Eastern Province · RwandaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Gasheshe

1,572 m

Elevation1,572 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation21 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul26°average high

1.30° S, 30.20° EElevation 1,572 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Gasheshe in brief

Gasheshe rises to 1,572 m, Eastern Province, Rwanda.

At the summit, February is the mildest month with average highs of 26°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Rukomo, 8.9 km to the SE at 1,468 m.

iiForecast

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

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Gasheshe by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	25°	26°	26°	25°	24°	25°	26°	26°	26°	25°	24°	24°
Average low	15°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	15°	16°	15°	15°	15°	15°
Precipitation	61 mm	70 mm	115 mm	144 mm	110 mm	25 mm	18 mm	51 mm	92 mm	124 mm	127 mm	77 mm
Cloud cover	48%	50%	56%	58%	49%	40%	39%	41%	46%	57%	57%	50%
Daylight	12h 11	12h 09	12h 07	12h 05	12h 04	12h 03	12h 03	12h 04	12h 06	12h 08	12h 10	12h 12
Month score	75	68	55	55	62	89	89	78	66	56	56	70

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	4,750 m	4,750 m	4,700 m	4,650 m	4,700 m	4,700 m	4,750 m	4,700 m	4,650 m	4,600 m	4,600 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