Kibuye
City in Rwanda: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Kibuye is a city in Rwanda, in Western Province. About 48,024 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Rwanda in our atlas.
It lies at 2.06° S, 29.35° E, about 1,480 m (4,856 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Kigali time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Kibuye. Green dots: other major cities of Rwanda. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kibuye has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 24°C (76°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 15°C (60°F). Around 1,587 mm (62 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
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.
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- Muhanga · 40 km
- Gisenyi · 41 km
- Gitarama · 45 km
- Musanze · 70 km
- Butare · 74 km
- Kigali · 80 km
- Rwamagana · 121 km
- Nyagatare · 137 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 202065 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q617032 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.