Ruhango weather in April

In April, Ruhango sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 121 mm of rain across 23 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in April, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Ruhango's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruhango's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
14°
10th coldest
Rainfall
121 mm
23 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:03 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
81%
11th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Ruhango is town in Southern Province, Rwanda.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical April day in Ruhango reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and on par with May.

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

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 14°7314.612.15.9
Feb25° / 14°6813.412.15.8
Mar25° / 14°9118125.4
Apr24° / 14°12123124.6
May24° / 14°6414.211.96.1
Jun24° / 14°12311.97.9
Jul25° / 14°4111.98.2
Aug26° / 15°173.211.97.6
Sep26° / 15°387.9126.8
Oct25° / 14°9417.2125.5
Nov24° / 14°10520.712.14.9
Dec24° / 14°8015.712.15.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11882
21882
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ruhango gets around 121 mm of rain over 23 wet days in April, the wettest month. 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 79% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the comfortable band about 71% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
117821
217722
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Wind in April

Winds average 5 km/h in April, the calmest month.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:05 PM to 5:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:066:05
212.06:066:05
312.06:066:04
412.06:056:04
512.06:056:03
612.06:056:03
712.06:056:03
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1212.06:036:01
1312.06:036:01
1412.06:036:00
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1911.96:025:59
2011.96:025:58
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is April a good time to visit Ruhango?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Ruhango for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ruhango in April

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

In April, Ruhango sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Ruhango in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 16 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ruhango peaks around March 18 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 18UV 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Ruhango in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ruhango 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 Ruhango?

Ruhango sits at 2.2°S, 29.8°E, 1,703 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Nyanza, 15 km away.

NyanzaGitaramaMuginaMuhangaGikongoroKamuhanda / RuyenziNzegaNyamata

Topography around Ruhango

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ruhango has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 244 m around an average of 1,664 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 728 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,655 m.

The land around Ruhango is covered by cropland (69%) within 3 km, cropland (62%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (35%), trees (26%) and grassland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
244 m
16 km
728 m
80 km
1,655 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
April weather nearby: Nyanza 15 km · Gitarama 17 km · Mugina 21 km · Muhanga 24 km · Gikongoro 36 km · Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi 36 km · Nzega 38 km · Nyamata 39 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 Ruhango (-2.2246°, 29.7909°, elevation 1,703 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).