Kibungo climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kibungo?

Kibungo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,112 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kibungo?

The hottest day measured in Kibungo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2021, reaching 33.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kibungo?

The coldest day measured in Kibungo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 11.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kibungo?

Almost never: Kibungo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kibungo warmed?

Yes: Kibungo warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kibungo?

The wettest day measured in Kibungo between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2018, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kibungo?

The windiest day measured in Kibungo between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2023, with winds reaching 21.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kibungo?

The warmest month in Kibungo is August (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is November (20.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kibungo?

Kibungo receives on average 1,112 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 179 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kibungo?

Kibungo gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kibungo (Rwanda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,112 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 (22.2 °C on average) and the coldest is November (20.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.

Kibungo averages 0 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 179 rainy days per year.

Kibungo has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 33.8 °C (on 29 August 2021) and the coldest 11.8 °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

KibungoEastern Province

coords: -2.16°, 30.54°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAugustColdest monthNovemberWettest monthAprilDriest monthJuly

Mean daily temperature

21.0°C

Average daily high

26.1°C

Average daily low

16.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,112mm

Sunshine / day

10.6h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

10.6km/h

Seasonal range

1.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

8 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

179 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.8 °C

Average feels-like low

17.8 °C

Average peak gust

29.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

2 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

33.8 °C

29 August 2021

Coldest day

11.8 °C

31 July 1960

Wettest day

45 mm

26 April 2018

Windiest day

21.0 km/h

14 March 2023

Strongest gust

51.5 km/h

18 September 2007

Hottest feels-like

35.3 °C

30 March 2012

Coldest feels-like

9.5 °C

12 July 1944

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 January 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	32.4 °C28 February 2025	14.7 °C31 July 2025	22.2 °C	810 mm	24
2024	32.9 °C16 September 2024	14.3 °C26 June 2024	22.9 °C	955 mm	59
2023	32.7 °C21 August 2023	14.5 °C5 July 2023	22.4 °C	1,179 mm	34
2022	31.1 °C14 October 2022	14.0 °C22 June 2022	21.8 °C	1,061 mm	8
2021	33.8 °C29 August 2021	15.4 °C12 June 2021	22.0 °C	845 mm	11
2020	32.1 °C17 August 2020	14.6 °C18 June 2020	22.2 °C	1,120 mm	19
2019	30.7 °C20 September 2019	15.3 °C26 February 2019	22.0 °C	1,072 mm	13
2018	31.1 °C27 September 2018	14.2 °C12 June 2018	21.6 °C	1,145 mm	7
2017	31.8 °C21 July 2017	15.6 °C12 March 2017	22.1 °C	833 mm	16
2016	32.5 °C23 August 2016	14.1 °C1 July 2016	22.4 °C	785 mm	33
2015	31.3 °C20 August 2015	13.4 °C13 July 2015	22.0 °C	1,003 mm	22
2014	30.3 °C14 July 2014	14.9 °C1 July 2014	21.5 °C	832 mm	4
2013	31.5 °C29 August 2013	14.5 °C9 June 2013	21.6 °C	992 mm	15
2012	31.3 °C5 February 2012	14.5 °C21 June 2012	21.2 °C	1,145 mm	15
2011	30.3 °C24 August 2011	13.6 °C8 July 2011	21.1 °C	1,170 mm	2
2010	32.7 °C23 August 2010	14.4 °C6 July 2010	21.9 °C	971 mm	23
2009	32.0 °C13 August 2009	13.4 °C20 July 2009	21.5 °C	968 mm	18
2008	30.4 °C16 September 2008	12.3 °C9 July 2008	21.1 °C	827 mm	3
2007	31.2 °C24 September 2007	13.0 °C20 June 2007	21.2 °C	810 mm	4
2006	31.9 °C10 February 2006	13.3 °C17 June 2006	21.4 °C	1,009 mm	11
2005	33.2 °C23 February 2005	13.9 °C8 July 2005	21.7 °C	809 mm	14
