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Best time to visit Rwanda

Best time to visit Rwanda

The best time to visit Rwanda is from january until october and december, when you will have a pleasant or warm temperature and limited till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Rwanda is 30°C in march and the lowest is 23°C in may. The weather and climate of Rwanda is suitable for a sun vacation.

The average climate figure for Rwanda is an 7,9. This is based on various factors, such as average temperatures, the chance of precipitation and weather experiences of others.

Rwanda has 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical rainforest climate and tropical savanna climate. If you want to know what the average temperature is in Rwanda or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find an overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.

Climate Rwanda per month

Climate data from: Kigali
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Day
max °C
MM
rain
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 29 29 30 24 23 25 27 27 28 28 26 27
MM
rain		 52 mm 69 mm 97 mm 127 mm 97 mm 29 mm 12 mm 32 mm 95 mm 148 mm 155 mm 96 mm
All climate data from Rwanda

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Climate Rwanda

Climate Rwanda

Climate Rwanda per Month

Climate Rwanda per Month
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Rwanda has 2 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical rainforest climate and tropical savanna climate. The average annual temperature for Rwanda is 25° degrees and there is about 1009 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 67 days a year with an average humidity of 74% and an UV-index of 5.

 
Day
max °C
Night
min °C
MM
rain
Rain
days
Dry
days
Sun hours
per day
Wind force
in Bft
UV-index
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day
max °C		 29 29 30 24 23 25 27 27 28 28 26 27
Night
min °C		 15 16 15 14 14 14 15 16 17 16 15 15
MM
rain		 52 mm 69 mm 97 mm 127 mm 97 mm 29 mm 12 mm 32 mm 95 mm 148 mm 155 mm 96 mm
Rain
days		 22 23 27 29 28 15 8 15 25 29 29 28
Dry
days		 9 5 4 1 3 15 23 16 5 2 1 3
Sun hours
per day		 10 10 9 9 8 9 10 10 10 9 9 11
Wind force
in Bft		 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
UV-index 6 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5
 

Climate Rwanda january

On average, it is maximum 29° in january in Rwanda and at least around 15° degrees. In january there are 22 days of rainfall with a total of 52 mm and the it will be dry 9 days this month in Rwanda.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Rwanda february

On average, it is maximum 29° in february in Rwanda and at least around 16° degrees. In february there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 69 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in Rwanda.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Rwanda march

On average, it is maximum 30° in march in Rwanda and at least around 15° degrees. In march there are 27 days of rainfall with a total of 97 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Rwanda.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Rwanda april

On average, it is maximum 24° in april in Rwanda and at least around 14° degrees. In april there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 127 mm and the it will be dry 1 day this month in Rwanda.

Climate Rwanda may

On average, it is maximum 23° in may in Rwanda and at least around 14° degrees. In may there are 28 days of rainfall with a total of 97 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Rwanda.

Suitable month for:road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Rwanda june

On average, it is maximum 25° in june in Rwanda and at least around 14° degrees. In june there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 29 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month in Rwanda.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Rwanda july

On average, it is maximum 27° in july in Rwanda and at least around 15° degrees. In july there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 12 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Rwanda.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Rwanda august

On average, it is maximum 27° in august in Rwanda and at least around 16° degrees. In august there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 32 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Rwanda.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Rwanda september

On average, it is maximum 28° in september in Rwanda and at least around 17° degrees. In september there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 95 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in Rwanda.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation

Climate Rwanda october

On average, it is maximum 28° in october in Rwanda and at least around 16° degrees. In october there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 148 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month in Rwanda.

Climate Rwanda november

On average, it is maximum 26° in november in Rwanda and at least around 15° degrees. In november there are 29 days of rainfall with a total of 155 mm and the it will be dry 1 day this month in Rwanda.

Climate Rwanda december

On average, it is maximum 27° in december in Rwanda and at least around 15° degrees. In december there are 28 days of rainfall with a total of 96 mm and the it will be dry 3 days this month in Rwanda.

Suitable month for:sun vacation road trip walking and cycling vacation
14 day weather forecast Rwanda

14 day weather forecast Rwanda

The weather for Kigali in Rwanda will be 31° till 29° degrees in the next 14 days with a couple of days chance of light rain showers or even quite a bit of rain.

The weather forecast for Rwanda is based on the weather in Kigali.

Weather forecast this week
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Su
18 Aug
Mo
19 Aug
Tu
20 Aug
We
21 Aug
Th
22 Aug
Fr
23 Aug
Sa
24 Aug
  Broken wolken Gespreide bewolking Bewolkt Bewolkt Bewolkt Bewolkt Bewolkt
Max (°C) 31° 30° 31° 30° 29° 31° 31°
Min (°C) 16° 15° 15° 16° 18° 17° 16°
Rainfall (mm) 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 1.7
mm
Rainfall (%) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 25%
UV-index
UV-index 6 11 5 11 7 5 4

Weather forecast next week
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Su
25 Aug
Mo
26 Aug
Tu
27 Aug
We
28 Aug
Th
29 Aug
Fr
30 Aug
Sa
31 Aug
  Light doucheregen Bewolkt Broken wolken Gespreide bewolking Bewolkt Gespreide bewolking Broken wolken
Max (°C) 24° 26° 29° 30° 29° 29° 29°
Min (°C) 16° 15° 16° 18° 16° 16° 17°
Rainfall (mm) 6.9
mm
 0.7
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
 0.1
mm
 0
mm
 0
mm
Rainfall (%) 60% 10% 0% 0% 15% 0% 0%
UV-index
UV-index 4 4 8 6 4 6 3
About Rwanda

About Rwanda

Rwanda is in the continental part Africa and the capital is Kigali. The total surface is 26.338 km² and the population consists of 11.809.300 inhabitants. In terms of area, the country is 46x smaller than New Zealand. If you want to call Rwanda you have to use +250 or 00250 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2505012457809 or 002505012457809.

Rwanda is in a straight line at 3.750 km distance from Cape Town. From Cape Town International Airport the flight time is about 5 hour and 50 min.

Time difference Rwanda

Time difference Rwanda

In Rwanda it is now 10:41 o’clock in the morning on sunday 18 august 2019. That is equal to the time in New Zealand. The time zone of Rwanda is Africa/Kigali and the Greenwich time is UTC+02.

Currency Rwanda

Currency Rwanda

In Rwanda the Rwandan franc is used to pay.

Exchange rate Rwandan franc (RWF) 18 august 2019

1 Rwandan franc = 0,02 South African rand
100 Rwandan franc = 1,68 South African rand

1 South African rand = 59,63 Rwandan franc
100 South African rand = 5.963,34 Rwandan franc

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Vaccinations Rwanda

Vaccinations Rwanda

Mandatory vaccinations

  • Cholera
  • Gele koorts

Recommended vaccinations

  • DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
  • Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)

Person and travel related vaccinations

These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Rwanda.

  • BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
  • Hepatitis B
  • Meningitis of Meningokokkenziekte
  • Rabiës
  • Schistosomiasis
  • Tuberculose (TBC)
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