Kibuye weather in May

In May, Kibuye sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 109 mm of rain across 17.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 9th-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 13% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Kibuye's 4th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kibuye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
4th warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
17.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:02 AM – 5:56 PM
Cloud cover
70%
4th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Kibuye is city in Rwanda.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical May day in Kibuye reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 22°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and on par with June.

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Kibuye weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 4th-warmest and 9th-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
31981
41981
52080
62179
72278
82377
92377
102575
112575
122773
132971
143169
153169
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173466
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193664
203862
213862
223961
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264456
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304852
314753

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kibuye gets around 109 mm of rain over 17.3 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 56% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2147
2246
2345
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2642
2741
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3041
3140

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
102971
202971
303070
403169
503169
603268
703367
803367
903466
1013564
1113663
1213861
1313960
1414158
1514356
1614554
1714653
1814851
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2125048
2225147
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3055441
3155540

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
16calm
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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 6:02 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 5:57 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.68 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 — May's 4.68 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Kibuye

In seasonPeak

In May, 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 May a good time to visit Kibuye?

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

5.4
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kibuye for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kibuye in May

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

In May, Kibuye sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 20°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kibuye 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 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 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 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
May 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).