Rwamagana weather in May

In May, Rwamagana sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 57 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 7th-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 14% of the time in May, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Rwamagana's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rwamagana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
18°
6th coldest
Rainfall
57 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
5:57 AM – 5:52 PM
Cloud cover
70%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Rwamagana is city in Rwanda.

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

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical May day in Rwamagana reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs on par with April and about 1°C cooler than June.

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Rwamagana weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 9th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°5813.312.15.8
Feb27° / 18°5412.412.15.7
Mar27° / 18°7716.9125.3
Apr26° / 18°10419.9124.8
May26° / 18°571211.96.2
Jun27° / 18°122.211.97.4
Jul28° / 18°30.811.97.5
Aug28° / 18°194.111.96.9
Sep28° / 18°4010.3126.2
Oct27° / 18°8216.4125.4
Nov26° / 18°9720.312.14.9
Dec26° / 18°7216.612.15.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11981
22179
32179
42179
52377
62377
72476
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112773
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Rwamagana gets around 57 mm of rain over 12 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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263
362
461
560
658
757
855
953
1051
1149
1246
1344
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1539
1637
1734
1832
1930
2028
2126
2225
2323
2421
2520
2619
2718
2817
2916
3015
3114

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, May lands in the humid band about 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 5% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1078310
2078310
3088210
4088210
509829
6010819
7010819
8011809
9012799
10013798
11014788
12016777
13017767
14018766
15120745
16121735
17122734
18124714
19225703
20227683
21228673
22330652
23332632
24434611
25536581
26537571
27639541
28740530
29841510
30943480
31944460

Wind in May

Winds average 6 km/h in May.

Across May, 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
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126calm
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of May 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 May. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 5:59 AM, and sunset from 5:53 PM to 5:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:575:53
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in February across the year — May's 5.12 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Rwamagana?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Rwamagana for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rwamagana in May

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

In May, Rwamagana sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rwamagana in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May 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 Rwamagana peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 13UV 16Jun 18UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Rwamagana in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Rwamagana is worst in June — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorJun 2256 µg/m³Apr 2237 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan51Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar43Poor
Apr37Poor
May38Poor
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul55Poor
Aug47Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov42Poor
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Rwamagana?

Rwamagana sits at 1.9°S, 30.4°E, 1,537 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Kayonza, 10 km away.

KibungoNderaKigaliNyamataKamuhanda / RuyenziShyorongiMugina

Topography around Rwamagana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rwamagana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m around an average of 1,488 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 453 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,451 m.

The land around Rwamagana is covered by cropland (37%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (32%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
170 m
16 km
453 m
80 km
1,451 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
May weather nearby: Kayonza 10 km · Kibungo 26 km · Ndera 29 km · Kigali 42 km · Nyamata 43 km · Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi 50 km · Shyorongi 54 km · Mugina 57 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 Rwamagana (-1.9487°, 30.4347°, elevation 1,537 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).