Gitarama climate — normals and trends
Gitarama (Rwanda) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,198 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 (19.2 °C on average) and the coldest is November (17.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Gitarama averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 201 rainy days per year.
Gitarama 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 30.9 °C (on 22 February 2005) and the coldest 7.2 °C (on 1 July 1972).
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
GitaramaSouthern Province
- coords
- -2.07°, 29.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.1°C
Average daily high
23.3°C
Average daily low
13.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,198mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
201 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.0 °C
Average feels-like low
13.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 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
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
30.9 °C
22 February 2005
Coldest day
7.2 °C
1 July 1972
Wettest day
88 mm
2 March 2020
Windiest day
20.6 km/h
20 August 1967
Strongest gust
60.8 km/h
17 October 2005
Hottest feels-like
31.5 °C
1 March 2020
Coldest feels-like
5.6 °C
1 July 1972
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 | 24.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 111 mm | -30 mm |
| Feb | 25.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 62 mm | -80 mm |
| Mar | 24.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 135 mm | -14 mm |
| Apr | 23.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 166 mm | +9 mm |
| May | 22.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 96 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 23.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 33 mm | +15 mm |
| Jul | 23.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Aug | 24.1 °C | -0.3 °C | 30 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 27 mm | -39 mm |
| Oct | 23.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 176 mm | +55 mm |
| Nov | 23.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 69 mm | -74 mm |
| Dec | 23.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 162 mm | +33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gitarama?
Gitarama has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.1 °C and it receives 1,198 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gitarama?
The hottest day measured in Gitarama between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 2005, reaching 30.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gitarama?
The coldest day measured in Gitarama between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1972, at 7.2 °C.
Does it snow in Gitarama?
Almost never: Gitarama sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gitarama warmed?
Yes: Gitarama warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gitarama?
The wettest day measured in Gitarama between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 2020, with 88 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gitarama?
The windiest day measured in Gitarama between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1967, with winds reaching 20.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gitarama?
The warmest month in Gitarama is August (19.2 °C on average); the coldest is November (17.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Gitarama?
Gitarama receives on average 1,198 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gitarama?
Gitarama gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gitarama?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gitarama.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gitarama?
In Gitarama, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.5 °C on 1 March 2020, and the lowest was 5.6 °C on 1 July 1972.
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