Climate averages 1991–2020
Kigali weather
in October.
A warm, wet month: the 7th warmest and the 10th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a warm month in Kigali: daytime highs average 24.9°C and nights cool to about 14.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 117 mm of rain on roughly 19 days, which makes October a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 09 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gitarama (36 km away). In October its highs average 23.2°C, 1.7°C cooler than Kigali, with 115 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Rwanda, Kigali ranks 2nd of 5 for the warmest October highs and 4th of 5 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 5 cities is 24.1°C; Kigali is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 24.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 117 mm to 130 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Gitarama in OctoberRwanda · 36 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 12.6°C · 115 mm rain
- Muhanga in OctoberRwanda · 40 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.9°C · 115 mm rain
- Musanze in OctoberRwanda · 69 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 201 mm rain
- Nyagatare in OctoberRwanda · 78 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 15.8°C · 108 mm rain
- Rutshuru in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 109 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 15.1°C · 305 mm rain
- Bukavu in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 148 kmHigh 24.7°C · Low 16.4°C · 239 mm rain
- Rutoma in OctoberUganda · 158 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 15.7°C · 163 mm rain
- Mbarara in OctoberUganda · 163 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 15.7°C · 101 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.