Climate averages 1991–2020
Kigali weather
in June.
A warm, very dry month: the joint 9th 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 Kigali: daytime highs average 24.2°C and nights cool to about 14.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes June a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 01 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gitarama (36 km away). In June its highs average 22.4°C, 1.9°C cooler than Kigali, with 17 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Rwanda, Kigali ranks 2nd of 5 for the warmest June highs and 1st of 5 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 5 cities is 23.7°C; Kigali is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 25.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 14 mm to 4.4 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
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, selected | 24.2°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 14 | 2.7 | 12.012 h |
| July | 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
June in nearby cities
- Gitarama in JuneRwanda · 36 kmHigh 22.4°C · Low 12.7°C · 17 mm rain
- Muhanga in JuneRwanda · 40 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 14.4°C · 17 mm rain
- Musanze in JuneRwanda · 69 kmHigh 22.6°C · Low 15.8°C · 39 mm rain
- Nyagatare in JuneRwanda · 78 kmHigh 26.6°C · Low 16.0°C · 20 mm rain
- Rutshuru in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 109 kmHigh 26.0°C · Low 15.5°C · 85 mm rain
- Bukavu in JuneDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 148 kmHigh 24.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 24 mm rain
- Rutoma in JuneUganda · 158 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 16.9°C · 52 mm rain
- Mbarara in JuneUganda · 163 kmHigh 25.7°C · Low 16.0°C · 26 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.