Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Kigali, Rwanda weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Kigali, Rwanda, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 34°C on 2003-03-07; its coldest fell to 7°C on 1986-07-20.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
33°C2006-01-27
21°C2018-01-03
18°C2024-01-30
11°C1990-01-09
February
34°C1999-02-21
20°C1990-02-23
19°C1999-02-07
12°C2007-02-21
March
34°C2003-03-07
20°C1981-03-20
19°C1992-03-16
13°C2008-03-01
April
32°C2003-04-10
20°C1986-04-26
19°C1998-04-12
12°C1989-04-22
May
29°C1999-05-23
19°C1990-05-24
18°C2026-05-09
10°C2018-05-30
June
31°C1999-06-20
19°C2020-06-13
17°C1998-06-05
9°C1986-06-29
July
31°C2002-07-11
19°C2008-07-24
18°C2017-07-22
7°C1986-07-20
August
31°C1998-08-23
20°C2018-08-24
18°C2002-08-30
9°C2020-08-03
September
32°C2024-09-13
20°C2014-09-05
19°C2024-09-19
10°C1995-09-23
October
33°C1999-10-25
20°C2011-10-14
19°C2023-10-09
11°C2014-10-13
November
31°C1999-11-05
20°C2000-11-06
18°C1999-11-02
12°C1981-11-02
December
31°C2005-12-31
20°C1984-12-11
18°C2005-12-31
12°C2007-12-18

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Southern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Summer (Dec–Feb)
34°C1999-02-21
20°C1984-12-11
19°C1999-02-07
11°C1990-01-09
Autumn (Mar–May)
34°C2003-03-07
19°C1990-05-24
19°C1992-03-16
10°C2018-05-30
Winter (Jun–Aug)
31°C1998-08-23
19°C2020-06-13
18°C2002-08-30
7°C1986-07-20
Spring (Sep–Nov)
33°C1999-10-25
20°C2014-09-05
19°C2024-09-19
10°C1995-09-23

All-time records

The most extreme value Kigali has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 34°C 2003-03-07
Lowest 19°C 2020-06-13

Low

Highest 19°C 2024-09-19
Lowest 7°C 1986-07-20

Feels-like

Highest 39°C 2005-02-25
Lowest 4°C 1986-07-20

Humidity

Highest 16.5 g/m³ 2024-03-31
Lowest 6.7 g/m³ 1992-08-19

Wind

Highest 28 km/h 1992-11-04
Lowest 4 km/h 1995-03-03

Precip

Wettest 82 mm 2020-02-25
Driest 48-day dry spell 1990-06-03

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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