Climate averages 1991–2020
Rutshuru weather
in June.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 5th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a warm month in Rutshuru: daytime highs average 26.0°C and nights cool to about 15.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 85 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes June a moderately wet month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Musanze (41 km away). In June its highs average 22.6°C, 3.4°C cooler than Rutshuru, with 39 mm of rain.
Among the 60 cities listed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rutshuru ranks joint 50th of 60 for the warmest June highs and 45th of 60 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 60 cities is 29.3°C; Rutshuru is 3.3°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 26.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 85 mm to 55 mm.
The annual picture
June in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Rutshuru climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.9°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 121 | 16.5 | 12.212 h |
| February | 26.9°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 125 | 14.9 | 12.212 h |
| March | 26.5°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 221 | 23.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.6°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 217 | 21.6 | 12.112 h |
| May | 25.6°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 139 | 14.9 | 12.112 h |
| June, selected | 26.0°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 85 | 7.4 | 12.112 h |
| July | 26.4°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 55 | 5.2 | 12.112 h |
| August | 26.2°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 160 | 12.4 | 12.112 h |
| September | 25.9°C15.2°C | 15.2°C | 230 | 16.5 | 12.112 h |
| October | 25.2°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 305 | 22.0 | 12.112 h |
| November | 24.8°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 287 | 23.4 | 12.212 h |
| December | 25.1°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 201 | 20.9 | 12.212 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
June in nearby cities
- Musanze in JuneRwanda · 41 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 15.8°C · 39 mm rain
- Muhanga in JuneRwanda · 97 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 14.4°C · 17 mm rain
- Nyagatare in JuneRwanda · 98 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 16.0°C · 20 mm rain
- Gitarama in JuneRwanda · 105 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 12.7°C · 17 mm rain
- Kigali in JuneRwanda · 109 kmHigh 24.2°C · Low 14.9°C · 14 mm rain
- Rutoma in JuneUganda · 125 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 16.9°C · 52 mm rain
- Mbarara in JuneUganda · 148 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 16.0°C · 26 mm rain
- Butembo in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 149 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 14.7°C · 124 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Rutshuru) is explained once on the Rutshuru year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.