This information may change. Always check the official source.Last verified: August 2026 by Ondřej Kadlec
Best time to visit Rwanda
May to September — the months averaging 18–27 °C by day. 12 of the twelve months clear that band in Kigali, so this is the driest run of 5 in a row.
Jan25.6°January: 25.6 °C by day, 14.7 °C at night, 76 mm of rain
Feb26.3°February: 26.3 °C by day, 15 °C at night, 77 mm of rain
Mar25.6°March: 25.6 °C by day, 14.9 °C at night, 100 mm of rain
Apr24.5°April: 24.5 °C by day, 15.1 °C at night, 128 mm of rain
May24.4°May: 24.4 °C by day, 15.1 °C at night, 71 mm of rain, recommended
Jun24.8°June: 24.8 °C by day, 14.9 °C at night, 10 mm of rain, recommended
Jul25.8°July: 25.8 °C by day, 15.1 °C at night, 5 mm of rain, recommended
Aug26.5°August: 26.5 °C by day, 15.6 °C at night, 25 mm of rain, recommended
Sep26.4°September: 26.4 °C by day, 15.1 °C at night, 56 mm of rain, recommended
Oct25.7°October: 25.7 °C by day, 15 °C at night, 108 mm of rain
Nov24.8°November: 24.8 °C by day, 14.5 °C at night, 126 mm of rain
Dec24.9°December: 24.9 °C by day, 14.3 °C at night, 95 mm of rain
Warmest
August, 26.5 °C
Coolest
May, 24.4 °C
Driest
July, 5 mm
Wettest
April, 128 mm
How this is worked out: a month qualifies when its mean daytime high falls between 18 °C and 27 °C. Where more than five qualify, the answer is the driest run of consecutive qualifying months; where none do, it is the driest three months in a row if the year is hot throughout, or the warmest three if it never gets there. The figures are the thirty-year monthly averages charted below, and they are averages, not a forecast — any single year can miss them by a wide margin.
Kigali
Long-term averages for Kigali: the mean daily high, the mean overnight low and the mean monthly rainfall across 30 years of ERA5 reanalysis data (1995–2024).
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