytime temperature in June in Kigali26
26°C maximum daytime temperature in July in Kigali26
26°C maximum daytime temperature in August in Kigali26
26°C maximum daytime temperature in September in Kigali26
26°C maximum daytime temperature in October in Kigali26
25°C maximum daytime temperature in November in Kigali25
25°C maximum daytime temperature in December in Kigali25
Min temperature (night-time)
13°C minimum night-time temperature in January in Kigali13
13°C minimum night-time temperature in February in Kigali13
13°C minimum night-time temperature in March in Kigali13
14°C minimum night-time temperature in April in Kigali14
13°C minimum night-time temperature in May in Kigali13
12°C minimum night-time temperature in June in Kigali12
12°C minimum night-time temperature in July in Kigali12
13°C minimum night-time temperature in August in Kigali13
13°C minimum night-time temperature in September in Kigali13
13°C minimum night-time temperature in October in Kigali13
13°C minimum night-time temperature in November in Kigali13
13°C minimum night-time temperature in December in Kigali13
Heat & Humidity
Low heat & humidity in January in KigaliL
Low heat & humidity in February in KigaliL
Low heat & humidity in March in KigaliL
Low heat & humidity in April in KigaliL
Low heat & humidity in May in KigaliL
Low heat & humidity in June in KigaliL
Low heat & humidity in July in KigaliL
Low heat & humidity in August in KigaliL
Low heat & humidity in September in KigaliL
Low heat & humidity in October in KigaliL
Low heat & humidity in November in KigaliL
Low heat & humidity in December in KigaliL

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

Sunshine & Daylight in Kigali

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Daily hours of sunshine
Daily hours of daylight
12 hours of daylight per day in January in Kigali12
12 hours of daylight per day in February in Kigali12
12 hours of daylight per day in March in Kigali12
12 hours of daylight per day in April in Kigali12
12 hours of daylight per day in May in Kigali12
12 hours of daylight per day in June in Kigali12
12 hours of daylight per day in July in Kigali12
12 hours of daylight per day in August in Kigali12
12 hours of daylight per day in September in Kigali12
12 hours of daylight per day in October in Kigali12
12 hours of daylight per day in November in Kigali12
12 hours of daylight per day in December in Kigali12
UV Index (Maximum)
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in January in Kigali11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in February in Kigali11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in March in Kigali11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in April in Kigali11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in May in Kigali11
UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme) in June in Kigali11
UV (maximum) index 11 (Extreme) in July in Kigali11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in August in Kigali11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in September in Kigali11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in October in Kigali11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in November in Kigali11
UV (maximum) index 11+ (Extreme) in December in Kigali11

Rainfall in Kigali

  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Number of days with some rain
17 days with some rainfall in January in Kigali17
17 days with some rainfall in February in Kigali17
20 days with some rainfall in March in Kigali20
23 days with some rainfall in April in Kigali23
17 days with some rainfall in May in Kigali17
6 days with some rainfall in June in Kigali6
5 days with some rainfall in July in Kigali5
7 days with some rainfall in August in Kigali7
13 days with some rainfall in September in Kigali13
19 days with some rainfall in October in Kigali19
23 days with some rainfall in November in Kigali23
20 days with some rainfall in December in Kigali20
Average monthly rainfall (mm)
75 mm monthly rainfall in January in Kigali75
102 mm monthly rainfall in February in Kigali102
118 mm monthly rainfall in March in Kigali118
186 mm monthly rainfall in April in Kigali186
107 mm monthly rainfall in May in Kigali107
23 mm monthly rainfall in June in Kigali23
9 mm monthly rainfall in July in Kigali9
35 mm monthly rainfall in August in Kigali35
90 mm monthly rainfall in September in Kigali90
109 mm monthly rainfall in October in Kigali109
140 mm monthly rainfall in November in Kigali140
101 mm monthly rainfall in December in Kigali101

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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.

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

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