Bugarama climate — normals and trends
Bugarama (Rwanda) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 456 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 September (21.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Bugarama averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Bugarama has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.6 °C (on 25 September 1997) and the coldest 10.1 °C (on 6 July 1953).
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
BugaramaWestern Province
- coords
- -2.69°, 29.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.3°C
Average daily high
25.7°C
Average daily low
15.8°C
Annual rainfall
456mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
60%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.9 °C
Average feels-like low
15.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
32.6 °C
25 September 1997
Coldest day
10.1 °C
6 July 1953
Wettest day
79 mm
11 May 1962
Windiest day
20.4 km/h
20 August 1967
Strongest gust
57.2 km/h
2 September 2008
Hottest feels-like
33.6 °C
9 February 2020
Coldest feels-like
8.1 °C
6 July 1953
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 53 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 28.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 15 mm | -39 mm |
| Mar | 26.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 69 mm | +8 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 117 mm | +52 mm |
| May | 25.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 40 mm | +2 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 6 mm | +1 mm |
| Jul | 25.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 6 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 26.1 °C | 0.0 °C | 5 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 9 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 27.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 43 mm | +5 mm |
| Nov | 26.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 35 mm | -18 mm |
| Dec | 25.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 63 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bugarama?
Bugarama has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 456 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bugarama?
The hottest day measured in Bugarama between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, reaching 32.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bugarama?
The coldest day measured in Bugarama between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1953, at 10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Bugarama?
Almost never: Bugarama sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bugarama warmed?
Yes: Bugarama warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bugarama?
The wettest day measured in Bugarama between 1940 and 2025 was 11 May 1962, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bugarama?
The windiest day measured in Bugarama between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1967, with winds reaching 20.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bugarama?
The warmest month in Bugarama is September (21.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Bugarama?
Bugarama receives on average 456 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bugarama?
Bugarama gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bugarama?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Bugarama.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bugarama?
In Bugarama, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.6 °C on 9 February 2020, and the lowest was 8.1 °C on 6 July 1953.
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