Western Province · RwandaSummit weather, forecast and climate

Marenga

2,770 m

Elevation2,770 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation22 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul17°average high

1.71° S, 29.47° EElevation 2,770 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Marenga in brief

Marenga rises to 2,770 m, Western Province, Rwanda.

At the summit, March is the mildest month with average highs of 18°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Kora, 11 km to the N at 2,474 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 Marenga by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	17°	18°	18°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°	17°
Average low	8°	8°	9°	9°	9°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°	8°
Precipitation	186 mm	194 mm	240 mm	249 mm	231 mm	64 mm	41 mm	86 mm	184 mm	268 mm	239 mm	154 mm
Cloud cover	62%	65%	69%	72%	61%	46%	43%	49%	60%	75%	74%	64%
Daylight	12h 12	12h 10	12h 07	12h 04	12h 02	12h 01	12h 02	12h 03	12h 06	12h 09	12h 12	12h 13
Month score	48	50	49	45	47	68	76	65	51	42	41	46

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	4,700 m	4,750 m	4,800 m	4,750 m	4,750 m	4,650 m	4,650 m	4,750 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

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Karisimbi	4,507 m	3,312 m	23 km N	11°
Mount Bisoke	3,711 m	–	22 km N	10°
Kilimbogo	2,736 m	–	8.8 km NW	17°
Rutare	2,626 m	–	6.1 km S	16°
Matyazo	2,373 m	–	15 km SW	17°