Gisenyi
City in Rwanda: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
The streets of Rubavu-Gisenyi: Francisco Anzola from United States, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Gisenyi is a city in Rwanda, in Western Province. About 172,357 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Rwanda in our atlas.
It lies at 1.70° S, 29.26° E, about 1,461 m (4,793 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Kigali time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Gisenyi. Green dots: other major cities of Rwanda. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Gisenyi has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 22°C (72°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 12°C (54°F). Around 1,694 mm (67 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in RwandaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Kibuye · 41 km
- Musanze · 48 km
- Muhanga · 61 km
- Gitarama · 69 km
- Kigali · 93 km
- Butare · 113 km
- Nyagatare · 127 km
- Rwamagana · 134 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 202905 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q830631 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- The streets of Rubavu-Gisenyi: Francisco Anzola from United States, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)