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Southern Province · RwandaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Ngabwe
2,763 m
Elevation2,763 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation18 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul18°average high
2.53° S, 29.38° EElevation 2,763 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit2,763 m
- Mid-mountain2,380 m
- Valley · Nzega1,993 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Ngabwe in brief
Ngabwe rises to 2,763 m, Southern Province, Rwanda.
At the summit, September is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town is Nzega, 20 km to the E at 1,993 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 2,763 m · 9,065 ft
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Rwanda
- Coordinates
- -2.5344, 29.3831
- Nearest airport
- Kamembe Airport (KME) · 53 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 Ngabwe 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 | 18° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 17° | 17° |
| Average low | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° |
| Precipitation | 174 mm | 163 mm | 221 mm | 265 mm | 179 mm | 33 mm | 19 mm | 43 mm | 107 mm | 196 mm | 232 mm | 155 mm |
| Cloud cover | 65% | 66% | 68% | 71% | 56% | 43% | 39% | 45% | 55% | 70% | 74% | 67% |
| 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 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 52 | 83 | 90 | 82 | 60 | 50 | 46 | 48 |
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 | 4,750 m | 4,800 m | 4,800 m | 4,800 m | 4,750 m | 4,700 m | 4,700 m | 4,800 m | 4,850 m | 4,800 m | 4,750 m | 4,750 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
Ngabwe in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of RwandaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigugu | 2,954 m | – | 18 km NW | 15° |
| Rutagara | 2,589 m | – | 13 km W | 18° |
| Nyabihu | 2,581 m | – | 6.0 km SW | 18° |
| Bunyangurube | 2,568 m | – | 12 km W | 18° |
| Rukwekwe | 2,476 m | – | 4.9 km SW | 18° |
| Gatandaganya | 2,468 m | – | 20 km NE | 19° |
| Kibuye | 2,441 m | – | 6.2 km SE | 19° |
| Bigazi | 2,437 m | – | 8.3 km W | 19° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Nzega
Southern Province · 20 km E
22°Oct high
23wet days
53score
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Gikongoro
Southern Province · 23 km E
23°Oct high
23wet days
53score
Around here
Nzega and around
Nature
Mountains
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Bigugu
2,954 m
Heritage
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Murambi Genocide Memorial
World Heritage Site
