Location & Surroundings
Kigali is the capital city of Rwanda with 1,132,686 inhabitants, at 1,542 m elevation. The nearest airport is Kigali International Airport, 9 km away.
Also known as: 吉佳利 · كيغالي · Кигали · キガリ · Κιγκάλι · ኪጋሊ
Overview
Kigali is province-level city, capital and largest city of Rwanda — RW Kigali umujyi mukuru w'urwanda.
It is located in Rwanda.
Established in 1907-00-00.
The population is about 1,745,555 (2022).
It covers about 730 square kilometre.
The elevation is around 1,567 metre.
Also known as: Kigali City, City of Rwanda, City of Kigali
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Basic Data
- Country Rwanda
- Located in Rwanda
- Area 730 square kilometre
- Type capital of a political entity (PPLC)
- capital of a political entity designated as an independent state
Geography
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Coordinates
1° 57' 0" S, 30° 3' 32" E
- Elevation DEM: 1542 m
- Timezone Africa/Kigali
- Time Shift GMT 2 (DST 2)
Statistics & Country
- Population 1,132,686
- Pop. Density 5,617 p/km²
- Built-up 33.9%
- Settlement Urban centre
- Currency Franc (RWF)
- Phone Prefix +250
Sun & Local Time
- Local time 12:51
- Sunrise 05:41
- Sunset 17:52
- Day length 12 h 11 min
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Weather in Kigali
Current conditions and a 3-day (72-hour) weather forecast for Kigali, updated from the NOAA GFS model.
Now 17.0 C with overcast skies and a 1.0 m/s north-westerly wind. Next 24h: 17.0 to 26.5 C, max wind 1.5 m/s. No precipitation expected. Solar peaks near 563 W/m2.
| Hour | Temp (C) | Wind (m/s) | Dir (deg) | RH (%) | Pressure (hPa) | Precip (step/total mm) | Clouds (%) | Solar (W/m2) | UV-B (W/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOW | 17.0 | 1.0 | 324 | 90 | 1,014.4 | - / 0.00 | 93 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 6h | 21.3 | 1.5 | 127 | 71 | 1,017.3 | 1.72 / 1.72 | 31 | 81.3 | n/a |
| 12h | 26.5 | 0.7 | 28 | 42 | 1,010.3 | 0.37 / 2.09 | 98 | 563.2 | n/a |
| 18h | 21.0 | 1.4 | 329 | 64 | 1,012.9 | 0.00 / 0.12 | 97 | 113.8 | n/a |
| Tomorrow | 17.4 | 0.7 | 349 | 74 | 1,012.3 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 55 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 30h | 23.8 | 0.6 | 81 | 51 | 1,016.0 | 0.00 / 0.00 | 21 | 85.7 | n/a |
| 36h | 22.4 | 0.8 | 99 | 62 | 1,011.0 | 0.89 / 0.89 | 80 | 476.6 | n/a |
| 42h | 18.7 | 1.2 | 335 | 77 | 1,013.2 | 0.00 / 0.54 | 60 | 91.3 | n/a |
| Sunday | 16.5 | 0.1 | 324 | 85 | 1,013.2 | 0.00 / 0.04 | 100 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 54h | 21.3 | 0.7 | 186 | 68 | 1,015.9 | 0.78 / 0.83 | 100 | 63.6 | n/a |
| 60h | 21.6 | 1.1 | 281 | 69 | 1,010.7 | 2.11 / 2.94 | 97 | 488.5 | n/a |
| 66h | 19.2 | 1.7 | 323 | 77 | 1,012.1 | 0.00 / 0.43 | 92 | 78.4 | n/a |
| Monday | 16.6 | 1.1 | 31 | 87 | 1,013.3 | 0.00 / 0.19 | 99 | 0.0 | n/a |
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Links
- Wikidata entry Wikidata entry
- Wikipedia (DE) Wikipedia (DE)
- Wikipedia (EN) Wikipedia (EN)
- Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons
- Official website www.kigalicity.gov.rw
- Commons category Kigali