Climate averages 1991–2020
Kigali weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Kigali: daytime highs average 25.2°C and nights cool to about 15.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.4 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gitarama (36 km away). In July its highs average 23.1°C, 2.1°C cooler than Kigali, with 6.5 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Rwanda, Kigali ranks 2nd of 5 for the warmest July highs and 1st of 5 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 5 cities is 24.5°C; Kigali is 0.7°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.7°C to 25.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.4 mm to 24 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
Kigali climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.0°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 77 | 15.4 | 12.212 h |
| February | 25.7°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 79 | 14.7 | 12.212 h |
| March | 25.1°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 105 | 21.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 24.0°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 137 | 24.0 | 12.112 h |
| May | 23.9°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 83 | 15.9 | 12.012 h |
| June | 24.2°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 14 | 2.7 | 12.012 h |
| July, selected | 25.2°C15.1°C | 15.1°C | 4.4 | 0.8 | 12.012 h |
| August | 25.9°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 24 | 4.0 | 12.112 h |
| September | 25.7°C15.0°C | 15.0°C | 54 | 10.3 | 12.112 h |
| October | 24.9°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 117 | 18.6 | 12.212 h |
| November | 24.2°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 130 | 22.5 | 12.212 h |
| December | 24.4°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 92 | 18.2 | 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
July in nearby cities
- Gitarama in JulyRwanda · 36 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 12.9°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Muhanga in JulyRwanda · 40 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 14.5°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Musanze in JulyRwanda · 69 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 15.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Nyagatare in JulyRwanda · 78 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 16.0°C · 7.9 mm rain
- Rutshuru in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 109 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 15.3°C · 55 mm rain
- Bukavu in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 148 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 15.4°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Rutoma in JulyUganda · 158 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 16.7°C · 28 mm rain
- Mbarara in JulyUganda · 163 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 15.9°C · 13 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 Kigali) is explained once on the Kigali year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.