Gihombo climate — normals and trends
Gihombo (Rwanda) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 3,438 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 March (18.7 °C on average) and the coldest is November (18.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Gihombo averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 252 rainy days per year.
Gihombo has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.5 °C (on 25 September 1997) and the coldest 12.6 °C (on 12 July 1944).
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
GihomboWestern Province
- coords
- -2.22°, 29.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.5°C
Average daily high
21.0°C
Average daily low
16.2°C
Annual rainfall
3,438mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
0.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
252 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.0 °C
Average feels-like low
16.5 °C
Average peak gust
25.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
25.5 °C
25 September 1997
Coldest day
12.6 °C
12 July 1944
Wettest day
206 mm
14 April 1952
Windiest day
25.5 km/h
22 October 2018
Strongest gust
53.3 km/h
20 October 1988
Hottest feels-like
29.4 °C
20 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
10.5 °C
6 July 1953
Sunniest day
12.0 h
8 December 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 156 mm | -106 mm |
| Feb | 22.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 133 mm | -128 mm |
| Mar | 22.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 372 mm | -50 mm |
| Apr | 22.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 877 mm | +345 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 183 mm | -109 mm |
| Jun | 21.4 °C | +0.3 °C | 108 mm | +42 mm |
| Jul | 21.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 38 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 21.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 63 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 21.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 155 mm | -67 mm |
| Oct | 21.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 496 mm | +54 mm |
| Nov | 21.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 530 mm | +52 mm |
| Dec | 20.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 260 mm | -111 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gihombo?
Gihombo has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.5 °C and it receives 3,438 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gihombo?
The hottest day measured in Gihombo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, reaching 25.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gihombo?
The coldest day measured in Gihombo between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 1944, at 12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Gihombo?
Almost never: Gihombo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gihombo warmed?
Yes: Gihombo warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gihombo?
The wettest day measured in Gihombo between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 1952, with 206 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gihombo?
The windiest day measured in Gihombo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2018, with winds reaching 25.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gihombo?
The warmest month in Gihombo is March (18.7 °C on average); the coldest is November (18.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Gihombo?
Gihombo receives on average 3,438 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 252 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gihombo?
Gihombo gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gihombo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gihombo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gihombo?
In Gihombo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.4 °C on 20 February 2005, and the lowest was 10.5 °C on 6 July 1953.
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