Best time to go to, climate and weather Rwanda
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Rwanda
Best time to visit and weather Rwanda
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Best time to visit and weather Rwanda
The best time to go to Rwanda is in january and june until august, in which you have a pleasant or warm temperature and barely till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Rwanda is 28° in february and the lowest is 24° in may.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Rwanda or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
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| Jan | 27° | 104 mm | |
| Feb | 28° | 133 mm | |
| Mar | 27° | 200 mm | |
| Apr | 25° | 278 mm | |
| May | 24° | 220 mm | |
| Jun | 25° | 73 mm | |
| Jul | 27° | 17 mm | |
| Aug | 27° | 50 mm | |
| Sep | 27° | 177 mm | |
| Oct | 26° | 220 mm | |
| Nov | 25° | 229 mm | |
| Dec | 26° | 194 mm |
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- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Rwanda? Go to the full climate information about Rwanda
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Rwanda indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Rwanda.
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Holiday Rwanda
Hotels and apartments in Rwanda
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Climate Rwanda
Climate Rwanda
In Rwanda there are 4 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical rainforest climate, tropical monsoon climate, tropical wet and dry or savanna climate and temperate oceanic climate. The average annual temperature for Rwanda is 26° degrees and there is 1894 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 50 days a year with an average humidity of 74% and an UV-index of 6.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Kigali in Rwanda per month.
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Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
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| Jan | 27° | 20° | 104 mm | 24 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| Feb | 28° | 21° | 133 mm | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Mar | 27° | 21° | 200 mm | 30 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Apr | 25° | 20° | 278 mm | 30 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| May | 24° | 19° | 220 mm | 30 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Jun | 25° | 19° | 73 mm | 20 | 10 | 2 | 6 |
| Jul | 27° | 20° | 17 mm | 8 | 23 | 2 | 6 |
| Aug | 27° | 21° | 50 mm | 15 | 16 | 2 | 6 |
| Sep | 27° | 22° | 177 mm | 25 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Oct | 26° | 22° | 220 mm | 30 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Nov | 25° | 21° | 229 mm | 30 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dec | 26° | 20° | 194 mm | 31 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 27° in january in Rwanda and at least around 20° degrees. In january there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 104 mm and the it will be dry 7 days this month in Rwanda.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 28° in february in Rwanda and at least around 21° degrees. In february there are 24 days of rainfall with a total of 133 mm and the it will be dry 4 days this month in Rwanda.
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 27° in march in Rwanda and at least around 21° degrees. In march there are 30 days of rainfall with a total of 200 mm and the it will be dry 1 day this month in Rwanda.
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 25° in april in Rwanda and at least around 20° degrees. In april there are 30 days of rainfall with a total of 278 mm
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 24° in may in Rwanda and at least around 19° degrees. In may there are 30 days of rainfall with a total of 220 mm and the it will be dry 1 day this month in Rwanda.
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 25° in june in Rwanda and at least around 19° degrees. In june there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 73 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Rwanda.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 27° in july in Rwanda and at least around 20° degrees. In july there are 8 days of rainfall with a total of 17 mm and the it will be dry 23 days this month in Rwanda.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 27° in august in Rwanda and at least around 21° degrees. In august there are 15 days of rainfall with a total of 50 mm and the it will be dry 16 days this month in Rwanda.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 27° in september in Rwanda and at least around 22° degrees. In september there are 25 days of rainfall with a total of 177 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in Rwanda.
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 26° in october in Rwanda and at least around 22° degrees. In october there are 30 days of rainfall with a total of 220 mm and the it will be dry 1 day this month in Rwanda.
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 25° in november in Rwanda and at least around 21° degrees. In november there are 30 days of rainfall with a total of 229 mm
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 26° in december in Rwanda and at least around 20° degrees. In december there are 31 days of rainfall with a total of 194 mm
Weather statistics Rwanda
Weather statistics Rwanda
View all weather statistics from Rwanda per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Rwanda and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Rwanda
About Rwanda
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14 day weather forecast Rwanda
The weather for Kigali in Rwanda will be 32° till 31° degrees in the next 14 days with a couple of days chance of light rain showers.
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| Max (°C) | 31° | 32° | 31° | 32° | 32° | 30° | 32° |
| Min (°C) | 15° | 16° | 16° | 17° | 16° | 16° | 16° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 15% | 15% | 0% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0.4mm | 0.9mm | 0mm |
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| UV-index | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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| Max (°C) | 32° | 32° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 31° | 29° |
| Min (°C) | 17° | 16° | 16° | 15° | 15° | 16° | 17° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 0% | 0% | 15% | 15% | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 0mm | 0mm | 0.3mm | 0.1mm | 0mm | 0mm | 0.3mm |
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| UV-index | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
About Rwanda
Rwanda is in the continental part Afrika and the capital is Kigali. It is 26.338 km² and has a population of 11.809.300. In terms of area, the country is 9x smaller than United Kingdom. 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 6.593 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 9 hour and 10 min.
Time difference Rwanda
In Rwanda it is now 14:50 hour in the afternoon on sunday 20 january 2019. That is 2 hour later than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Rwanda is Africa/Kigali and the Greenwich time is UTC+02.
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)
Reisadvies Rwanda
Bron: Nederlandwereldwijd.nl - Rijksoverheid
De situatie in het grensgebied tussen Rwanda en Burundi inclusief het Nyungwe-Forest nationaal park is gespannen. Ook zijn er de afgelopen maanden meer criminele incidenten geweest in het grensgebied. Daarbij zijn ook dodelijke slachtoffers gevallen. Wees alert.
Bekijk het actuele reisadvies voor Rwanda op de site van de Rijksoverheid.
Currency Rwanda
In Rwanda the Rwandese frank is used to pay.
Exchange rate Rwandese frank op 20 january 2019
1 Rwandese frank = € 0,00 euro
100 Rwandese frank = € 0,10 euro
1 euro = 990,52 Rwandese frank
100 euro = 99.052,37 Rwandese frank
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It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
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