Kigali Weather in March
Kigali in March
The short of it: Kigali in March averages a high of 27 °C (80 °F) and a low of 16 °C (60 °F), with 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 7 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 27° · low 16° · rain 100 mm · daylight 12 h 7 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: June & July
March in Kigali brings afternoons near 27° and nights around 16°, with about 100 mm of rain over the month. Much like February: highs about 27°, nights near 16°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 100 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 7 min in mid-March.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates March 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Kigali runs warmer than most and about as wet in March. Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi, 8 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Kigali, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 8th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus February
- about the same, 22 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 7 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamuhanda / RuyenziSouthern Province | 8 km WSW | 26° | 16° | 101 mm |
| NderaKigali | 12 km E | 26° | 15° | 97 mm |
| ShyorongiNorthern Province | 15 km NW | 25° | 14° | 110 mm |
| MuginaSouthern Province | 22 km SW | 26° | 16° | 99 mm |
| NyamataEastern Province | 30 km SSE | 27° | 16° | 94 mm |
| TareNorthern Province | 31 km NNW | 24° | 13° | 114 mm |
| GitaramaSouthern Province | 36 km WSW | 25° | 14° | 108 mm |
| RuhuhaEastern Province | 39 km S | 26° | 16° | 97 mm |