Annual mean 21°C · wettest around March · prevailing wind SE
Warmest
25.6 °C
Coldest
23.0 °C
Wettest
80%
Windiest
3.6 m/s
Prevailing
SE
3.0 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 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
High 25°CLow 17°CRain 41%
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
High 24°CLow 17°CRain 52%
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
High 24°CLow 17°CRain 50%
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
High 24°CLow 17°CRain 59%
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.