Kigali, Rwanda climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Kigali, Rwanda, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 26°C, and its coldest is December, with an average low of 15°C.
Kigali, officially the City of Kigali also known as Kigali City, is the capital, largest city, and a province-level administrative unit of Rwanda. It is located near the country's geographic centre, in a landscape of rolling hills marked by valleys and ridges connected by steep slopes. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Kigali, Rwanda's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Kigali average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Kigali, Rwanda, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is April (5 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25°C | 15°C | 3 mm |
| February | 26°C | 15°C | 3 mm |
| March | 26°C | 15°C | 3 mm |
| April | 25°C | 15°C | 5 mm |
| May | 24°C | 15°C | 3 mm |
| June | 25°C | 15°C | 0 mm |
| July | 26°C | 15°C | 0 mm |
| August | 26°C | 16°C | 0 mm |
| September | 26°C | 15°C | 3 mm |
| October | 25°C | 15°C | 5 mm |
| November | 24°C | 15°C | 5 mm |
| December | 25°C | 15°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 33°C on 2005-02-23
- Coldest day on record: 10°C on 2008-07-09
Percentiles compare each day to Kigali, Rwanda's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →