Rwanda in April

Wettest month; Kwibuka commemoration starts 7 April — solemn week.

April is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• JuneGreatDry season; Kwibuka period continues to early July.
• JulyGreatPeak trekking; Liberation Day 4 July.
• AugustGreatPeak; book permits 6+ months ahead.
• JanuaryGreatShort dry season: good trekking, green hills.

• Virunga volcanoes · Volcanoes NP, Musanzerainy

  2,500–3,500 m on the treks: cold mornings, rain any month, mud Mar–May and Oct–Nov.

• Central plateau · Kigali, Huyerainy

  Mild around 25 °C (77 °F) by day; two rainy seasons.Mild around 77 °F (25 °C) by day; two rainy seasons.

• Lake Kivu and Nyungwe · Gisenyi, Kibuye, Nyungwe Forestrainy

  Nyungwe is a rainforest — wet all year, driest June–August.

• Eastern savanna · Akagerarainy

  Lower and warmer; dry season concentrates animals at the lakes.

• Kigali25 °C (77 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 18 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 18 rain days
• Butare27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 12 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 12 rain days
• Cyangugu25 °C (77 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 19 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 19 rain days
• Gisenyi27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 7 rain days
• Kabuga26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 7 rain days
• Kibeho30 °C (86 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 6 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 6 rain days
• Kibungo25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 9 rain days
• Kibuye28 °C (82 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 7 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 7 rain days
• Muhanga26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 9 rain days
• Nyamata26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 7 rain days
• Ruhengeri25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 7 rain days
• Rwamagana25 °C (77 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 12 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 12 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Genocide against the Tutsi Memorial Day (Kwibuka) big impact

  7 Apr

  Start of the 100-day commemoration; first week solemn, music and events muted, some businesses close.

• Good Friday and Easter Monday

  Mar–Apr (moves)

  Public holidays.

• Umuganda

  Last Saturday monthly, 08:00–11:00Last Saturday monthly, 8:00 AM–11:00 AM

  Community work; traffic stops and shops shut until about midday.

• Kwibuka remembrance week check

  From 7 April; 100 days · Kigali

  A period of mourning: quiet atmosphere, some events and venues changed; dress quietly.

• Kwibuka, the national remembrance

  7 April onward (100 days) · Kigali

  The first week is a period of mourning: some venues close or change hours, events and loud entertainment are restrained, and visitors should dress quietly. Plan around the week and check before you go.

Crowds · Rwanda

Low

Prices · Rwanda

Medium

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Rwanda, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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