Climate averages 1991–2020
Nyagatare weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the 3rd 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 Nyagatare: daytime highs average 27.4°C and nights cool to about 16.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 7.9 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kigali (78 km away). In July its highs average 25.2°C, 2.3°C cooler than Nyagatare, with 4.4 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Rwanda, Nyagatare ranks 1st of 5 for the warmest July highs and 4th of 5 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 5 cities is 24.5°C; Nyagatare is 3.0°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 0.1°C to 27.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 7.9 mm to 36 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
Nyagatare climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.8°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 49 | 10.7 | 12.212 h |
| February | 27.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 51 | 9.9 | 12.212 h |
| March | 27.1°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 95 | 16.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 25.9°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 123 | 21.2 | 12.112 h |
| May | 25.8°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 79 | 15.1 | 12.112 h |
| June | 26.6°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 20 | 4.1 | 12.012 h |
| July, selected | 27.4°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 7.9 | 1.5 | 12.112 h |
| August | 27.5°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 36 | 6.5 | 12.112 h |
| September | 27.1°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 65 | 12.3 | 12.112 h |
| October | 26.3°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 108 | 19.5 | 12.112 h |
| November | 25.5°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 121 | 21.2 | 12.212 h |
| December | 25.7°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 79 | 16.1 | 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
- Kigali in JulyRwanda · 78 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 15.1°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Musanze in JulyRwanda · 80 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 15.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Rutoma in JulyUganda · 81 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 16.7°C · 28 mm rain
- Mbarara in JulyUganda · 85 kmHigh 26.3°C · Low 15.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Rutshuru in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 98 kmHigh 26.4°C · Low 15.3°C · 55 mm rain
- Muhanga in JulyRwanda · 106 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 14.5°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Gitarama in JulyRwanda · 107 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 12.9°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Ibanda in JulyUganda · 131 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 15.7°C · 38 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 Nyagatare) is explained once on the Nyagatare year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.