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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Nzega Rwanda

The climate in Nzega is comfortable and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 56°F to 77°F and is rarely below 53°F or above 81°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Nzega for warm-weather activities is from mid June to early September.

Climate in Nzega

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Nzega weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The temperature in Nzega varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.

Average High and Low Temperature in Nzega

Average High and Low Temperature in NzegaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJul 574°FJul 574°FAug 3177°FAug 3177°F56°F56°F58°F58°FMar 2573°FMar 2573°FMay 3173°FMay 3173°F57°F57°F58°F58°F58°F58°F57°F57°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 74°F74°F74°F73°F73°F74°F75°F76°F77°F75°F73°F73°F
Temp. 66°F66°F65°F65°F65°F65°F66°F67°F67°F66°F64°F65°F
Low 58°F58°F58°F58°F58°F56°F56°F57°F58°F58°F58°F58°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Nzega

Average Hourly Temperature in NzegaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoolcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Tanah Rata, Malaysia (4,987 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Nzega (view comparison).

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In Nzega, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Nzega begins around June 3 and lasts for 3.3 months, ending around September 13.

The clearest month of the year in Nzega is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 57% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 13 and lasts for 8.7 months, ending around June 3.

The cloudiest month of the year in Nzega is April, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 82% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Nzega

Cloud Cover Categories in NzegaclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 2759%Jul 2759%Apr 1017%Apr 1017%Jun 338%Jun 338%Sep 1338%Sep 1338%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 81%81%81%82%70%56%43%45%64%80%82%80%
Clearer 19%19%19%18%30%44%57%55%36%20%18%20%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Nzega varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.9 months, from September 23 to May 20, with a greater than 34% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Nzega is April, with an average of 18.8 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.1 months, from May 20 to September 23. The month with the fewest wet days in Nzega is July, with an average of 2.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Nzega is April, with an average of 18.8 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 64% on April 11.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Nzega

Daily Chance of Precipitation in NzegawetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Apr 1164%Apr 1164%Jul 34%Jul 34%Sep 2334%Sep 2334%May 2034%May 2034%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 13.7d13.2d17.3d18.8d12.0d2.7d2.4d5.5d9.1d14.4d17.9d15.8d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Nzega experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Nzega. The month with the most rain in Nzega is April, with an average rainfall of 5.4 inches.

The month with the least rain in Nzega is July, with an average rainfall of 0.8 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Nzega

Average Monthly Rainfall in NzegaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 inApr 75.5 inApr 75.5 inJun 270.6 inJun 270.6 inNov 194.8 inNov 194.8 inJan 273.3 inJan 273.3 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 3.4″3.8″4.8″5.4″3.2″0.9″0.8″1.4″2.5″3.8″4.8″3.9″

The length of the day in Nzega does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 16 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is June 20, with 11 hours, 59 minutes of daylight; the longest day is December 21, with 12 hours, 16 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Nzega

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 12.2h12.2h12.1h12.1h12.0h12.0h12.0h12.0h12.1h12.2h12.2h12.3h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:39 AM on November 7, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 6:10 AM on February 17. The earliest sunset is at 5:51 PM on October 28, and the latest sunset is 31 minutes later at 6:22 PM on February 6.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Nzega during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Nzega

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in NzegaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMNov 75:39 AMNov 75:39 AM6:22 PMFeb 66:22 PMFeb 6Oct 285:51 PMOct 285:51 PM6:10 AMFeb 176:10 AMFeb 17daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Nzega

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in NzegaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070808000001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060607070708064NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Nzega

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The perceived humidity level in Nzega, as measured by the percentage of time in which the humidity comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable, does not vary significantly over the course of the year, staying within 2% of 2% throughout.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Nzega

Humidity Comfort Levels in NzegaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jul 280%Jul 280%Jan 75%Jan 75%NowNowhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 1.4d1.1d1.1d1.0d0.4d0.1d0.0d0.0d0.1d0.5d0.7d1.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Nzega experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.8 months, from April 13 to November 7, with average wind speeds of more than 5.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Nzega is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.7 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.2 months, from November 7 to April 13. The calmest month of the year in Nzega is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Nzega

Average Wind Speed in NzegawindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphAug 106.8 mphAug 106.8 mphJan 244.2 mphJan 244.2 mphApr 135.5 mphApr 135.5 mphNov 75.5 mphNov 75.5 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 4.24.34.85.56.36.46.76.76.35.85.34.6

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Nzega varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 2.1 months, from June 12 to August 16, with a peak percentage of 59% on July 22. The wind is most often from the east for 9.9 months, from August 16 to June 12, with a peak percentage of 51% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Nzega

Wind Direction in NzegaESEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsoutheastnorthwest
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Nzega throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Nzega for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to early September, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Tourism Score in Nzega

Tourism Score in Nzegabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.67.64.84.85.05.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Nzega for hot-weather activities is from late July to early September, with a peak score in the second week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Nzega

Beach/Pool Score in Nzegabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.94.92.12.12.32.3NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Nzega are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Nzega

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in NzegaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoolcomfortablewarmcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Nzega

Growing Degree Days in NzegaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°FJul 790°FJul 790°FAug 26900°FAug 26900°FOct 191,800°FOct 191,800°FJun 305,634°FJun 305,634°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 2.3 months, from July 4 to September 12, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.2 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Nzega is August, with an average of 6.4 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 1.8 months, from October 23 to December 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Nzega is November, with an average of 5.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Nzega

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in NzegabrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhAug 136.4 kWhAug 136.4 kWhNov 165.2 kWhNov 165.2 kWhJul 46.2 kWhJul 46.2 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.65.85.85.45.65.96.26.46.15.55.25.4

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Nzega are -2.479 deg latitude, 29.556 deg longitude, and 6,539 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Nzega contains very significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 1,867 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 6,356 feet. Within 10 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,278 feet). Within 50 miles contains large variations in elevation (7,077 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Nzega is covered by cropland (87%), within 10 miles by cropland (79%) and trees (10%), and within 50 miles by cropland (65%) and trees (10%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Nzega, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Kigali International Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Nzega.

At a distance of 86 kilometers from Nzega, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Nzega according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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