Kigali City Tour – Best Time!
When To Visit Kigali for City Tour?
Usually, the commonly asked question by most visitors on Rwanda safari revolves around the best time to visit. Kigali is situated at the centre of Rwanda and it is a vibrant and cleanest capital city in Africa. It experiences a temperate type of climate with an ideal amount of rainfall given its altitude.
Note that, temperatures in Kigali differ from season to season. However, its temperatures range between 25 degrees Celsius and 27 degrees Celsius especially during day time and in the evening, it ranges from 14 degrees Celsius to 16 degrees Celsius.
Considerably, humidity, temperatures are ideal throughout the year though they are hot during summertime and cold in winter. From April to June, the area tends to be cold as it receives some rain showers. Normally most tourists prefer visiting Kigali from June to September a fact that these months are a dry season and the area tends to be warm, drier.
Just like any capital city in East Africa, Kigali experiences 2 rainy seasons and they include long and short rains. The long rains stretch from March to May and this comes with some rainfall even between January and February.
From October to November, Kigali experiences short wet season and some showers around December. Note that, rains don’t occur regularly all day round in rainy season given that Kigali can be sunny in some cases.
The mountainous places of Kigali and countryside are characterized by colour climate with some variations, unlike the flat lower elevation areas. However, the global climate has been greatly impacted by global warming and Africa has kept experiencing fluctuating weather patterns.
Kigali capital city is a vibrant and sound hub which serves as the best area for anyone to kick starts his or her tour in Rwanda. Kigali is an ideal centre for MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events) and the dry spell usually attracts the majority of tourists on leisure tours or business people.
The dry season is also perfect for primate lovers on gorilla safari to Volcanoes National Park, northwestern Rwanda. The dry season occurs from June to September and from December to February which features 2 incredible dry seasons.
These months are characterized low amount of rainfall and hence the area remains dry in most cases. July experiences the least humid month and represents about 8.1 per cent and in February it is 65.1 per cent humidity. Kigali has a calm wind and the windiest month is July then the next one is March and August. July experiences wind speed of about 4.2 knots and this sighted as a light breeze.
In conclusion, Kigali isn’t only a commercial centre but also a tourist centre given its varied attraction. Before embarking on a city tour in Kigali, take note of the best time if you are to be rewarded with amazing experiences of a lifetime. Depending on what your travel interests are in Kigali, the dry season is ideal for visitors to conduct their safaris in this spectacular city but this doesn’t mean that you won’t enjoy a tour in the wet season.
