Wind statistics for Kigali
Annual wind, gust, rain and temperature statistics for Kigali, Rwanda — from archive 3 years.
StatisticsAt a glance
- Average wind: 3.5 mph
- Average gusts: 9.9 mph
- Average daily rain: 2.7 mm
- Average temperature: 20°C
- Good kite days: 0 a year
- Best month: January (kite score 30/100)
- Windiest month: September (4.2 mph)
- Calmest month: January (3.1 mph)
- Rainiest month: November (4.7 mm)
How Kigali compares
Kigali ranks #510 of 536 cities worldwide for average wind speed — windier than 5% of the cities we track. Its best kite-flying month, January, scores 30/100 on the kite scale.
Month by month
See the full breakdown of wind, gusts, rain, temperature and good days for every month, with scores and verdicts:
| Month | Wind | Gusts | Rain | Temp | Good days | Score | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.1 mph | 9.4 mph | 3.2 mm | 20°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| February | 3.2 mph | 9.4 mph | 3.2 mm | 20°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| March | 3.1 mph | 9.1 mph | 4.0 mm | 20°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| April | 3.1 mph | 9.0 mph | 4.3 mm | 20°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| May | 3.4 mph | 9.3 mph | 2.8 mm | 20°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| June | 3.5 mph | 9.6 mph | 0.7 mm | 20°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| July | 3.8 mph | 10.4 mph | 0.2 mm | 22°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| August | 4.1 mph | 11.0 mph | 0.7 mm | 22°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| September | 4.2 mph | 11.1 mph | 1.9 mm | 21°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| October | 3.9 mph | 10.5 mph | 3.2 mm | 20°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| November | 3.6 mph | 9.9 mph | 4.7 mm | 20°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
| December | 3.4 mph | 9.6 mph | 3.7 mm | 20°C | 0 | 30 | NOPE |
"Good days" = days with wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and less than 2 mm rain. Scores mirror the live forecast weighting (wind 45%, gusts 25%, rain 20%, temp 10%).
Looking for the single best time to fly a kite? Read the best time to fly a kite in Kigali, or check today's live wind forecast.
Source
Computed from archive 3 years for Kigali using Open-Meteo historical data. A good kite day is wind 8–25 mph, gusts under 31 mph and under 2 mm of rain. See the full kite flying statistics for every city.