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What is the best time to visit Kigali?

What is the best time to visit Kigali?

April through June are the coolest months, while visitors who opt to travel between June, July, August and September are likely to experience warmer, drier weather in Kigali thus the best time to visit the city. Like the rest of the cities in East Africa, Kigali also has two wet seasons: the long rains and short rains.

What is the best time to go to Rwanda?

Stable weather makes June to September the best time to visit Rwanda. During these drier months, fewer rain showers make conditions perfect for seeing the gorillas. If you want to explore the great outdoors we recommend avoiding the long rainy season of March to May.

What is the wettest month in Rwanda?

April
The wettest month (with the highest rainfall) is April (154.2mm). The driest month (with the least rainfall) is July (11.4mm).

Does it get cold in Rwanda?

Rwanda boasts an agreeable tropical climate that’s not too hot or too cold. Average daytime temperatures in Rwanda hover around 75 degrees Fahrenheit in the lower mountains, and a much cooler 55 degrees Fahrenheit along the higher mountains, while nighttime temperatures average in the 60s.

Does it rain a lot in Rwanda?

In the heart of Africa, fractionally south of the equator, Rwanda’s relatively high altitude provides it with a remarkably pleasant tropical highland climate, albeit also with plenty of rain. Rwanda’s long rainy season lasts from about March to May, when the rain is heavy and persistent.

When can you see gorillas in Rwanda?

The best time visit Rwanda is from mid-May to mid-October, this is the long dry season and has perfect conditions for tracking gorillas.

Which is the coldest month in Rwanda?

The best time of year to visit Kigali in Rwanda On average, the temperatures are always high. Most rainfall (rainy season) is seen in April. The warmest month is August with an average maximum temperature of 27°C (80°F). The coldest month is July with an average maximum temperature of 24°C (75°F).

How high is Kigali?

5,141′
Kigali/Elevation

What is Kigali known for?

Kigali is the major arrival point for tourists visiting Rwanda’s national parks and tracking mountain gorillas, and has its own sites of interest such as the Kigali Genocide Memorial and ecotourist facilities, as well as bars, coffee shops and restaurants.

What should I wear to Kigali Rwanda?

What should I bring with me?

  • Khaki, green, beige and neutral colours (dark blue and black clothing should be avoided, as it attracts Tsetse flies)
  • Shirts with long sleeves (even in summer, as protection from the sun, mosquitoes and Tsetse flies)
  • T-shirts.
  • Shorts.
  • Jeans or safari trousers for evenings and cooler days.

Does snow fall in Rwanda?

The climate in Rwanda is typically temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible.

Does Rwanda have summer?

Abstract. The values of 0.68 and 1.23 of the inter-monthly pluviometric coefficient are used to differentiate in Rwanda four pluviometric seasons corresponding to the four thermal ones: the normal season (summer), the rainy season (autumn), the dry season (winter) and the normo-rainy season (spring).

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Ruth Doyle