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Butare

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Annual mean 22°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind S
Warmest
25.7 °C
Coldest
23.7 °C
Wettest
64%
Windiest
3.8 m/s
Prevailing
S
2.9 m/s average

When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it

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The average temperature in Butare over the whole year is 22°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 18°C.

Month by month Butare climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it

MonthHighLowFeels likeChance of rainCloudWindBeing outsideSunWalking
January24°C18°C25°C49%70%1.8 m/s714628
February25°C18°C25°C52%68%2.0 m/s674726
March25°C18°C25°C55%69%2.1 m/s664923
April24°C18°C25°C52%71%2.0 m/s694129
May24°C19°C25°C46%65%2.0 m/s724231
June25°C18°C24°C36%56%2.2 m/s773640
July25°C18°C24°C37%55%2.3 m/s803345
August25°C18°C24°C36%59%2.5 m/s784235
September25°C18°C25°C52%65%2.4 m/s734729
October25°C19°C25°C54%67%2.1 m/s714627
November24°C18°C25°C54%72%2.1 m/s744031
December24°C18°C25°C49%69%2.0 m/s714428

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 Butare weather by season

Year round, Butare has days of about 24°C at their warmest in April, its coolest month, and 25°C in September, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 18°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 22°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.

Butare weather in winterJune to August

High 25°CLow 18°CRain 36%

Winter in Butare has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 36% chance of rain on a given day.

Butare weather in springSeptember to November

High 25°CLow 18°CRain 53%

Spring in Butare has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.

Butare weather in summerDecember to February

High 24°CLow 18°CRain 50%

Summer in Butare has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 50% chance of rain on a given day.

Butare weather in autumnMarch to May

High 24°CLow 18°CRain 51%

Autumn in Butare has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 51% chance of rain on a given day.

When is the rainy season in Butare?

Butare has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 36% in June, the driest month, to 55% in March, the wettest.

What time of year is Butare windiest?

Winds in Butare are highest in August, averaging 2.5 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.

What is the average temperature in Butare year round?

The average temperature in Butare over the whole year is 22°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 18°C.

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