Gitesi climate — normals and trends
Gitesi (Rwanda) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 2,166 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 (17.9 °C on average) and the coldest is November (16.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Gitesi averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 226 rainy days per year.
Gitesi has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.8 °C (on 22 February 2005) and the coldest 8.5 °C (on 14 December 1966).
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
GitesiWestern Province
- coords
- -2.11°, 29.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.2°C
Average daily high
21.6°C
Average daily low
13.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,166mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
8.7km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
226 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.8 °C
Average feels-like low
13.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
27.8 °C
22 February 2005
Coldest day
8.5 °C
14 December 1966
Wettest day
121 mm
18 February 1992
Windiest day
23.7 km/h
23 October 2018
Strongest gust
66.6 km/h
20 October 1988
Hottest feels-like
31.2 °C
20 February 1973
Coldest feels-like
6.0 °C
6 July 1953
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 | 22.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 232 mm | -51 mm |
| Feb | 23.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 156 mm | -118 mm |
| Mar | 22.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 249 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 22.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 241 mm | +10 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 110 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 21.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 74 mm | +33 mm |
| Jul | 21.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 11 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 21.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 93 mm | +40 mm |
| Sep | 22.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 72 mm | -57 mm |
| Oct | 21.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 302 mm | +84 mm |
| Nov | 22.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 135 mm | -122 mm |
| Dec | 21.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 306 mm | +56 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gitesi?
Gitesi has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 2,166 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gitesi?
The hottest day measured in Gitesi between 1940 and 2025 was 22 February 2005, reaching 27.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gitesi?
The coldest day measured in Gitesi between 1940 and 2025 was 14 December 1966, at 8.5 °C.
Does it snow in Gitesi?
Almost never: Gitesi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gitesi warmed?
Yes: Gitesi warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gitesi?
The wettest day measured in Gitesi between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1992, with 121 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gitesi?
The windiest day measured in Gitesi between 1940 and 2025 was 23 October 2018, with winds reaching 23.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gitesi?
The warmest month in Gitesi is August (17.9 °C on average); the coldest is November (16.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gitesi?
Gitesi receives on average 2,166 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 226 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gitesi?
Gitesi gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gitesi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gitesi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gitesi?
In Gitesi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.2 °C on 20 February 1973, and the lowest was 6.0 °C on 6 July 1953.
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