Nyamata climate — normals and trends
Nyamata (Rwanda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,024 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 (22.5 °C on average) and the coldest is November (20.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Nyamata averages 0 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 180 rainy days per year.
Nyamata 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 34.1 °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
NyamataEastern Province
- coords
- -2.20°, 30.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.2°C
Average daily high
26.1°C
Average daily low
17.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,024mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
180 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
27.8 °C
Average feels-like low
18.4 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
34.1 °C
29 August 2021
Coldest day
11.8 °C
31 July 1960
Wettest day
64 mm
26 April 2018
Windiest day
21.8 km/h
5 November 1978
Strongest gust
48.2 km/h
23 October 2018
Hottest feels-like
35.0 °C
26 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
10.3 °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 | 27.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 56 mm | -28 mm |
| Feb | 28.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 22 mm | -67 mm |
| Mar | 27.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 79 mm | -48 mm |
| Apr | 26.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 194 mm | +23 mm |
| May | 25.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 93 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 26.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 10 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 27.5 °C | -0.4 °C | 30 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +1.4 °C | 21 mm | -36 mm |
| Oct | 26.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 128 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 26.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 76 mm | -64 mm |
| Dec | 25.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 79 mm | -28 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nyamata?
Nyamata has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.2 °C and it receives 1,024 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nyamata?
The hottest day measured in Nyamata between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 2021, reaching 34.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nyamata?
The coldest day measured in Nyamata between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 11.8 °C.
Does it snow in Nyamata?
Almost never: Nyamata sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nyamata warmed?
Yes: Nyamata warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nyamata?
The wettest day measured in Nyamata between 1940 and 2025 was 26 April 2018, with 64 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nyamata?
The windiest day measured in Nyamata between 1940 and 2025 was 5 November 1978, with winds reaching 21.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nyamata?
The warmest month in Nyamata is August (22.5 °C on average); the coldest is November (20.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Nyamata?
Nyamata receives on average 1,024 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 180 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nyamata?
Nyamata gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nyamata?
Yes: Nyamata has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nyamata?
In Nyamata, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 35.0 °C on 26 March 2016, and the lowest was 10.3 °C on 31 July 1960.
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