Muhanga
City in Rwanda: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Muhanga is a city in Rwanda, in Southern Province. About 82,797 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Rwanda in our atlas.
It lies at 2.02° S, 29.71° E, about 1,802 m (5,912 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Kigali time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Muhanga. Green dots: other major cities of Rwanda. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Muhanga 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.
What to eat in RwandaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Gitarama · 8 km
- Kigali · 40 km
- Kibuye · 40 km
- Musanze · 59 km
- Gisenyi · 61 km
- Butare · 64 km
- Rwamagana · 81 km
- Nyagatare · 106 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 201830 (CC BY 4.0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.