Rutshuru weather in August

In August, Rutshuru sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 160 mm of rain across 12.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Rutshuru's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rutshuru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
160 mm
12.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:07 AM – 6:05 PM
Cloud cover
72%
3rd clearest
Wind
4 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Rutshuru is town in North Kivu in the DRC.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Rutshuru reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Rutshuru weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 14°12116.512.15.6
Feb24° / 14°12414.7125.7
Mar24° / 14°22223124.7
Apr23° / 15°21721.6124.7
May23° / 15°13914.911.95.9
Jun24° / 13°857.411.97.0
Jul24° / 13°555.211.97.5
Aug24° / 14°16012.4126.3
Sep24° / 14°23016.6125.6
Oct23° / 14°30522124.7
Nov23° / 14°28723.412.14.4
Dec23° / 14°20120.912.14.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12773
22773
32773
42674
52674
62773
72773
82773
92872
102872
112872
123070
133070
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232872
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282476
292476
302476
312278

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Rutshuru gets around 160 mm of rain over 12.4 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 41% and peaks near 52% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
229
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431
532
633
734
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1138
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1542
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1943
2044
2144
2244
2345
2445
2546
2647
2748
2849
2950
3051
3152

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 56% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
151472
250482
349482
448493
548503
647503
746513
845523
944533
1043543
1142544
1241554
1340564
1440564
1539565
1639565
1738575
1838575
1937585
2037585
2136595
2236595
2335605
2435596
2534606
2633616
2732626
2832626
2931627
3030637
3129647

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
34calm
44calm
54calm
64calm
74calm
84calm
94calm
104calm
114calm
124calm
134calm
144calm
154calm
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174calm
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314calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:106:07
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412.06:106:07
512.06:096:07
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1212.06:086:06
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1412.06:086:05
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1612.06:076:05
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1912.06:076:05
2012.06:066:04
2112.06:066:04
2212.06:066:04
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2412.06:056:03
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2612.06:056:03
2712.06:046:03
2812.06:046:02
2912.06:046:02
3012.06:036:02
3112.06:036:02

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.55 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.17 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Rutshuru?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Rutshuru for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rutshuru in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Rutshuru sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rutshuru in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rutshuru peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Rutshuru in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Rutshuru is worst in July — around 106 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJul 16105 µg/m³Apr 1877 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan92Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun100Unhealthy
Jul106Unhealthy
Aug100Unhealthy
Sep89Unhealthy
Oct82Unhealthy
Nov83Unhealthy
Dec88Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Rutshuru?

Rutshuru sits at 1.2°S, 29.4°E, 1,241 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Kirumba, 20 km away.

Topography around Rutshuru

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Rutshuru.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rutshuru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 235 m around an average of 1,219 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,127 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,555 m.

The land around Rutshuru is covered by grassland (35%), trees (33%) and shrubs (22%) within 3 km, trees (48%), grassland (24%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
235 m
16 km
1,127 m
80 km
3,555 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Kirumba 20 km · Kisoro 29 km · Musanze 41 km · Mukingo 41 km · Katanda 41 km · Busogo 43 km · Rubanda 44 km · Kanungu 46 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Rutshuru (-1.1867°, 29.4467°, elevation 1,241 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).