Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Western Province · RwandaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Bukamba
2,140 m
Elevation2,140 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation6.0 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul21°average high
2.52° S, 29.20° EElevation 2,140 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit2,140 m
- Mid-mountain1,970 m
- Valley · Cyato1,804 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Bukamba in brief
Bukamba rises to 2,140 m, Western Province, Rwanda.
At the summit, September is the mildest month with average highs of 22°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town is Cyato, 15 km to the N at 1,804 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 2,140 m · 7,021 ft
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- Rwanda
- Coordinates
- -2.5242, 29.1961
- Nearest airport
- Kamembe Airport (KME) · 33 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 Bukamba by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 21° | 22° | 22° | 21° | 21° | 21° |
| Average low | 12° | 12° | 12° | 13° | 12° | 11° | 11° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° | 12° |
| Precipitation | 211 mm | 191 mm | 269 mm | 313 mm | 197 mm | 38 mm | 18 mm | 47 mm | 132 mm | 259 mm | 295 mm | 195 mm |
| Cloud cover | 63% | 65% | 66% | 67% | 52% | 39% | 36% | 42% | 52% | 67% | 70% | 64% |
| Daylight | 12h 15 | 12h 11 | 12h 07 | 12h 03 | 12h 00 | 11h 59 | 11h 59 | 12h 02 | 12h 06 | 12h 10 | 12h 14 | 12h 16 |
| Month score | 53 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 58 | 86 | 93 | 82 | 58 | 52 | 50 | 53 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 4,650 m | 4,700 m | 4,750 m | 4,750 m | 4,700 m | 4,600 m | 4,600 m | 4,700 m | 4,750 m | 4,700 m | 4,650 m | 4,650 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Bukamba in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of RwandaPeaks nearby
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Cyato and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Karundura
River · 1,482 m
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Koko River, Rusizi District
River
