Ruhango weather in July

In July, Ruhango sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Ruhango's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ruhango's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
4th warmest
Overnight low
14°
4th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:10 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
61%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Ruhango is town in Southern Province, Rwanda.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical July day in Ruhango reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Ruhango weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 4th-warmest and 12th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 25% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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24654
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ruhango gets around 4 mm of rain over 1 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 4% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days.

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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1919
2928
3937
4946
5946
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7955
8955
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12973
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24946
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30919
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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
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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 6:08 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:04 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:086:00
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.98 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 — July's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is July a good time to visit Ruhango?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ruhango in July

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

In July, Ruhango sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ruhango 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 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 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 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
July 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).