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 / 16 °C, 8 rain days81 °F / 61 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryGreatDry, warm; good month.27 °C / 16 °C, 10 rain days81 °F / 61 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchMixedRains start; showers most afternoons.26 °C / 16 °C, 15 rain days79 °F / 61 °F, 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 / 16 °C, 18 rain days77 °F / 61 °F, 18 rain daysCrowds: Low · 4 festivals or holidays
- MayMixedRains ease late in the month; Kwibuka continues.25 °C / 16 °C, 14 rain days77 °F / 61 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatLong dry season begins; dry, mild.25 °C / 15 °C, 3 rain days77 °F / 59 °F, 3 rain daysCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- JulyGreatDry; Jul 4 Liberation Day and Jul 1 Independence Day holidays.26 °C / 15 °C, 2 rain days79 °F / 59 °F, 2 rain daysCrowds: High · 4 festivals or holidays
- AugustGreatDry; check the last-Saturday Umuganda date.27 °C / 16 °C, 4 rain days81 °F / 61 °F, 4 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- SeptemberGoodDry season tail; good for walking.27 °C / 16 °C, 8 rain days81 °F / 61 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
- OctoberMixedShort rains begin; afternoon storms.26 °C / 16 °C, 15 rain days79 °F / 61 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberMixedRainy; roads and trails slick.25 °C / 16 °C, 17 rain days77 °F / 61 °F, 17 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberGoodDrier again; Christmas and year-end crowds.26 °C / 16 °C, 12 rain days79 °F / 61 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays