Climate averages 1991–2020
Nyagatare weather
in October.
A warm, wet month: the 8th 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 Nyagatare: daytime highs average 26.3°C and nights cool to about 15.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 108 mm of rain on roughly 20 days, which makes October a wet month (the 10th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 08 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kigali (78 km away). In October its highs average 24.9°C, 1.4°C cooler than Nyagatare, with 117 mm of rain.
Among the 5 cities listed in Rwanda, Nyagatare ranks 1st of 5 for the warmest October highs and 1st of 5 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 5 cities is 24.1°C; Nyagatare is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 25.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 108 mm to 121 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
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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Kigali in OctoberRwanda · 78 kmHigh 24.9°C · Low 14.7°C · 117 mm rain
- Musanze in OctoberRwanda · 80 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 15.1°C · 201 mm rain
- Rutoma in OctoberUganda · 81 kmHigh 24.8°C · Low 15.7°C · 163 mm rain
- Mbarara in OctoberUganda · 85 kmHigh 25.4°C · Low 15.7°C · 101 mm rain
- Rutshuru in OctoberDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 98 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 15.1°C · 305 mm rain
- Muhanga in OctoberRwanda · 106 kmHigh 23.3°C · Low 12.9°C · 115 mm rain
- Gitarama in OctoberRwanda · 107 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 12.6°C · 115 mm rain
- Ibanda in OctoberUganda · 131 kmHigh 25.1°C · Low 15.6°C · 183 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.