Mukingo climate — normals and trends
Mukingo (Rwanda) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 4,571 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 April (15.6 °C on average) and the coldest is November (15.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Mukingo averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 275 rainy days per year.
Mukingo 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 25.9 °C (on 5 February 2012) and the coldest 6.3 °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
MukingoNorthern Province
- coords
- -1.54°, 29.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.3°C
Average daily high
20.2°C
Average daily low
11.4°C
Annual rainfall
4,571mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
7.2km/h
Seasonal range
0.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
275 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.5 °C
Average feels-like low
11.0 °C
Average peak gust
29.3 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 = 0.68 · 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
25.9 °C
5 February 2012
Coldest day
6.3 °C
31 July 1960
Wettest day
300 mm
3 May 2024
Windiest day
17.8 km/h
7 October 1947
Strongest gust
86.0 km/h
25 September 1958
Hottest feels-like
30.1 °C
18 October 2021
Coldest feels-like
3.7 °C
12 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.0 h
2 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 | 20.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 220 mm | -156 mm |
| Feb | 21.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 191 mm | -273 mm |
| Mar | 21.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 586 mm | -75 mm |
| Apr | 21.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 578 mm | +20 mm |
| May | 20.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 228 mm | -105 mm |
| Jun | 20.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 178 mm | +48 mm |
| Jul | 20.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 94 mm | +18 mm |
| Aug | 20.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 233 mm | +57 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 473 mm | +130 mm |
| Oct | 20.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 774 mm | +283 mm |
| Nov | 20.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 309 mm | -200 mm |
| Dec | 19.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 307 mm | -148 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mukingo?
Mukingo has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.3 °C and it receives 4,571 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mukingo?
The hottest day measured in Mukingo between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 2012, reaching 25.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mukingo?
The coldest day measured in Mukingo between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 6.3 °C.
Does it snow in Mukingo?
Almost never: Mukingo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mukingo warmed?
Yes: Mukingo warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mukingo?
The wettest day measured in Mukingo between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 2024, with 300 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mukingo?
The windiest day measured in Mukingo between 1940 and 2025 was 7 October 1947, with winds reaching 17.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mukingo?
The warmest month in Mukingo is April (15.6 °C on average); the coldest is November (15.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Mukingo?
Mukingo receives on average 4,571 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 275 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mukingo?
Mukingo gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mukingo?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Mukingo.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mukingo?
In Mukingo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 30.1 °C on 18 October 2021, and the lowest was 3.7 °C on 12 July 1944.
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