Shangi climate — normals and trends
Shangi (Rwanda) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 1,206 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 September (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is November (19.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Shangi averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 190 rainy days per year.
Shangi has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.1 °C (on 25 September 1997) and the coldest 11.8 °C (on 3 March 1968).
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
ShangiWestern Province
- coords
- -2.40°, 29.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.6°C
Average daily high
23.6°C
Average daily low
16.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,206mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
1.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
190 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.6 °C
Average feels-like low
16.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
30.1 °C
25 September 1997
Coldest day
11.8 °C
3 March 1968
Wettest day
96 mm
16 March 1940
Windiest day
22.7 km/h
26 September 1953
Strongest gust
74.5 km/h
20 October 1988
Hottest feels-like
31.4 °C
1 April 1983
Coldest feels-like
11.0 °C
30 June 1968
Sunniest day
12.0 h
1 December 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 | 24.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 73 mm | -36 mm |
| Feb | 25.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 22 mm | -80 mm |
| Mar | 24.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 129 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 282 mm | +90 mm |
| May | 23.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 84 mm | -11 mm |
| Jun | 23.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 17 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 23.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 3 mm | +0 mm |
| Aug | 24.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Sep | 25.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 27 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 24.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 180 mm | +31 mm |
| Nov | 24.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 156 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 23.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 128 mm | -17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shangi?
Shangi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 1,206 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shangi?
The hottest day measured in Shangi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, reaching 30.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shangi?
The coldest day measured in Shangi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1968, at 11.8 °C.
Does it snow in Shangi?
Almost never: Shangi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shangi warmed?
Yes: Shangi warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shangi?
The wettest day measured in Shangi between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1940, with 96 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shangi?
The windiest day measured in Shangi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 September 1953, with winds reaching 22.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shangi?
The warmest month in Shangi is September (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is November (19.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Shangi?
Shangi receives on average 1,206 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 190 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shangi?
Shangi gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Shangi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Shangi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shangi?
In Shangi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.4 °C on 1 April 1983, and the lowest was 11.0 °C on 30 June 1968.
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