Kigali is comfortable to be outside in almost any month: it rates Good or better for all year of the year. For walking, go in July. Sunbathing weather is not what it offers.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
Kigali never quite rates Good for sun. It comes closest in mid September, at 53, mostly because it is too cool. Avoid July for this: it falls to 17, mostly because it is too cool. The clearest skies come in July, when the sky is typically 50% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
There is no bad time here for being outside: it rates Good or better in every part of the year. It is at its best in early July, at 89.
For walking, go in July. It peaks in mid July, at 59. Avoid late January to mid February for this: it falls to 25, mostly because it is too warm.
The year, measured
The average temperature in Kigali over the whole year is 21°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 17°C. Kigali has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 37% in June, the driest month, to 62% in March, the wettest. Winds in Kigali are highest in September, averaging 2.4 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in January, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE. The clearest skies in Kigali come in July, when the sky is typically 50% covered; April is the cloudiest month, at 70%.
Month by month Kigali climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°C | 17°C | 25°C | 51% | 65% | 2.0 m/s | 80 | 47 | 30 |
| February | 24°C | 17°C | 25°C | 52% | 64% | 2.1 m/s | 77 | 48 | 28 |
| March | 24°C | 17°C | 24°C | 62% | 64% | 2.1 m/s | 76 | 45 | 28 |
| April | 23°C | 17°C | 24°C | 60% | 70% | 2.0 m/s | 80 | 36 | 34 |
| May | 24°C | 18°C | 24°C | 57% | 65% | 2.0 m/s | 84 | 33 | 39 |
| June | 24°C | 17°C | 23°C | 37% | 54% | 2.1 m/s | 89 | 24 | 52 |
| July | 24°C | 17°C | 22°C | 40% | 50% | 2.2 m/s | 89 | 19 | 58 |
| August | 25°C | 18°C | 23°C | 46% | 58% | 2.3 m/s | 87 | 32 | 45 |
| September | 25°C | 17°C | 24°C | 49% | 65% | 2.4 m/s | 83 | 47 | 31 |
| October | 25°C | 17°C | 24°C | 54% | 65% | 2.3 m/s | 79 | 42 | 31 |
| November | 24°C | 17°C | 24°C | 54% | 69% | 2.0 m/s | 82 | 37 | 36 |
| December | 24°C | 17°C | 24°C | 48% | 64% | 2.0 m/s | 81 | 37 | 35 |
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Kigali weather by season
Year round, Kigali has days of about 23°C at their warmest in April, its coolest month, and 25°C in September, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 17°C to 18°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 21°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around March and least likely around June. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Kigali weather in winterJune to August
Winter in Kigali has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 41% chance of rain on a given day.
Kigali weather in springSeptember to November
Spring in Kigali has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 52% chance of rain on a given day.
Kigali weather in summerDecember to February
Summer in Kigali has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 50% chance of rain on a given day.
Kigali weather in autumnMarch to May
Autumn in Kigali has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 59% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kigali?
Kigali has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 37% in June, the driest month, to 62% in March, the wettest.
What time of year is Kigali windiest?
Winds in Kigali are highest in September, averaging 2.4 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in January, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SE.
What is the average temperature in Kigali year round?
The average temperature in Kigali over the whole year is 21°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 17°C.
Where to go instead in mid February, the weakest time here for walking
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.