Kigali Weather in April
Kigali in April
The short of it: Kigali in April averages a high of 26 °C (78 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 154 mm (6.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 4 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 26° · low 16° · rain 154 mm · daylight 12 h 4 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
April in Kigali brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 16°, with about 154 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Kigali: highs scarcely reach 26°, nights fall to 16°. It is the wettest month of the year here, about 154 mm.
The sun is up for about 12 h 4 min in mid-April.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates April 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Kigali runs warmer than most and wetter than most in April. Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi, 8 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
April in Kigali, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 11th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 1st wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 1° colder, 54 mm more rain
- Versus May
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 10°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 4 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamuhanda / RuyenziSouthern Province | 8 km WSW | 26° | 16° | 152 mm |
| NderaKigali | 12 km E | 25° | 16° | 147 mm |
| ShyorongiNorthern Province | 15 km NW | 24° | 14° | 165 mm |
| MuginaSouthern Province | 22 km SW | 26° | 16° | 154 mm |
| NyamataEastern Province | 30 km SSE | 26° | 16° | 138 mm |
| TareNorthern Province | 31 km NNW | 23° | 14° | 168 mm |
| GitaramaSouthern Province | 36 km WSW | 24° | 14° | 163 mm |
| RuhuhaEastern Province | 39 km S | 26° | 16° | 145 mm |