Kibuye weather in January

In January, Kibuye sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 152 mm of rain across 23.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kibuye's 6th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kibuye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
19°
4th coldest
Rainfall
152 mm
23.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:09 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
77%
6th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.89 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Kibuye is city in Rwanda.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kibuye reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and on par with February.

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

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 4th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 19°15223.712.14.4
Feb22° / 20°13020.612.14.6
Mar22° / 20°17424.3124.3
Apr22° / 20°17923124.3
May22° / 20°10917.311.95.4
Jun21° / 20°488.411.96.7
Jul21° / 20°152.911.97.5
Aug21° / 19°41811.96.7
Sep21° / 19°11618.7125.1
Oct21° / 19°24027.1123.9
Nov21° / 19°23726.912.13.7
Dec21° / 19°20926.812.13.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 81%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
21981
31981
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61981
71882
81882
91882
101882
111783
121783
131783
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201882
212080
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kibuye gets around 152 mm of rain over 23.7 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 77% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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483
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682
781
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1079
1179
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1478
1577
1677
1776
1876
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2075
2174
2274
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2473
2572
2672
2771
2871
2970
3070
3170

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the comfortable band about 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
104753
204753
304852
404852
504951
605050
705149
815148
915247
1015346
1115346
1215445
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2415346
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2605446
2705347
2805347
2905248
3005149
3105149

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January.

Across January, 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
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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of January to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:19 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:026:09
212.16:036:10
312.16:036:10
412.16:046:11
512.16:046:11
612.16:056:11
712.16:056:12
812.16:056:12
912.16:066:13
1012.16:066:13
1112.16:076:13
1212.16:076:14
1312.16:086:14
1412.16:086:14
1512.16:086:15
1612.16:096:15
1712.16:096:15
1812.16:096:16
1912.16:106:16
2012.16:106:16
2112.16:106:17
2212.16:116:17
2312.16:116:17
2412.16:116:17
2512.16:126:18
2612.16:126:18
2712.16:126:18
2812.16:136:18
2912.16:136:18
3012.16:136:18
3112.16:136:19

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.89 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in September across the year — January's 4.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Kibuye

In seasonPeak

In January, Kibuye sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kibuye's rainy season runs September–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kibuye?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kibuye for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kibuye in January

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

In January, Kibuye sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kibuye in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kibuye peaks around March 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 19UV 16Jun 20UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kibuye in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kibuye is worst in February — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyFeb 1073 µg/m³Apr 2059 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb73Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr59Unhealthy
May61Unhealthy
Jun71Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug73Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct65Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec69Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kibuye?

Kibuye sits at 2.1°S, 29.3°E, 1,480 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Gitesi, 8.0 km away.

MahembeGihomboKirimbiKarambiMacubaKiramboNgororero

Topography around Kibuye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kibuye has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 370 m around an average of 1,503 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,116 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,533 m.

The land around Kibuye is covered by water (44%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, water (33%) and grassland (24%) within 16 km, and trees (30%), grassland (27%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
370 m
16 km
1,116 m
80 km
3,533 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Gitesi 8.0 km · Mahembe 21 km · Gihombo 22 km · Kirimbi 28 km · Karambi 31 km · Macuba 31 km · Kirambo 36 km · Ngororero 38 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 Kibuye (-2.0603°, 29.3478°, elevation 1,480 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).