Butare Weather Today · 7-Day Forecast
Grey Sky Settles Over the Town
Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Warmest Tuesday at 25° · coldest night Monday at 15°
The short of it: Butare weather on Saturday, 7 November 2026: local time, 17 °C (62 °F) with an overcast sky, feeling like 18 °C (65 °F). Today’s high 24 °C (76 °F), low 16 °C (61 °F). Chance of rain 60% in the next 24 hours, about 2.7 mm (0.11 in). Warnings in force: thunderstorms expected. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 23:30 local time.
BUTARE, Saturday. — Thunderstorms are the word from the Butare station, with a high of 24° and a low of 16°. That is about what a November day usually brings here, where the long-run average high is 24°. Winds are light from the W, gusting to 5 km/h, and the glass holds steady.
Looking over the next 4 days, our correspondent reckons Tuesday the pick at about 25°, while Monday night will be the coldest at 15°. Rain or snow is due on 3 of them, some 26 mm in all. No frost is in sight.
For travellers weighing a journey, the Almanac shows a typical November in Butare brings highs near 24°, lows of 14° and about 129 mm of rain over the month. August is the warmest month here at 27°, July the coldest at 13°, and April the wettest with 173 mm. The best months to ride in are June and July.
Daylight holds steady at 12 h 13 min. The station stands 1,764 m above the sea; nights in high country cool fast once the sun is down.
The Hours to Come
Temperature by the hour · rain & snow in the hour beneathThe hour-by-hour ledger
| Hour | Sky | Temp | Feels | Wind | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Fog | 17° | 19° | 3 km/h | – |
| 12 AM | Overcast | 17° | 18° | 3 km/h | – |
| 1 AM | Overcast | 16° | 18° | 3 km/h | – |
| 2 AM | Overcast | 16° | 17° | 3 km/h | – |
| 3 AM | Overcast | 16° | 17° | 3 km/h | – |
| 4 AM | Overcast | 16° | 16° | 3 km/h | – |
| 5 AM | Overcast | 16° | 16° | 3 km/h | – |
| 6 AM | Overcast | 16° | 17° | 3 km/h | – |
| 7 AM | Overcast | 18° | 19° | 3 km/h | – |
| 8 AM | Overcast | 19° | 21° | 3 km/h | – |
| 9 AM | Overcast | 20° | 23° | 0 km/h | – |
| 10 AM | Overcast | 22° | 24° | 3 km/h | – |
| 11 AM | Overcast | 23° | 25° | 5 km/h | – |
| 12 PM | Overcast | 23° | 26° | 8 km/h | – |
| 1 PM | Overcast | 24° | 25° | 11 km/h | – |
| 2 PM | Overcast | 24° | 23° | 13 km/h | – |
| 3 PM | Light showers | 23° | 23° | 11 km/h | 0.9 mm |
| 4 PM | Light showers | 22° | 23° | 7 km/h | 0.9 mm |
| 5 PM | Light showers | 21° | 23° | 4 km/h | 0.9 mm |
| 6 PM | Overcast | 20° | 22° | 3 km/h | – |
| 7 PM | Overcast | 19° | 21° | 2 km/h | – |
| 8 PM | Overcast | 18° | 21° | 2 km/h | – |
| 9 PM | Fog | 18° | 20° | 3 km/h | – |
| 10 PM | Fog | 17° | 19° | 3 km/h | – |
Seven-Day Outlook · Classified
Highs in large type · pick a dayToday (Nov 7): thunderstorm, high 24°, low 16°, 12 mm of rain, gusts to 32 km/h. Sun up 5:38 AM, down 5:51 PM. Lightning and thunder expected — stay indoors and away from open ground.
Sunday (Nov 8): light showers, high 24°, low 16°, 2.7 mm of rain, gusts to 24 km/h. Sun up 5:38 AM, down 5:51 PM. Short showers cross the fields. The sun returns soon after.
Monday (Nov 9): light showers, high 24°, low 15°, 0.6 mm of rain, gusts to 17 km/h. Sun up 5:38 AM, down 5:51 PM. Short showers cross the fields. The sun returns soon after.
Tuesday (Nov 10): thunder & hail, high 25°, low 15°, 9.9 mm of rain, gusts to 27 km/h. Sun up 5:38 AM, down 5:51 PM. Thunder with hail expected. Shelter the stock and the tools.