Gikongoro climate — normals and trends
Gikongoro (Rwanda) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 1,737 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 (17.6 °C on average) and the coldest is November (16.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Gikongoro averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 211 rainy days per year.
Gikongoro has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 29.5 °C (on 25 September 1997) and the coldest 7.1 °C (on 31 July 1960).
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
GikongoroSouthern Province
- coords
- -2.46°, 29.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
21.9°C
Average daily low
12.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,737mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
211 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.5 °C
Average feels-like low
12.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
29.5 °C
25 September 1997
Coldest day
7.1 °C
31 July 1960
Wettest day
132 mm
30 March 2015
Windiest day
23.2 km/h
7 October 1947
Strongest gust
77.8 km/h
20 October 1988
Hottest feels-like
30.4 °C
3 February 1998
Coldest feels-like
4.8 °C
30 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.0 h
3 January 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 | 23.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 162 mm | -51 mm |
| Feb | 23.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 96 mm | -117 mm |
| Mar | 23.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 211 mm | -23 mm |
| Apr | 22.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 247 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 93 mm | -39 mm |
| Jun | 22.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 42 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 22.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 9 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 22.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 53 mm | +23 mm |
| Sep | 23.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 38 mm | -43 mm |
| Oct | 22.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 204 mm | +54 mm |
| Nov | 22.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 112 mm | -90 mm |
| Dec | 21.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 184 mm | -21 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gikongoro?
Gikongoro has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 1,737 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gikongoro?
The hottest day measured in Gikongoro between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, reaching 29.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gikongoro?
The coldest day measured in Gikongoro between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 7.1 °C.
Does it snow in Gikongoro?
Almost never: Gikongoro sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gikongoro warmed?
Yes: Gikongoro warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gikongoro?
The wettest day measured in Gikongoro between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2015, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gikongoro?
The windiest day measured in Gikongoro between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1947, with winds reaching 23.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gikongoro?
The warmest month in Gikongoro is August (17.6 °C on average); the coldest is November (16.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Gikongoro?
Gikongoro receives on average 1,737 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 211 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gikongoro?
Gikongoro gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gikongoro?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gikongoro.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gikongoro?
In Gikongoro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.4 °C on 3 February 1998, and the lowest was 4.8 °C on 30 July 1975.
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