Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Southern Province · RwandaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Rugera
2,554 m
Elevation2,554 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation6.6 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul18°average high
2.80° S, 29.40° EElevation 2,554 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit2,554 m
- Mid-mountain2,180 m
- Valley · Cyahinda1,805 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Rugera in brief
Rugera rises to 2,554 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 Cyahinda, 24 km to the E at 1,805 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 2,554 m · 8,379 ft
- Region
- Southern Province
- Country
- Rwanda
- Coordinates
- -2.7967, 29.3967
- Nearest airport
- Bujumbura Melchior Ndadaye International Airport (BJM) · 59 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 Rugera 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° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 17° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 18° |
| Average low | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 8° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° | 9° |
| Precipitation | 171 mm | 151 mm | 188 mm | 200 mm | 137 mm | 25 mm | 19 mm | 39 mm | 87 mm | 153 mm | 188 mm | 138 mm |
| Cloud cover | 65% | 67% | 68% | 68% | 53% | 41% | 39% | 45% | 51% | 66% | 72% | 67% |
| Daylight | 12h 16 | 12h 12 | 12h 08 | 12h 03 | 11h 59 | 11h 58 | 11h 58 | 12h 01 | 12h 05 | 12h 10 | 12h 14 | 12h 17 |
| Month score | 52 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 54 | 86 | 90 | 83 | 67 | 52 | 47 | 50 |
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 | 4,600 m | 4,700 m | 4,650 m | 4,600 m | 4,550 m | 4,550 m | 4,550 m | 4,650 m | 4,700 m | 4,650 m | 4,550 m | 4,550 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
Rugera in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of RwandaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camabari | 2,578 m | – | 6.6 km SE | 18° |
| Karavyi | 2,531 m | – | 7.9 km E | 18° |
| Bitare | 2,478 m | – | 2.5 km E | 19° |
| Rubaribari | 2,475 m | – | 9.1 km SE | 19° |
| Uwagahunga | 2,462 m | – | 1.2 km NW | 19° |
| Kibuye | 2,441 m | – | 24 km N | 19° |
| Mironzi | 2,412 m | – | 20 km N | 20° |
| Kibili | 2,408 m | – | 19 km NW | 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
Cyahinda
Southern Province · 24 km E
23°Oct high
22wet days
54score
Around here
Cyahinda and around
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