Kigali Temperature by Month

The average annual maximum temperature in Kigali, Rwanda is 27°C (81°F), with little variation between seasons. This page covers monthly averages, day-night differences, and how Kigali compares to cities worldwide.

Year-round, Kigali experiences a consistently comfortable climate. Maximum daytime temperatures range from a comfortable 28°C (82°F) in August to a comfortable 26°C (79°F) in the coolest month, April. Nighttime temperatures range from 17°C (63°F) in August to 16°C (61°F) in April.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Kigali by month:

Low temperatures are most often recorded between 4 AM and 6 AM, while highs typically occur around 3 PM. August, the city's warmest month, sees 217 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Kigali's average annual maximum temperature is 27°C (81°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Athens, Greece sits at 23°C (73°F) on average, with hot dry summers and mild winters characteristic of the Mediterranean.

Queenstown, New Zealand averages 10°C (50°F) annually, remember seasons are flipped, so its coldest months fall in June and July.

Beijing, China averages 20°C (68°F) annually, but with big seasonal swings, very cold winters and hot summers.

Brisbane, Australia averages 26°C (79°F) a year, with warm winters and hot, humid summers.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.

For more on Kigali's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Kigali climate page.