Rwamagana in Winter

In winter (June, July and August), Rwamagana sees average daytime highs around 27°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 33 mm of rain over about 7 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Rwamagana's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Rwamagana's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 27°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 18°C
Rainfall: 33 mm; 7 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 7.3; best season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Rwamagana in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 27°C.

A typical winter day in Rwamagana reaches about 27°C and drops to 18°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is August, the coolest July.

Rwamagana weather by month

How the three winter months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	27° / 18°	58	13.3	12.1	5.8
Feb	27° / 18°	54	12.4	12.1	5.7
Mar	27° / 18°	77	16.9	12	5.3
Apr	26° / 18°	104	19.9	12	4.8
May	26° / 18°	57	12	11.9	6.2
Jun	27° / 18°	12	2.2	11.9	7.4
Jul	28° / 18°	3	0.8	11.9	7.5
Aug	28° / 18°	19	4.1	11.9	6.9
Sep	28° / 18°	40	10.3	12	6.2
Oct	27° / 18°	82	16.4	12	5.4
Nov	26° / 18°	97	20.3	12.1	4.9
Dec	26° / 18°	72	16.6	12.1	5.5

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across winter.

Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Rwamagana gets around 33 mm of rain over 7 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Winter

Winds average 6 km/h across winter.

Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early June to 12 hours by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Rwamagana?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

7.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

7.6

Beach & pool

1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Rwamagana in Winter

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

In winter, Rwamagana sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 18°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 7 days see rain.

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UV index in Rwamagana in Winter

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Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	12	16	16	15	12	10	11	11	14	14	13	11
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	12	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	11	Extreme

Air quality in Rwamagana in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	51	48	43	37	38	56	55	47	41	38	42	45
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	51	Poor
Feb	48	Poor
Mar	43	Poor
Apr	37	Poor
May	38	Poor
Jun	56	Unhealthy
Jul	55	Poor
Aug	47	Poor
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	38	Poor
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	45	Poor

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.

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

cropland 37%

16 km

453 m

cropland 49%

80 km

1,451 m

cropland 32%

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Winter 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
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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.