Rwanda in April

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

• 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 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.

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, 08:00–11:00

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

Crowds · Rwanda

Low

Prices · Rwanda

Medium

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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