Byumba weather in July

In July, Byumba sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 10 mm of rain across 1.6 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 Byumba's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Byumba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
14°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:08 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
70%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.06 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Byumba is the first hospital in gicumbi district.

Founded
1925

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 23°C through the month.

A typical July day in Byumba reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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22314
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Byumba weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 14°12316.612.15.6
Feb24° / 14°12014.612.15.7
Mar23° / 14°18923.1124.6
Apr22° / 14°20326.9123.8
May22° / 14°13119.511.95.1
Jun22° / 14°27511.97.1
Jul23° / 14°101.611.97.8
Aug23° / 14°47711.97.1
Sep23° / 14°9014.2125.9
Oct23° / 14°16221.7124.7
Nov22° / 14°18024.112.14.2
Dec22° / 14°14519.912.15.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33466
43466
53466
63565
73565
83565
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113466
123466
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232773
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292377
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Byumba gets around 10 mm of rain over 1.6 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 6% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
36
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55
64
74
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93
103
113
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237
248
259
2610
2710
2811
2912
3012
3113

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1919
2928
3937
4937
5946
6955
7955
8964
9964
10964
11973
12973
13973
14973
15973
16964
17964
18964
19955
20955
21946
22937
23937
24928
25919
26919
279010
288911
298911
308812
318713

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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187calm
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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 6:06 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:066:00
211.96:066:01
311.96:066:01
411.96:066:01
511.96:066:01
611.96:076:01
711.96:076:01
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.06 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.06 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is July a good time to visit Byumba?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Byumba for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Byumba in July

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

In July, Byumba sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Byumba 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 Byumba peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Jun 20UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Byumba 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 Byumba is worst in January — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 2299 µg/m³May 1181 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun95Unhealthy
Jul91Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep83Unhealthy
Oct81Unhealthy
Nov86Unhealthy
Dec93Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Byumba?

Byumba sits at 1.6°S, 30.1°E, 2,263 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Shyorongi, 33 km away.

ShyorongiKabaleKigaliNyagatareUmutaraNderaKamuhanda / RuyenziMusanze

Topography around Byumba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Byumba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m around an average of 2,056 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,016 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,280 m.

The land around Byumba is covered by trees (37%), cropland (24%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, trees (36%) and cropland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), trees (27%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
460 m
16 km
1,016 m
80 km
3,280 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Shyorongi 33 km · Kabale 37 km · Kigali 42 km · Nyagatare 42 km · Umutara 42 km · Ndera 43 km · Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi 44 km · Musanze 49 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 Byumba (-1.5763°, 30.0675°, elevation 2,263 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).