Nyamata weather in July

In July, Nyamata sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Nyamata's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyamata's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
17°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:09 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
64%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.6
out of 10

Nyamata is place in Eastern Province, Rwanda.

Density
226/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Nyamata reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12717
22717
32717
42717
52717
62717
72717
82717
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102717
112717
122717
132717
142717
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202817
212817
222817
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262818
272818
282818
292818
302818
312818

Nyamata weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 18°721512.15.6
Feb27° / 18°6614.312.15.4
Mar27° / 18°10119.8125.0
Apr26° / 18°14522.7124.5
May26° / 18°7713.211.96.1
Jun27° / 17°122.611.97.4
Jul27° / 17°40.711.97.6
Aug28° / 18°213.611.96.7
Sep28° / 18°5010126.1
Oct27° / 18°10818125.1
Nov26° / 17°1262312.14.5
Dec26° / 18°9318.612.15.2

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23862
33961
44060
54060
64159
74159
84159
94060
104159
114159
124159
134060
144060
154060
163862
173862
183763
193763
203664
213664
223664
233664
243565
253565
263565
273367
283367
293367
303367
313367

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Nyamata gets around 4 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 3% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
14
23
33
42
52
62
71
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91
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296
306
316

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
160355
263334
365314
467303
569283
672262
773252
875232
977212
1079201
1181181
1282171
1383161
1484151
1585141
1684142
1784142
1884142
1984142
2084142
2184142
2282153
2382153
2481163
2580164
2679174
2779174
2877185
2976195
3074206
3173216

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of July 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 July. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:075:59
211.96:075:59
311.96:075:59
411.96:076:00
511.96:076:00
611.96:076:00
711.96:086:00
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1011.96:086:01
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1611.96:096:02
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1911.96:096:02
2011.96:096:02
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3111.96:086:03

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.3Bright
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205.2Bright
215.2Bright
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255.2Bright
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275.2Bright
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305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Nyamata?

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

7.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is one of the better times to visit Nyamata for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nyamata in July

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

In July, Nyamata sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Nyamata in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nyamata peaks around March 17 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 17UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Nyamata in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Nyamata 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 Nyamata?

Nyamata sits at 2.2°S, 30.1°E, 1,475 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Mugina, 25 km away.

MuginaNderaKigaliKamuhanda / RuyenziRuhangoKirundoRwamaganaShyorongi

Topography around Nyamata

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyamata has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 1,425 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,392 m.

The land around Nyamata is covered by cropland (77%) within 3 km, cropland (60%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), grassland (23%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
344 m
80 km
1,392 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Mugina 25 km · Ndera 28 km · Kigali 30 km · Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi 32 km · Ruhango 39 km · Kirundo 43 km · Rwamagana 43 km · Shyorongi 44 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 Nyamata (-2.2042°, 30.1449°, elevation 1,475 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).