Kigali Weather in September
Kigali in September
The short of it: Kigali in September averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 15 °C (60 °F), with 54 mm (2.1 in) of rain and about 12 h 6 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and July. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 15° · rain 54 mm · daylight 12 h 6 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & July
Thirty years of records give Kigali an average September high of 28°, a low of 15° and some 54 mm of rain. Much like August: highs about 28°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 54 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 6 min in mid-September.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates September 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and July.
Against its neighbours, Kigali runs about middling and drier than most in September. Kamuhanda / Ruyenzi, 8 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
September in Kigali, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus August
- about the same, 26 mm more rain
- Versus October
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 6 min
- Average wind
- 8 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
September averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamuhanda / RuyenziSouthern Province | 8 km WSW | 28° | 15° | 56 mm |
| NderaKigali | 12 km E | 28° | 15° | 52 mm |
| ShyorongiNorthern Province | 15 km NW | 26° | 14° | 60 mm |
| MuginaSouthern Province | 22 km SW | 28° | 15° | 55 mm |
| NyamataEastern Province | 30 km SSE | 29° | 16° | 46 mm |
| TareNorthern Province | 31 km NNW | 25° | 13° | 74 mm |
| GitaramaSouthern Province | 36 km WSW | 26° | 14° | 66 mm |
| RuhuhaEastern Province | 39 km S | 28° | 16° | 47 mm |