Nyagatare weather in January

In January, Nyagatare sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 49 mm of rain across 10.8 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Nyagatare's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyagatare's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
6th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
49 mm
10.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:06 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
74%
8th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.3
out of 10

Nyagatare is Nyagatare District is one of the 7 Districts that make up the Eastern Province. It is divided into sectors (14), cells (106) and villages (628)..

Density
2,500/km²
people per km²

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 26°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nyagatare reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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52515
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Nyagatare weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 15°4910.812.16.3
Feb26° / 16°519.9126.2
Mar26° / 16°9516.5125.5
Apr25° / 16°12321.2124.8
May25° / 16°7915.111.95.9
Jun25° / 15°204.111.97.4
Jul26° / 15°81.511.97.7
Aug26° / 16°366.5126.9
Sep26° / 15°6512.4126.1
Oct25° / 15°10819.5125.2
Nov25° / 15°12121.312.14.8
Dec25° / 15°8016.112.15.7

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32773
42773
52773
62773
72674
82674
92674
102575
112575
122476
132476
142377
152377
162377
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182476
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202575
212575
222674
232773
242773
252971
262971
273070
283070
293268
303268
313268

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Nyagatare gets around 49 mm of rain over 10.8 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 35% and peaks near 38% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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237
337
437
537
636
736
836
936
1036
1136
1236
1336
1436
1536
1636
1736
1836
1935
2035
2135
2234
2334
2434
2533
2633
2732
2832
2931
3031
3131

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 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
197417
297417
3107317
4107317
5117316
6117316
7127216
8127216
9127216
10137116
11137116
12137116
13147115
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18147412
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20157411
21167410
2216759
2317749
2418748
2519738
2620728
2720728
2821718
2922708
3023698
3124679

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
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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286calm
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306calm
316calm

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 6:00 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:006:04
212.16:006:05
312.16:016:05
412.16:016:05
512.16:016:06
612.16:026:06
712.16:026:07
812.16:036:07
912.16:036:07
1012.16:046:08
1112.16:046:08
1212.16:046:09
1312.16:056:09
1412.16:056:09
1512.16:066:10
1612.16:066:10
1712.16:066:10
1812.16:076:11
1912.16:076:11
2012.16:076:11
2112.16:086:12
2212.16:086:12
2312.16:086:12
2412.16:096:12
2512.16:096:13
2612.16:096:13
2712.16:096:13
2812.16:106:13
2912.16:106:13
3012.16:106:14
3112.16:106:14

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 5.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.1 kWh/m² to a high of 5.86 kWh/m² in February across the year — January's 5.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
75.5Bright
85.5Bright
95.5Bright
105.5Bright
115.5Bright
125.5Bright
135.5Bright
145.5Bright
155.6Bright
165.6Bright
175.6Bright
185.6Bright
195.6Bright
205.6Bright
215.7Bright
225.7Bright
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245.7Bright
255.7Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
285.8Bright
295.8Bright
305.8Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Nyagatare?

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

6.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Nyagatare for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nyagatare in January

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

In January, Nyagatare sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nyagatare in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January 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 Nyagatare peaks around March 14 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 14UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Nyagatare 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 Nyagatare 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 Nyagatare?

Nyagatare sits at 1.3°S, 30.3°E, 1,342 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Umutara, 0.0 km away.

KabaleMabareByumbaIryango

Topography around Nyagatare

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyagatare has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 1,381 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 557 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,935 m.

The land around Nyagatare is covered by cropland (47%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (32%), trees (31%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
557 m
80 km
2,935 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
January weather nearby: Umutara 0.0 km · Bugaragara 9.0 km · Kabale 37 km · Mabare 39 km · Byumba 42 km · Nyachera 45 km · Ntungamo 47 km · Iryango 48 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 Nyagatare (-1.2952°, 30.3226°, elevation 1,342 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).