Rwanda Climate Guide
In Rwanda, the "land of a thousand hills", located just south of the Equator, there is a tropical highland climate, pleasantly warm all year round. In fact, most of the country is located on a plateau, around 1,500 meters (5,000 feet) above sea level. The altitude decreases below a thousand meters (3,300 feet) only in the westernmost part, along the Rusizi River, which marks the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and which is therefore the only area where it can get hot, and the temperature can sometimes reach 35 °C (95 °F).
Kigali
The capital, Kigali, is located at the center of the country, at 1,500 meters (5,000 feet) above sea level. Temperatures are stable all year round, and hover around 26/28 °C (80/82 °F) during the day and around 16/17 °C (61/62 °F) at night. Kigali receives 950 mm (37.5 in) of rain per year, with a maximum in April and a minimum from June to August, when it almost never rains. From December to February, the rains are still quite frequent.
