Shyorongi weather in August

In August, Shyorongi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 32 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-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 12% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Shyorongi's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Shyorongi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
5.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:06 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
69%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Shyorongi is town and Sector in Northern Province, Rwanda.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Shyorongi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 14°12317.112.15.6
Feb25° / 14°1181612.15.4
Mar24° / 14°15423.4124.7
Apr23° / 15°15825.8124.1
May23° / 15°9417.211.95.6
Jun23° / 15°183.311.97.6
Jul24° / 14°6111.98.1
Aug25° / 15°325.211.97.3
Sep25° / 15°7011.7126.3
Oct24° / 15°14219.9125.2
Nov23° / 14°16223.712.14.4
Dec24° / 14°13420.212.15.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12872
22872
32872
42872
52971
62971
72971
82971
93070
103070
113169
123169
133367
143367
153466
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193466
203466
213367
223367
233367
243367
253268
263169
273268
283169
293268
303169
313268

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Shyorongi gets around 32 mm of rain over 5.2 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 17% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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3128

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
185150
284160
383170
482180
582180
681190
780200
879210
978220
1077230
1176240
1275250
1375250
1474260
1573270
1673270
1772280
1871281
1970291
2070291
2169301
2268311
2368311
2467321
2566331
2665341
2764351
2862371
2960391
3059401
3157421

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:096:04
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311.96:086:04
411.96:086:04
511.96:086:04
611.96:086:04
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1911.96:056:02
2011.96:056:02
2111.96:056:01
2211.96:046:01
2311.96:046:01
2412.06:046:01
2512.06:036:01
2612.06:036:00
2712.06:036:00
2812.06:026:00
2912.06:026:00
3012.06:025:59
3112.06:015:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.21 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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45.0Bright
55.0Bright
65.0Bright
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265.3Bright
275.3Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Shyorongi?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Shyorongi in August

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

In August, Shyorongi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Shyorongi in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Shyorongi peaks around March 16 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 16UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Shyorongi in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Shyorongi is worst in January — around 99 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 2299 µg/m³May 1181 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr82Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun95Unhealthy
Jul91Unhealthy
Aug87Unhealthy
Sep83Unhealthy
Oct81Unhealthy
Nov86Unhealthy
Dec93Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Shyorongi?

Shyorongi sits at 1.9°S, 30.0°E, 1,937 m above sea level, in Rwanda. The nearest listed city is Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi, 13 km away.

KigaliNderaMuginaByumbaGitaramaMuhangaNgororero

Topography around Shyorongi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shyorongi has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 690 m around an average of 1,724 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 923 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,181 m.

The land around Shyorongi is covered by grassland (40%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, grassland (31%), cropland (29%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%), trees (23%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
690 m
16 km
923 m
80 km
3,181 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi 13 km · Kigali 15 km · Ndera 25 km · Mugina 28 km · Byumba 33 km · Gitarama 33 km · Muhanga 34 km · Ngororero 37 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 Shyorongi (-1.8544°, 29.9624°, elevation 1,937 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).