Ruhengeri Airport

HRYU · Northern Province, Rwanda

Climate Ruhengeri Airport 2020-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Goma International Airport (FZNA) between 2020 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 13.6 5 0 19 14 13
February 14.1 13 3 9 18
March 43.1 51 23 37
April 65.1 64 71 56
May 58.8 59 45 71
June 21.0 42 23 25
July 5.4 8 0 2 5
August 10.2 5 11 22 4
September 26.0 31 30 22 20
October 55.9 58 21 49 43
November 61.7 39 67 15 68
December 36.9 21 33 22
Average 30.5 25.2 34.4 17.1 30.4 28.5

4th best VFR conditions of Congo

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 8 km or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 82.1 62 100 96 86 75
February 88.4 87 91 83 90
March 97.0 99 94 96
April 98.3 97 99 98
May 95.5 100 90 99
June 94.8 100 97 97
July 85.6 89 58 92 93
August 85.0 84 79 92 85
September 94.9 98 91 99 94
October 97.5 97 100 99 99
November 98.2 95 100 100 99
December 95.8 91 99 95
Average 91.2 84.9 94.2 88.3 94.4 92.7

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 km or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 23.7 23 19 25 22 24
February 24.7 25 24 23 26
March 25.1 25 25 25
April 24.6 23 25 25
May 24.8 24 25 25
June 24.7 24 26 25
July 24.7 24 25 25 25
August 25.2 25 24 26 27
September 24.7 24 23 24 25
October 24.5 25 20 25 25
November 23.8 23 22 26 24
December 24.6 24 25 24
Average 24.5 24.6 24.2 23.4 24.5 25.1

5th highest temperature of Congo

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 18.8 20 16 20 18 19
February 19.1 20 19 20 19
March 19.0 21 18 19
April 19.2 21 18 19
May 19.6 21 19 21
June 19.1 22 18 19
July 18.5 21 17 18 18
August 19.0 22 19 18 18
September 18.9 20 20 18 19
October 18.8 21 19 18 18
November 18.7 20 19 23 18
December 18.9 19 19 18
Average 19.2 20.1 20.6 19.0 18.3 18.5

2nd lowest temperature of Congo

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 4.3 7 0 1 2 8
February 3.4 4 1 1 2
March 1.8 2 2 2
April 2.7 0 0 7
May 1.7 3 2 2
June 1.6 2 1 4
July 1.9 3 3 2 3
August 1.2 0 2 1 1
September 2.8 6 0 2 2
October 3.8 2 0 0 2
November 5.9 7 9 0 3
December 3.8 0 3 3
Average 2.9 3.9 2.9 1.8 1.3 3.0

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 6.7 6 8 7 7 7
February 6.9 7 7 7 8
March 7.3 8 8 7
April 7.4 8 8 7
May 8.0 8 8 9
June 8.1 8 9 10
July 8.2 11 8 8 9
August 8.3 11 7 8 8
September 7.3 8 7 7 8
October 7.2 9 7 7 7
November 7.0 7 7 8 8
December 6.7 7 7 7
Average 7.4 7.0 8.5 7.0 7.5 7.9

5th highest wind speed of Congo

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020
January 159° 050° 180° 121° 173°
February 098° 175° 176° 183°
March 168° 160° 189°
April 189° 161° 194°
May 212° 183° 199°
June 184° 191° 200°
July 186° 200° 197° 202°
August 186° 184° 206° 197°
September 179° 180° 163° 187°
October 177° 114° 190° 183°
November 150° 147° 183° 164°
December 122° 172° 161°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.