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When to go · Kigali

Kigali, month by month

The best months for Kigali: Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGreatDry and warm; short dry season.27 °C / 16 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryGreatDry, warm; good month.27 °C / 16 °C, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  3. MarchMixedRains start; showers most afternoons.26 °C / 16 °C, 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  4. AprilMixedWettest month; Kwibuka commemoration begins Apr 7 and the first week is solemn and quiet.25 °C / 16 °C, 18 rain daysCrowds: Low · 4 festivals or holidays
  5. MayMixedRains ease late in the month; Kwibuka continues.25 °C / 16 °C, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  6. JuneGreatLong dry season begins; dry, mild.25 °C / 15 °C, 3 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
  7. JulyGreatDry; Jul 4 Liberation Day and Jul 1 Independence Day holidays.26 °C / 15 °C, 2 rain daysCrowds: High · 4 festivals or holidays
  8. AugustGreatDry; check the last-Saturday Umuganda date.27 °C / 16 °C, 4 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberGoodDry season tail; good for walking.27 °C / 16 °C, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
  10. OctoberMixedShort rains begin; afternoon storms.26 °C / 16 °C, 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  11. NovemberMixedRainy; roads and trails slick.25 °C / 16 °C, 17 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
  12. DecemberGoodDrier again; Christmas and year-end crowds.26 °C / 16 °C, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays