When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Kigali has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in May to October and December to February.
Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in July.
- Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): March, April and November.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): October and December to March.
- The warmest month is February (27°C) and the coolest May (24°C). The wettest is April (178 mm) and the driest July (31 mm); about 1,291 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanMild–warm, mixed
- FebMild–warm, mixed
- MarWet
- AprWet
- MayMild–warm, mixed
- JunMild–warm, mixed
- JulMild–warm, dry
- AugMild–warm, mixed
- SeptMild–warm, mixed
- OctMild–warm, mixed
- NovWet
- DecMild–warm, mixed
Month by month
Every month in Kigali
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26°C | 15°C | 96 mm | 74% | 76% | 5 | 23°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| February | 27°C | 15°C | 102 mm | 72% | 78% | 5.2 | 24°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| March | 26°C | 15°C | 153 mm | 76% | 82% | 5 | 27°C | Wet |
| April | 24°C | 15°C | 178 mm | 82% | 85% | 4.8 | 31°C | Wet |
| May | 24°C | 15°C | 139 mm | 82% | 76% | 4.8 | 35°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| June | 24°C | 13°C | 50 mm | 74% | 61% | 5 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| July | 25°C | 13°C | 31 mm | 66% | 58% | 5.2 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| August | 26°C | 14°C | 56 mm | 65% | 68% | 5 | 39°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| September | 26°C | 15°C | 88 mm | 68% | 74% | 5.1 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| October | 25°C | 15°C | 129 mm | 74% | 81% | 5 | 34°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| November | 24°C | 15°C | 160 mm | 79% | 82% | 4.7 | 29°C | Wet |
| December | 25°C | 14°C | 109 mm | 77% | 78% | 4.8 | 25°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Gitega165 kmGood for going: February and May to October
- Bujumbura177 kmGood for going: May to September
- Geita262 kmGood for going: January to October
- Mwanza322 kmGood for going: December to October
- Kahama351 kmGood for going: January to August
- Kampala377 kmGood for going: June to September and December to March
- Kira388 kmGood for going: June to September and December to March
- Tabora459 kmGood for going: February to August
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