2004	30.6 °C30 July 2004	13.1 °C5 July 2004	21.6 °C	758 mm	11
2003	31.6 °C5 March 2003	14.5 °C10 July 2003	21.6 °C	559 mm	15
2002	31.9 °C1 October 2002	14.6 °C5 June 2002	21.3 °C	877 mm	11
2001	30.3 °C4 March 2001	14.0 °C1 August 2001	20.8 °C	863 mm	5
2000	32.0 °C5 September 2000	14.6 °C4 June 2000	21.3 °C	684 mm	16
1999	30.6 °C6 February 1999	14.0 °C7 July 1999	21.0 °C	715 mm	3
1998	30.5 °C15 September 1998	14.2 °C1 July 1998	21.5 °C	978 mm	2
1997	33.0 °C25 September 1997	14.5 °C13 July 1997	21.3 °C	1,167 mm	16
1996	30.4 °C3 August 1996	13.8 °C26 July 1996	21.0 °C	960 mm	3
1995	30.4 °C31 August 1995	14.7 °C12 January 1995	21.2 °C	942 mm	8
1994	30.5 °C2 September 1994	13.3 °C3 June 1994	21.0 °C	1,060 mm	1
1993	31.0 °C26 September 1993	14.5 °C1 July 1993	21.3 °C	862 mm	5
1992	30.1 °C12 March 1992	13.9 °C19 July 1992	21.0 °C	939 mm	2
1991	30.4 °C21 September 1991	12.7 °C21 July 1991	20.9 °C	1,154 mm	2
1990	29.6 °C19 August 1990	14.8 °C30 July 1990	21.3 °C	1,124 mm	0
1989	30.0 °C27 August 1989	12.0 °C17 June 1989	20.8 °C	1,155 mm	1
1988	29.8 °C2 March 1988	13.6 °C7 July 1988	21.1 °C	1,071 mm	0
1987	31.1 °C6 August 1987	14.7 °C22 June 1987	21.6 °C	1,248 mm	6
1986	30.9 °C23 August 1986	13.2 °C30 June 1986	20.9 °C	1,268 mm	8
1985	29.8 °C17 March 1985	14.2 °C9 June 1985	20.6 °C	1,328 mm	0
1984	29.3 °C22 August 1984	13.8 °C31 December 1984	20.7 °C	1,015 mm	0
1983	29.8 °C7 August 1983	14.8 °C7 January 1983	21.3 °C	1,069 mm	0
1982	30.7 °C2 September 1982	14.7 °C20 July 1982	21.0 °C	1,173 mm	3
1981	31.2 °C2 August 1981	14.8 °C3 January 1981	20.9 °C	1,212 mm	2
1980	29.9 °C18 March 1980	14.8 °C27 July 1980	20.9 °C	1,118 mm	0
1979	31.2 °C2 October 1979	14.1 °C17 June 1979	20.9 °C	1,122 mm	7
1978	31.0 °C3 September 1978	13.7 °C21 July 1978	20.6 °C	1,309 mm	2
1977	30.7 °C21 August 1977	12.8 °C22 June 1977	20.7 °C	1,369 mm	2
1976	29.1 °C28 September 1976	13.0 °C26 June 1976	20.1 °C	1,379 mm	0
1975	29.9 °C22 February 1975	12.9 °C5 August 1975	20.0 °C	1,449 mm	0
1974	31.1 °C22 August 1974	13.5 °C3 February 1974	20.1 °C	1,188 mm	4
1973	32.4 °C29 August 1973	13.4 °C21 June 1973	20.5 °C	1,217 mm	3
1972	30.2 °C1 August 1972	12.5 °C3 July 1972	20.0 °C	1,801 mm	1
1971	30.4 °C20 August 1971	13.3 °C9 June 1971	20.1 °C	1,339 mm	3
1970	29.8 °C25 September 1970	13.6 °C27 July 1970	20.6 °C	1,316 mm	0
1969	31.1 °C24 August 1969	12.2 °C23 June 1969	20.8 °C	1,172 mm	5
1968	30.3 °C25 August 1968	12.4 °C30 June 1968	20.3 °C	1,584 mm	2
1967	30.8 °C4 September 1967	13.4 °C8 October 1967	20.4 °C	1,332 mm	5
1966	30.6 °C17 August 1966	13.4 °C16 November 1966	20.5 °C	1,255 mm	5
1965	30.3 °C23 August 1965	12.1 °C21 January 1965	20.4 °C	1,277 mm	4
1964	29.4 °C11 March 1964	12.6 °C17 December 1964	20.1 °C	1,192 mm	0
1963	31.3 °C13 September 1963	14.1 °C9 January 1963	20.2 °C	1,552 mm	4
1962	28.6 °C30 July 1962	12.9 °C27 June 1962	19.8 °C	1,511 mm	0
1961	29.7 °C3 August 1961	13.0 °C29 May 1961	20.3 °C	1,543 mm	0
1960	30.1 °C22 August 1960	11.8 °C31 July 1960	20.7 °C	1,300 mm	2
1959	29.2 °C17 March 1959	13.7 °C17 December 1959	20.8 °C	1,472 mm	0
1958	30.0 °C10 September 1958	14.2 °C24 July 1958	21.2 °C	1,112 mm	2
1957	31.2 °C24 September 1957	13.4 °C6 July 1957	20.7 °C	1,559 mm	7
1956	29.2 °C21 September 1956	13.6 °C7 February 1956	20.0 °C	1,296 mm	0
1955	29.8 °C21 August 1955	12.8 °C14 June 1955	20.2 °C	1,233 mm	0
1954	30.3 °C7 September 1954	13.3 °C14 June 1954	20.6 °C	1,086 mm	1
1953	31.4 °C11 September 1953	12.2 °C6 July 1953	20.1 °C	1,885 mm	4
1952	30.7 °C26 August 1952	13.6 °C18 June 1952	20.5 °C	1,350 mm	1
1951	30.9 °C6 September 1951	13.9 °C20 July 1951	20.4 °C	1,603 mm	3
1950	29.9 °C15 September 1950	12.1 °C3 June 1950	20.2 °C	1,257 mm	0
1949	32.0 °C23 August 1949	13.4 °C26 June 1949	20.9 °C	1,006 mm	17
1948	30.4 °C31 August 1948	14.3 °C21 June 1948	20.5 °C	1,148 mm	1
1947	31.9 °C25 September 1947	14.4 °C16 December 1947	20.7 °C	1,141 mm	12
1946	31.6 °C25 February 1946	14.1 °C15 July 1946	20.9 °C	835 mm	7
1945	31.5 °C10 September 1945	13.3 °C7 June 1945	20.9 °C	687 mm	17
1944	33.0 °C21 September 1944	12.1 °C12 July 1944	21.3 °C	657 mm	26
1943	30.8 °C18 October 1943	12.6 °C8 June 1943	20.9 °C	562 mm	8
1942	31.3 °C22 September 1942	13.3 °C28 July 1942	21.0 °C	617 mm	22
1941	30.1 °C27 March 1941	13.2 °C3 July 1941	20.9 °C	1,040 mm	4
1940	29.9 °C19 July 1940	13.5 °C30 June 1940	20.2 °C	1,226 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.9 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

