Nyabitekeli climate — normals and trends
Nyabitekeli (Rwanda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 1,267 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is November (19.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Nyabitekeli averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 191 rainy days per year.
Nyabitekeli has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 25.9 °C (on 25 February 2005) and the coldest 15.1 °C (on 27 July 1975).
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
NyabitekeliWestern Province
- coords
- -2.35°, 29.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.8°C
Average daily high
21.7°C
Average daily low
18.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,267mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
0.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
191 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
23.1 °C
Average feels-like low
18.9 °C
Average peak gust
25.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
9 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
25 February 2005
Coldest day
15.1 °C
27 July 1975
Wettest day
80 mm
26 April 2018
Windiest day
25.9 km/h
22 October 2018
Strongest gust
72.4 km/h
20 October 1988
Hottest feels-like
29.5 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
13.9 °C
29 July 1994
Sunniest day
12.0 h
17 December 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 | 45 mm | -50 mm |
| Feb | 23.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 14 mm | -77 mm |
| Mar | 22.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 134 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 22.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 275 mm | +80 mm |
| May | 22.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 91 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 22.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 30 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 21.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 6 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 22.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 12 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 37 mm | -34 mm |
| Oct | 22.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 195 mm | +21 mm |
| Nov | 22.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 141 mm | -60 mm |
| Dec | 21.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 110 mm | -29 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nyabitekeli?
Nyabitekeli has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.8 °C and it receives 1,267 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nyabitekeli?
The hottest day measured in Nyabitekeli between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 2005, reaching 25.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nyabitekeli?
The coldest day measured in Nyabitekeli between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1975, at 15.1 °C.
Does it snow in Nyabitekeli?
Almost never: Nyabitekeli sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nyabitekeli warmed?
Yes: Nyabitekeli warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nyabitekeli?
The wettest day measured in Nyabitekeli between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2018, with 80 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nyabitekeli?
The windiest day measured in Nyabitekeli between 1940 and 2025 was 22 October 2018, with winds reaching 25.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nyabitekeli?
The warmest month in Nyabitekeli is August (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is November (19.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Nyabitekeli?
Nyabitekeli receives on average 1,267 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 191 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nyabitekeli?
Nyabitekeli gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nyabitekeli?
Yes: Nyabitekeli has on average 9 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nyabitekeli?
In Nyabitekeli, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.5 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 13.9 °C on 29 July 1994.
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