Climate and average weather in Macuba

In Macuba, the weather is mild, wet, and mostly cloudy and remarkably steady, with daytime highs holding near mild levels all year. The wettest stretch peaks around April.

Best: late May to late August

Over the course of the year, the temperature in Macuba typically varies from 16°C to 22°C, and is rarely below 15°C or above 23°C. March is the hottest month of the year, while November is the coldest.

Based on the travel score, the best time of year to visit Macuba for warm-weather activities is from late May to late August.

Hottest
Mar
22°
Coldest
Nov
17°
Wettest
Apr
498 mm
Driest
Jul
21 mm
Rain / yr
3165 mm
238 wet days
Daylight
11.9–12.1 h
shortest–longest
Elevation
1,613 m
2.3°S
Clearest
Jul
63% cloud

Macuba weather by month, at a glance

The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.

Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late May to late August.

Temperature through the year

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Daily average highs and lows in Macuba, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.

Temperatures in Macuba stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is March, with an average high of 22°C and low of 17°C; the coolest is November, with an average low of 17°C and high of 21°C.

Days typically run about 5°C warmer than nights year-round.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
Jan2117
Feb2217
Mar2217
Apr2217
May2217
Jun2116
Jul2116
Aug2216
Sep2217
Oct2117
Nov2117
Dec2116

Average hourly temperature in Macuba

A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on March afternoons, near 22°C, and coldest before dawn in November, near 17°C.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM

Macuba weather by month

Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 17°2442512.14.1
Feb22° / 17°20821.712.14.3
Mar22° / 17°37326124.1
Apr22° / 17°49825124.0
May22° / 17°24219.111.95.1
Jun21° / 16°668.211.96.6
Jul21° / 16°21311.97.4
Aug22° / 16°678.411.96.6
Sep22° / 17°18719.8124.9
Oct21° / 17°42727.112.13.8
Nov21° / 17°48327.612.13.6
Dec21° / 16°34826.912.13.8

Chance of rain

How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.

Macuba gets about 3165 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.

The wetter season lasts 7.9 months, from around Sep 15 to May 13, peaking in November at about 93% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Jul 14.

April is the wettest month by volume, with 498 mm over about 25 wet days; July is the driest, with 21 mm.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwetterdrierwettermostly drysome rainoften wetvery wetNov 6 · 93%Jul 14 · 8%
Rain on a day (%)Rain days
Jan8125
Feb7822
Mar8326
Apr8425
May6119
Jun278
Jul113
Aug288
Sep6520
Oct8627
Nov9128
Dec8727

Monthly rainfall

Over a full year, Macuba collects about 3165 mm of rain across 238 wet days — roughly 264 mm in an average month.

It doesn’t fall evenly. April is the wettest month with 498 mm, while July is the driest at just 21 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 44% of the year’s total.

050100150200250300350400450500550JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec244208373498242662167187427483348
Rainfall (mm)Rain days
Jan24425
Feb20822
Mar37326
Apr49825
May24219
Jun668
Jul213
Aug678
Sep18720
Oct42727
Nov48328
Dec34827

Clouds and sunshine

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.

In Macuba, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year begins around May 12 and lasts for 4.3 months, ending around September 19. The clearest month is July, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 43% of the time on average.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 20 and lasts for 7.7 months, ending around May 11. The cloudiest month is November, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 95% of the time.

0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJul 12 · 46%Nov 10 · 4%mostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastcloudierclearercloudier
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
Jan1585
Feb1882
Mar1585
Apr991
May2674
Jun3664
Jul4357
Aug3565
Sep2278
Oct991
Nov595
Dec1189

Daylight, sunrise and sunset

DaylightNight

Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.

The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. Close to the equator, Macuba barely changes through the year: days stay near 12 h 06 min of light in every season.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
Jan12.16:096:16
Feb12.16:166:20
Mar12.06:126:13
Apr12.06:056:02
May11.96:035:56
Jun11.96:076:00
Jul11.96:126:05
Aug11.96:106:05
Sep12.05:585:57
Oct12.15:475:50
Nov12.15:455:52
Dec12.15:556:03

Sunny days

How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.

Macuba averages about 2 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 5 days.

The sunnier stretch runs 4.0 months, from around May 15 to Sep 14. The sunniest month is July, with roughly 5 sunny days (gloomy).

The greyest month is November, down near 0 sunny days — about 97% fewer than the July peak.

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecgreyersunniergreyergloomymixedJul 95 daysNov 10 days
Sunny daysSky
Jan1Gloomy
Feb1Gloomy
Mar1Gloomy
Apr1Gloomy
May3Gloomy
Jun4Gloomy
Jul5Gloomy
Aug4Gloomy
Sep2Gloomy
Oct1Gloomy
Nov0Gloomy
Dec1Gloomy

Humidity comfort

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.

Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.

In Macuba, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.

The more humid part of the year lasts 3.3 months, from around February 11 to May 20. The muggiest month is April, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 45% of the time.

The most comfortable stretch runs from around May 21 to October 3, and June is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 98% of the time.

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJun 30 · 100%Apr 22 · 53%humidcomfortabledryhumidcomfortablehumid
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
Jan18712
Feb18217
Mar06931
Apr15545
May96625
Jun39592
Jul72280
Aug55450
Sep21736
Oct37621
Nov07822
Dec08614

Wind

Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.

This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.

Wind in Macuba is steady company: average speeds sit near 5 km/hcalm — in every month of the year, with no meaningful windy or calm season.

0510JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccalmApr 21 · 5 km/hNov 23 · 4 km/h
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
Jan5calm
Feb5calm
Mar5calm
Apr5calm
May5calm
Jun5calm
Jul5calm
Aug5calm
Sep5calm
Oct5calm
Nov4calm
Dec4calm

Best time to visit Macuba

TravelBeach/poolTemperatureCloudsPrecipitation

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Macuba throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.

Around late August, Macuba is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.

Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.

The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Macuba for general outdoor tourist activities is from late May to late August, with a peak score in the second week of July.

0246810JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timetravel scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJul 13 · 7.5

The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Travel score (0–10)Rating
Jan4.1fair
Feb4.3fair
Mar4.1fair
Apr4.0fair
May5.1fair
Jun6.6good
Jul7.4good
Aug6.6good
Sep4.9fair
Oct3.9fair
Nov3.6fair
Dec3.8fair

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Macuba for hot-weather activities is from late May to late August, with a peak score in the second week of July.

024681012JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbest timebeach/pool scoretemperaturecloudsprecipitationJul 14 · 4.8

The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

What to pack for Macuba, by month

EssentialRecommendedOptional

Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.

Macuba packs about the same all year — highs hold near 22°C. Across the year the things worth having are rain gear and sun protection.

Light clothing
Warm layer
Winter coat
Rain gear
Sun protection
Windbreaker

In March, Macuba sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

UV index (midday) in Macuba by month

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Macuba peaks around March 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 16Jun 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Average hourly UV index in Macuba

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.

The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.

UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in March the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8.5 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 7 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM
UV ≥ 3 (h/day)UV ≥ 6 (h/day)
Jan86
Feb86.5
Mar8.57
Apr8.56.5
May86
Jun7.55.5
Jul7.55
Aug7.55
Sep86.5
Oct86.5
Nov86
Dec86

Air quality in Macuba by month

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.

Air quality in Macuba 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
Almanac & agriculture

Growing season

Chance of a frost-free dayFrost-free year round

Macuba is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.

0%25%50%75%100%JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecfrost-free year round
Frost-free chance (%)Frost nights
Jan1000
Feb1000
Mar1000
Apr1000
May1000
Jun1000
Jul1000
Aug1000
Sep1000
Oct1000
Nov1000
Dec1000

Growing degree days

Degree days (base 10°C)Frost-free shaded

Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Macuba banks about 3,263 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around April.

01,0002,0003,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Growing degree days (°C·days)
Jan273
Feb255
Mar287
Apr279
May285
Jun263
Jul266
Aug275
Sep274
Oct277
Nov261
Dec266

Solar energy

Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.

Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.

Macuba receives about 5.1 kWh/m² a day of solar energy — bright — and it stays remarkably steady, holding between 4.7 and 5.5 kWh/m² all year. For solar panels, output here is a flat line, not a seasonal wave.

01234567JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecdimmoderatebrightintenseMar 45.5 kWhMay 34.7 kWh
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
Jan5.2Bright
Feb5.5Bright
Mar5.5Bright
Apr4.9Bright
May4.9Bright
Jun4.9Bright
Jul5.0Bright
Aug5.3Bright
Sep5.5Bright
Oct5.1Bright
Nov4.8Bright
Dec5.0Bright

Where is Macuba?

Macuba sits at 2.3°S, 29.2°E, 1,613 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Kirimbi, 3.0 km away.

RangiroMahembe

Topography around Macuba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Macuba has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 383 m around an average of 1,582 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,344 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,467 m.

The land around Macuba is covered by grassland (54%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, grassland (30%), water (29%) and trees (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), trees (28%) and cropland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
383 m
16 km
1,344 m
80 km
2,467 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Nearby: Kirimbi 3.0 km · Kirambo 6.0 km · Karambi 7.0 km · Gihombo 10 km · Cyato 10 km · Kagano 12 km · Rangiro 13 km · Mahembe 13 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 Macuba (-2.2933°, 29.1877°, elevation 1,613 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).