Kigali Weather in December
Kigali in December
The short of it: Kigali in December averages a high of 26 °C (80 °F) and a low of 15 °C (60 °F), with 85 mm (3.3 in) of rain and about 12 h 14 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 15° · rain 85 mm · daylight 12 h 14 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
December in Kigali brings afternoons near 26° and nights around 15°, with about 85 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 26°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 85 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 14 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Kigali runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi, 8 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Kigali, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 9th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° warmer, 28 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 14 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamuhanda / RuyenziSouthern Province | 8 km WSW | 26° | 16° | 88 mm |
| NderaKigali | 12 km E | 26° | 15° | 84 mm |
| ShyorongiNorthern Province | 15 km NW | 25° | 14° | 92 mm |
| MuginaSouthern Province | 22 km SW | 26° | 15° | 90 mm |
| NyamataEastern Province | 30 km SSE | 27° | 16° | 82 mm |
| TareNorthern Province | 31 km NNW | 24° | 13° | 99 mm |
| GitaramaSouthern Province | 36 km WSW | 25° | 14° | 101 mm |
| RuhuhaEastern Province | 39 km S | 26° | 16° | 89 mm |