24 d/yr

+16

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

810 mm

-302 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	26.8 °C	+1.2 °C	54 mm	-48 mm
Feb	28.5 °C	+2.3 °C	37 mm	-66 mm
Mar	27.5 °C	+1.6 °C	109 mm	-35 mm
Apr	26.1 °C	+0.9 °C	163 mm	-15 mm
May	25.5 °C	+0.4 °C	76 mm	-24 mm
Jun	26.7 °C	+0.6 °C	9 mm	-3 mm
Jul	27.5 °C	+0.4 °C	4 mm	+1 mm
Aug	27.4 °C	-0.4 °C	34 mm	+15 mm
Sep	28.7 °C	+1.4 °C	22 mm	-33 mm
Oct	26.5 °C	+0.2 °C	110 mm	+1 mm
Nov	25.9 °C	+0.9 °C	81 mm	-74 mm
Dec	25.4 °C	+0.3 °C	111 mm	-20 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

32.4 °C

28 Feb 2025

Coldest day

14.7 °C

31 Jul 2025

Wettest day

19.5 mm

12 Apr 2025

Windiest day

16.3 km/h

3 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

40.3 km/h

9 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

34.7 °C

7 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.4 °C

31 Jul 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

2 Jan 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kibungo?

Kibungo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,112 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kibungo?

The hottest day measured in Kibungo between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2021, reaching 33.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kibungo?

The coldest day measured in Kibungo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 11.8 °C.

Does it snow in Kibungo?

Almost never: Kibungo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kibungo warmed?

Yes: Kibungo warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kibungo?

The wettest day measured in Kibungo between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2018, with 45 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kibungo?

The windiest day measured in Kibungo between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2023, with winds reaching 21.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kibungo?

The warmest month in Kibungo is August (22.2 °C on average); the coldest is November (20.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Kibungo?

Kibungo receives on average 1,112 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 179 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kibungo?

Kibungo gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kibungo?

Yes: Kibungo has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kibungo?

In Kibungo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.3 °C on 30 March 2012, and the lowest was 9.5 °C on 12 July 1944.

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