Skip to content
Destinations
Weather & climate
Nature
Outdoors
Culture
Events
Sky & live
Southern Province
Southern Province
Southern Province, Rwanda

Gituntu

Gituntu is a locality in Southern Province, Rwanda, 2,052 m above sea level. The climate is classified as subtropical highland (Köppen Cwb), with a dry winter and a wetter summer.

Now14°C
Best timeJun–Aug
Population–
Local time23:21
2.68° S, 29.44° EElevation 2,052 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time
The year in Gituntuweather score
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec52October
October: high / low21° / 12°
Rain this month156mm
Best timeJun–Aug

Best: Jun–Aug. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.

Gituntu at a glance

Best time to visitJun–Aug

The months with the highest weather score

Warmest month22°C

Average high in September

Coolest month12°C

Average low in May

Wettest monthNovember

190 mm of rain

Driest monthJuly

18 mm of rain

Weather in Gituntu

Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.

14-day forecast
14°C

Cloudy · wind 2 km/h · humidity 96%

Today hour by hour
Today22 Oct18°14°13.4 mm
Fri23 Oct22°15°17.8 mm
Sat24 Oct20°14°8.4 mm
Sun25 Oct20°14°6 mm
Mon26 Oct22°13°1.8 mm
Tue27 Oct20°14°8.8 mm
Wed28 Oct19°13°6.8 mm
Thu29 Oct20°14°15.6 mm
Fri30 Oct19°13°9.8 mm
Sat31 Oct18°14°14.1 mm

When to go to Gituntu

Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.

Climate month by month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Score545453525782877358525053
High21°22°21°21°20°21°21°22°22°21°20°21°
Low12°12°12°12°12°11°11°12°12°12°12°12°
Rain (mm)15614318421815227183989156190132
Wet days211725262165916222724

What's on in Gituntu

Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.

Nature around Gituntu

Nature in Rwanda

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals of Rwanda seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

The sky over Gituntu

Eclipses and meteor showers

Earthquakes around Gituntu

The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.

Earthquakes

Strongest nearby since 1950

6.5Uvira 20 km ↙1960 · 105 km
6.3Gatumba 14 km ↖1960 · 70 km
6.2Goma 34 km ↙2002 · 102 km
6.0Uvira 10 km ↙1954 · 96 km

Towns and villages around Gituntu

Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.

Places near Gituntu

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to visit Gituntu?
Based on 30-year climate normals, June, July and August offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Gituntu.
What is the hottest month in Gituntu?
September is the warmest month, with average highs of 22°C and lows of 12°C.
What is the coldest month in Gituntu?
May is the coldest month, with average highs of 20°C and lows of 12°C.
What is the rainiest month in Gituntu?
November is the wettest month with about 190 mm of precipitation on 27 wet days.