When to go · Kigali
Kigali, month by month
The best months for Kigali: Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryGreatDry and warm; short dry season.27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryGreatDry, warm; good month.27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 10 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchMixedRains start; showers most afternoons.26 °C (79 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 15 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilMixedWettest month; Kwibuka commemoration begins Apr 7 and the first week is solemn and quiet.25 °C (77 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 18 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 18 rain daysCrowds: Low · 4 festivals or holidays
- MayMixedRains ease late in the month; Kwibuka continues.25 °C (77 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 14 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatLong dry season begins; dry, mild.25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 3 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 3 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- JulyGreatDry; Jul 4 Liberation Day and Jul 1 Independence Day holidays.26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 2 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 2 rain daysCrowds: High · 4 festivals or holidays
- AugustGreatDry; check the last-Saturday Umuganda date.27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 4 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 4 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGoodDry season tail; good for walking.27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
- OctoberMixedShort rains begin; afternoon storms.26 °C (79 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 15 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberMixedRainy; roads and trails slick.25 °C (77 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 17 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 17 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberGoodDrier again; Christmas and year-end crowds.26 °C (79 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 12 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kigali, side by side.
Verdict
Jan: Great
Feb: Great
Daytime high
Jan: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Feb: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Feb: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Jan: 8 (better)
Feb: 10
Crowds
Jan: Medium
Feb: Medium
Prices
Jan: High
Feb: High
Festivals listed
Jan: 1
Feb: 1
January: Dry and warm; short dry season.
February: Dry, warm; good month.
Kigali: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.