Annual mean 21°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind S
Warmest
24.1 °C
Coldest
22.8 °C
Wettest
72%
Windiest
3.0 m/s
Prevailing
S
2.4 m/s average
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The average temperature in Gisenyi over the whole year is 21°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 17°C. Gisenyi has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 42% in July, the driest month, to 66% in March, the wettest. Winds in Gisenyi are highest in August, averaging 2.2 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Gisenyi come in June, when the sky is typically 64% covered; April is the cloudiest month, at 76%.
Month by month Gisenyi 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
24°C
51%
70%
1.7 m/s
83
40
34
February
24°C
17°C
24°C
52%
72%
2.1 m/s
80
40
33
March
24°C
18°C
24°C
66%
73%
2.1 m/s
78
42
30
April
23°C
18°C
24°C
58%
76%
1.8 m/s
80
36
35
May
23°C
18°C
24°C
56%
66%
2.0 m/s
82
34
39
June
23°C
17°C
23°C
46%
64%
2.1 m/s
86
28
48
July
23°C
17°C
22°C
42%
65%
2.0 m/s
87
23
53
August
24°C
17°C
23°C
42%
66%
2.2 m/s
86
32
44
September
24°C
18°C
24°C
57%
71%
2.1 m/s
83
40
36
October
24°C
18°C
24°C
59%
74%
2.1 m/s
81
40
34
November
23°C
18°C
24°C
56%
74%
2.1 m/s
82
36
37
December
24°C
17°C
24°C
54%
70%
2.0 m/s
82
38
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 Gisenyi weather by season
Year round, Gisenyi has days of about 23°C at their warmest in April, its coolest month, and 24°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 July. 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.
Gisenyi weather in winterJune to August
High 23°CLow 17°CRain 43%
Winter in Gisenyi has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
Gisenyi weather in springSeptember to November
High 24°CLow 18°CRain 58%
Spring in Gisenyi has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 58% chance of rain on a given day.
Gisenyi weather in summerDecember to February
High 24°CLow 17°CRain 52%
Summer in Gisenyi has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 52% chance of rain on a given day.
Gisenyi weather in autumnMarch to May
High 23°CLow 18°CRain 60%
Autumn in Gisenyi has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Gisenyi?
Gisenyi has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 42% in July, the driest month, to 66% in March, the wettest.
What time of year is Gisenyi windiest?
Winds in Gisenyi are highest in August, averaging 2.2 m/s (8 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
What is the average temperature in Gisenyi year round?
The average temperature in Gisenyi over the whole year is 21°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 24°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 17°C.