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Southern Province · RwandaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Bitare

2,478 m
Elevation2,478 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation2.4 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul19°average high
2.79° S, 29.42° EElevation 2,478 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit2,478 m
  • Mid-mountain2,140 m
  • Valley · Cyahinda1,805 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Bitare in brief

Bitare rises to 2,478 m, Southern Province, Rwanda.

At the summit, September is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Cyahinda, 21 km to the E at 1,805 m.

Facts

Elevation
2,478 m · 8,130 ft
Region
Southern Province
Country
Rwanda
Coordinates
-2.7903, 29.4178
Nearest airport
Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport (BJM) · 60 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Bitare by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
5°10°15°20°25°19°10°Jan20°10°Feb19°10°Mar18°10°Apr18°10°May19°9°Jun19°9°Jul20°10°Aug20°10°Sep19°10°Oct18°10°Nov19°10°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Bitare by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high19°20°19°18°18°19°19°20°20°19°18°19°
Average low10°10°10°10°10°9°9°10°10°10°10°10°
Precipitation170 mm152 mm193 mm212 mm146 mm27 mm20 mm41 mm92 mm158 mm195 mm140 mm
Cloud cover67%68%69%69%54%42%39%45%53%68%74%69%
Daylight12h 1612h 1212h 0812h 0311h 5911h 5811h 5812h 0112h 0512h 1012h 1412h 17
Month score525151515788918265514951

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level4,700 m4,750 m4,700 m4,650 m4,650 m4,600 m4,600 m4,750 m4,800 m4,700 m4,650 m4,650 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Bitare in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Rwanda
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Camabari2,578 m–5.4 km SE18°
Rugera2,554 m–2.5 km W18°
Karavyi2,531 m–6.2 km SE18°
Rubaribari2,475 m–8.0 km SE19°
Uwagahunga2,462 m–3.0 km W19°
Kibuye2,441 m–23 km N19°
Mironzi2,412 m–19 km N20°
Kibili2,408 m–20 km NW19°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

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Cyahinda

Southern Province · 21 km E
23°Oct high
22wet days
54score
Cyahinda
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Rusenge

Southern Province · 28 km NE
24°Oct high
22wet days
55score
Rusenge
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Cibitoke

Cibitoke · 34 km W
30°Oct high
24wet days
36score
Cibitoke
Around here

Cyahinda and around

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Cyahinda

Southern Province · Rwanda
Jun–Augbest months
23°July high
1,805 maltitude
Cyahinda

Nature

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16 km SE

Kayave

River · 2,489 m
Kayave

Mountains

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34 km NW

Ngabwe

2,763 m
Ngabwe
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34 km NW

Nyabihu

2,581 m
Nyabihu
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20 km SW

Camabari

2,578 m
Camabari