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Destination

Rwanda

Africa · Kigali

Safety advisory

Exercise a high degree of caution

When to go

Seasonal calendar — from climate data and curated definitions.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air⌀ 20 °C
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Rainfall⌀ 75 mm
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Wind⌀ 3 м/с
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Daylight⌀ 12 h
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Tourism: 1.6M international tourists a year▲ +34% over 5 yearslow
Darker cells mark peak months.· Wind: avg. daily max — handy for kite & wind sports

Public holidays

National holidays — closures and days off.

  • Christmas Day

    December 25, 2026

    Fri · in 87d

  • St. Stephen's Day

    Boxing Day

    December 26, 2026

    Sat · in 88d

  • New Year's Day

    January 1, 2027

    Fri · in 94d

  • New Year's Day

    January 2, 2027

    Sat · in 95d

  • National Heroes' Day

    February 1, 2027

    Mon · in 125d

  • Good Friday

    March 26, 2027

    Fri · in 178d

  • Easter Monday

    March 29, 2027

    Mon · in 181d

  • Tutsi Genocide Memorial Day

    April 7, 2027

    Wed · in 190d

UNESCO sites

2

UNESCO World Heritage sites in this country.

  • Nyungwe National Park
    2023Natural
    Nyungwe National Park©

    The Nyungwe Forest is located in southwestern Rwanda, on the border with Burundi, where it is contiguous with the Kibira National Park to the south, and Lake Kivu and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. The Nyungwe rainforest is most likely the best preserved montane rainforest in Africa. It is located in the watershed between the basin of the Congo River to the west and the basin of the river Nile to the east. From the east side of the Nyungwe forest comes also one of the branches of the Nile sources.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
  • Memorial sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero
    2023Cultural
    Memorial sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero

    The Murambi Technical School, now known as the Murambi Genocide Memorial Centre, is situated near the town of Murambi in southern Rwanda.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Car rental & driving

Whether your licence is recognized, and which side traffic drives on — per the UN road-traffic conventions.

Set your passport to see whether your licence is accepted.

Trafficright-hand

Health

Yellow fevervaccination for some areascert. if from risk countries
Malariain some areas — see detailsrisk present
Tap waterbottled only
Vaccines (CDC)
Hepatitis AHepatitis BTyphoid

Country page on CDC

Internet

Connectivity on the road: coverage, data price, access.

Onlinelimited32%
Mobile datacheap$0.55/GB
eSIM: Supported

Prices

Food
Healthy dietRF 1,706/day
RiceRF 1,180/kg
MaizeRF 565/kg
BeansRF 935/kg
Fuel
GasolineRF 2,938/L
DieselRF 2,927/L

About the country

Capital
Kigali
Continent
Africa
Population
12,301,939
Area
26,338 km²
Currency
Franc · RWF
Time zone
15:59UTC+2
Sockets
CJ

230 V · 50 Hz

Emergency
112police
912ambulance
112fire
Calling code
+250
Languages
Kinyarwanda, English, French, Swahili
Borders
🇹🇿 Tanzania🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo🇧🇮 Burundi🇺🇬 Uganda