Ndera climate — normals and trends
Ndera (Rwanda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 977 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is November (19.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Ndera averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 180 rainy days per year.
Ndera 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 33.2 °C (on 23 February 2005) and the coldest 11.4 °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
NderaKigali
- coords
- -1.95°, 30.17°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.5°C
Average daily high
25.6°C
Average daily low
16.3°C
Annual rainfall
977mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
1.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
180 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.3 °C
Average feels-like low
17.1 °C
Average peak gust
28.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
33.2 °C
23 February 2005
Coldest day
11.4 °C
1 July 1972
Wettest day
61 mm
19 April 2020
Windiest day
20.6 km/h
14 March 2023
Strongest gust
48.2 km/h
18 September 2007
Hottest feels-like
34.7 °C
20 February 1973
Coldest feels-like
9.8 °C
31 July 1960
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 | 26.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 67 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 23 mm | -69 mm |
| Mar | 27.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 113 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 153 mm | +8 mm |
| May | 24.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 95 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 19 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 26.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 34 mm | +15 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 24 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 26.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 143 mm | +37 mm |
| Nov | 25.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 82 mm | -50 mm |
| Dec | 25.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 72 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ndera?
Ndera has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.5 °C and it receives 977 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ndera?
The hottest day measured in Ndera between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 33.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ndera?
The coldest day measured in Ndera between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1972, at 11.4 °C.
Does it snow in Ndera?
Almost never: Ndera sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ndera warmed?
Yes: Ndera warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ndera?
The wettest day measured in Ndera between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2020, with 61 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ndera?
The windiest day measured in Ndera between 1940 and 2025 was 14 March 2023, with winds reaching 20.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ndera?
The warmest month in Ndera is August (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is November (19.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ndera?
Ndera receives on average 977 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 180 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ndera?
Ndera gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ndera?
Yes: Ndera has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ndera?
In Ndera, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.7 °C on 20 February 1973, and the lowest was 9.8 °C on 31 July 1960.
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