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Western Province · RwandaSummit weather, forecast and climate
Rutagara
2,589 m
Elevation2,589 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation9.0 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul18°average high
2.52° S, 29.27° EElevation 2,589 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit2,589 m
- Mid-mountain2,200 m
- Valley · Cyato1,804 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Rutagara in brief
Rutagara rises to 2,589 m, Western Province, Rwanda.
At the summit, September is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.
The nearest town in the atlas is Cyato, 17 km to the NW at 1,804 m.
Facts
- Elevation
- 2,589 m · 8,494 ft
- Region
- Western Province
- Country
- Rwanda
- Coordinates
- -2.5161, 29.2678
- Nearest airport
- Kamembe Airport (KME) · 40 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 Rutagara 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° | 19° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 18° | 18° |
| Average low | 9° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 10° | 9° | 8° | 9° | 9° | 10° | 9° | 9° |
| Precipitation | 215 mm | 197 mm | 273 mm | 315 mm | 201 mm | 39 mm | 20 mm | 49 mm | 131 mm | 254 mm | 293 mm | 195 mm |
| Cloud cover | 63% | 65% | 65% | 65% | 50% | 38% | 36% | 42% | 51% | 65% | 69% | 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 | 59 | 86 | 92 | 82 | 58 | 52 | 51 | 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 | 4,700 m | 4,750 m | 4,750 m | 4,750 m | 4,750 m | 4,650 m | 4,600 m | 4,750 m | 4,800 m | 4,750 m | 4,700 m | 4,700 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
Rutagara in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of RwandaPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigugu | 2,954 m | – | 9.0 km N | 15° |
| Ngabwe | 2,763 m | – | 13 km E | 18° |
| Nyabihu | 2,581 m | – | 11 km SE | 18° |
| Bunyangurube | 2,568 m | – | 6.5 km S | 18° |
| Rukwekwe | 2,476 m | – | 9.6 km SE | 18° |
| Kibuye | 2,441 m | – | 17 km SE | 19° |
| Bigazi | 2,437 m | – | 4.7 km E | 19° |
| Mushabarara | 2,433 m | – | 14 km E | 18° |
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
Karambi
Western Province · 22 km N
21°Oct high
23wet days
54score
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Cyato and around
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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
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