Bugaragara climate — normals and trends
Bugaragara (Rwanda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 926 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (21.3 °C on average) and the coldest is November (19.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Bugaragara averages 0 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 184 rainy days per year.
Bugaragara has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 24 February 2005) and the coldest 10.6 °C (on 21 January 1965).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
BugaragaraEastern Province
- coords
- -1.29°, 30.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.7°C
Average daily high
26.3°C
Average daily low
16.0°C
Annual rainfall
926mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
184 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.8 °C
Average feels-like low
16.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.3 °C
24 February 2005
Coldest day
10.6 °C
21 January 1965
Wettest day
48 mm
25 November 2024
Windiest day
21.2 km/h
27 September 1983
Strongest gust
51.1 km/h
23 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
35.6 °C
24 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
8.6 °C
12 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.0 h
2 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 18 mm | -47 mm |
| Feb | 29.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 19 mm | -56 mm |
| Mar | 28.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 89 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 26.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 142 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 26.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 68 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 25 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 7 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 42 mm | +15 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 21 mm | -42 mm |
| Oct | 26.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 142 mm | +40 mm |
| Nov | 26.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 62 mm | -72 mm |
| Dec | 26.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 40 mm | -62 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bugaragara?
Bugaragara has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.7 °C and it receives 926 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bugaragara?
The hottest day measured in Bugaragara between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2005, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bugaragara?
The coldest day measured in Bugaragara between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1965, at 10.6 °C.
Does it snow in Bugaragara?
Almost never: Bugaragara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bugaragara warmed?
Yes: Bugaragara warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bugaragara?
The wettest day measured in Bugaragara between 1940 and 2025 was 25 November 2024, with 48 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bugaragara?
The windiest day measured in Bugaragara between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1983, with winds reaching 21.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bugaragara?
The warmest month in Bugaragara is August (21.3 °C on average); the coldest is November (19.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Bugaragara?
Bugaragara receives on average 926 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 184 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bugaragara?
Bugaragara gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bugaragara?
Yes: Bugaragara has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bugaragara?
In Bugaragara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.6 °C on 24 February 2005, and the lowest was 8.6 °C on 12 July 1944.
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