Butare weather in July

In July, Butare sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Butare's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Butare's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
1st coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:11 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Butare is settlement in Rwanda.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Butare reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°7215.112.15.7
Feb26° / 15°6714.612.15.6
Mar25° / 15°9118.7125.2
Apr24° / 15°10721.511.94.8
May24° / 15°4811.911.96.5
Jun25° / 14°92.411.97.8
Jul25° / 14°30.811.98.0
Aug26° / 15°132.611.97.5
Sep26° / 16°317.5126.7
Oct25° / 15°841712.15.5
Nov24° / 15°9621.112.14.9
Dec25° / 15°8116.712.15.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24456
34753
44753
54852
64852
74951
84951
95050
105050
115050
125050
134951
144852
154753
164753
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194555
204456
214456
224357
234159
244159
254159
264060
273961
283961
293862
303961
313961

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Butare gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.8 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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42
52
62
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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1928
2937
3937
4946
5955
6955
7964
8964
9973
10973
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16973
17973
18973
19973
20964
21964
22964
23955
24955
25946
26946
27937
28937
29937
30928
31928

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:096:00
211.96:096:00
311.96:096:00
411.96:096:01
511.96:106:01
611.96:106:01
711.96:106:01
811.96:106:01
911.96:106:01
1011.96:106:02
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1911.96:116:03
2011.96:116:03
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2711.96:116:04
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3111.96:116:04

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.89 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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35.0Bright
45.0Bright
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125.1Bright
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Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Butare?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Butare for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Butare in July

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

In July, Butare sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Butare in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Butare peaks around March 18 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 18UV 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Butare in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Butare is worst in January — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 1981 µg/m³May 966 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May66Unhealthy
Jun75Unhealthy
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep72Unhealthy
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Butare?

Butare sits at 2.6°S, 29.7°E, 1,769 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Gikongoro, 24 km away.

GikongoroNzegaNyanzaNgoziKayanzaKirundoRuhangoGitarama

Topography around Butare

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Butare has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m around an average of 1,710 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,012 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,146 m.

The land around Butare is covered by cropland (39%), trees (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%), grassland (28%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
209 m
16 km
1,012 m
80 km
2,146 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Gikongoro 24 km · Nzega 24 km · Nyanza 27 km · Ngozi 36 km · Kayanza 38 km · Kirundo 40 km · Ruhango 42 km · Gitarama 58 km

Rwanda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 27% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,124
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2021
Homicide rate
3.6
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 417
Religion
Catholic 40%Pentecostal 21%Protestant 15%Adventist 12%

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 Butare (-2.5967°, 29.7394°, elevation 1,769 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).