Butare monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Butare

Butare average temperature chart (Celsius) Butare average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Butare (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 24.4 24.5 24.4 23.9 23.7 24.2 24.8 25.6 25.3 24.8 23.9 24.1
°F 75.9 76.2 76 74.9 74.7 75.6 76.7 78.1 77.5 76.7 75 75.4

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Butare monthly rainfall chart (mm) Butare monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Butare (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 111 118 133 208 120 28 9 36 86 115 156 116
inches 4.4 4.6 5.2 8.2 4.7 1.1 0.4 1.4 3.4 4.5 6.2 4.6
Rainy days 18 17 21 24 15 4 3 5 12 19 25 20

Average annual rainfall in Butare: 1261.767mm (496.8 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Butare

Butare average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Butare
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5 5.6 5 4.7 5.3 7.3 7.9 6.9 6.1 5.6 4.9 5

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Butare average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Butare average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Butare (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 13.4 13.4 13.5 13.7 13.5 12.5 12.1 12.9 13.3 13.5 13.5 13.5
Max °C 24.7 24.8 24.7 24.1 24 24.5 25.2 25.9 25.6 25.1 24.2 24.4
Min °F 56 56.1 56.3 56.7 56.2 54.5 53.7 55.2 55.9 56.3 56.2 56.2
Max °F 66.2 66.4 66.4 66 65.7 65.3 65.5 66.9 66.9 66.7 65.8 66

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Butare average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Butare average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Butare in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28 28.3 28.9 28.9 27.7 26.2 25.1 25.1 25.8 26.7 27.5 27.9
°F 82.4 82.9 84.1 84 81.8 79.1 77.3 77.2 78.4 80.1 81.6 82.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Butare average winspeed by month (km/h) Butare average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Butare (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 7 7 6
mph 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 4

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Butare relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Butare
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
78% 78% 79% 82% 80% 73% 66% 63% 66% 71% 77% 79%

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Butare weather stats

Butare weather statistics
Hottest month: August 25.6°C 78.1°F
Driest month: July 9mm 0.4ins
Sunniest month: July 7.9hrs
Coldest month: June 24.2°C 75.6°F
Wettest month: April 208mm 8.2ins
Warmest sea: March 28.9°C 84°F
Map showing location of Butare (-2.59667, 29.73944) Butare map pin © Google

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