Ruhengeri climate — normals and trends
Ruhengeri (Rwanda) has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Cwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 2,001 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 (17.4 °C on average) and the coldest is November (16.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ruhengeri averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 232 rainy days per year.
Ruhengeri has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 27.9 °C (on 21 September 1944) and the coldest 8.5 °C (on 3 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
RuhengeriNorthern Province
- coords
- -1.50°, 29.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.7°C
Average daily high
21.2°C
Average daily low
13.0°C
Annual rainfall
2,001mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
232 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
21.9 °C
Average feels-like low
13.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
27.9 °C
21 September 1944
Coldest day
8.5 °C
3 July 1972
Wettest day
75 mm
6 April 1987
Windiest day
19.9 km/h
8 August 1950
Strongest gust
77.8 km/h
22 April 1945
Hottest feels-like
29.4 °C
20 February 1973
Coldest feels-like
6.5 °C
6 July 1953
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 | 22.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 116 mm | -76 mm |
| Feb | 23.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 99 mm | -116 mm |
| Mar | 22.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 228 mm | -56 mm |
| Apr | 21.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 239 mm | -11 mm |
| May | 20.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 121 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 20.9 °C | +0.1 °C | 77 mm | +39 mm |
| Jul | 21.5 °C | 0.0 °C | 24 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 21.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 70 mm | +10 mm |
| Sep | 22.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 115 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 21.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 283 mm | +83 mm |
| Nov | 21.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 116 mm | -129 mm |
| Dec | 20.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 164 mm | -61 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ruhengeri?
Ruhengeri has a subtropical highland, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.7 °C and it receives 2,001 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ruhengeri?
The hottest day measured in Ruhengeri between 1940 and 2025 was 21 September 1944, reaching 27.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ruhengeri?
The coldest day measured in Ruhengeri between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1972, at 8.5 °C.
Does it snow in Ruhengeri?
Almost never: Ruhengeri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ruhengeri warmed?
Yes: Ruhengeri warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ruhengeri?
The wettest day measured in Ruhengeri between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1987, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ruhengeri?
The windiest day measured in Ruhengeri between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ruhengeri?
The warmest month in Ruhengeri is August (17.4 °C on average); the coldest is November (16.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Ruhengeri?
Ruhengeri receives on average 2,001 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 232 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ruhengeri?
Ruhengeri gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ruhengeri?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ruhengeri.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ruhengeri?
In Ruhengeri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 29.4 °C on 20 February 1973, and the lowest was 6.5 °C on 6 July 1953.
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