Kigali
Capital of Rwanda: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Kigali2018Cropped: Adrien K, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Kigali is the capital of Rwanda. About 1.1 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Rwanda in our atlas.
It lies at 1.95° S, 30.06° E, about 1,542 m (5,059 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Kigali time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Kigali. Green dots: other major cities of Rwanda. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kigali has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 27°C (80°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 13°C (55°F). Around 1,291 mm (51 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Apr.
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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in RwandaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Gitarama · 36 km
- Muhanga · 40 km
- Rwamagana · 42 km
- Musanze · 69 km
- Nyagatare · 78 km
- Kibuye · 80 km
- Butare · 80 km
- Gisenyi · 93 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 202061 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3859 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Kigali2018Cropped: Adrien K, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Kigali Pele Stadium: EmmysonB, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Kandt House Museum (8): Adygrafix250, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Mount Kigali: JA ALT, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Umusozi wa Jali: Endikuemmy, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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