Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi weather in May

In May, Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 83 mm of rain across 15.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-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 10% of the time in May, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
12th warmest
Overnight low
15°
10th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
15.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:59 AM – 5:54 PM
Cloud cover
71%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical May day in Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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112415
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Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 15°7715.412.15.7
Feb26° / 15°7714.612.15.5
Mar26° / 15°10521124.9
Apr25° / 15°13724124.4
May25° / 15°8315.911.95.9
Jun25° / 15°142.711.97.7
Jul26° / 15°40.811.98.0
Aug26° / 16°24411.97.3
Sep26° / 15°5410.3126.3
Oct26° / 15°11718.6125.2
Nov25° / 15°13022.612.14.6
Dec25° / 15°9218.212.15.4

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21981
31981
42080
52179
62278
72278
82278
92377
102476
112575
122674
132773
142872
153169
163169
173268
183367
193466
203565
213763
223763
233862
243961
254159
264159
274159
284357
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi gets around 83 mm of rain over 15.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 51% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
178
278
377
476
575
674
773
871
969
1067
1165
1262
1360
1457
1554
1652
1749
1846
1943
2041
2138
2235
2333
2431
2528
2627
2725
2823
2922
3021
3119

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the comfortable band about 47% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
112376
212475
312475
412574
512673
622771
722969
823068
913267
1023563
1123761
1224058
1324355
1424553
1534849
1635146
1745442
1845739
1955936
2066133
2186230
2296328
23116425
24126523
25146521
26166519
27186418
28206317
29226216
30246115
31266014

Wind in May

Winds average 5 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May 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 May. Sunrise moves from 5:59 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:595:55
211.95:595:55
311.95:595:55
411.95:595:55
511.95:595:55
611.95:595:54
711.95:595:54
811.95:595:54
911.95:595:54
1011.95:595:54
1111.95:595:54
1211.95:595:54
1311.95:595:54
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1811.95:595:54
1911.95:595:54
2011.95:595:54
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2211.95:595:54
2311.96:005:54
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2711.96:005:54
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 4.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.8Bright
94.8Bright
104.8Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
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245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi in May

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

In May, Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi 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 Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi?

Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi sits at 2.0°S, 30.0°E, 1,366 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Kigali, 8.0 km away.

MuginaNderaGitaramaMuhangaNyamataRuhango

Topography around Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 336 m around an average of 1,438 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 781 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,129 m.

The land around Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi is covered by cropland (29%) and trees (28%) within 3 km, cropland (32%), grassland (24%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%), trees (22%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
336 m
16 km
781 m
80 km
3,129 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kigali 8.0 km · Shyorongi 13 km · Mugina 16 km · Ndera 21 km · Gitarama 28 km · Muhanga 32 km · Nyamata 32 km · Ruhango 36 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 Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi (-1.9657°, 29.9846°, elevation 1,366 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).