🇷🇼 Weather in Butare
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Hourly Forecast for Butare
08:00
22°
9%
09:00
23°
7%
10:00
25°
3%
11:00
27°
9%
12:00
26°
10%
13:00
25°
4%
14:00
28°
8%
15:00
26°
9%
16:00
26°
9%
17:00
25°
10%
18:00
23°
10%
19:00
22°
12%
20:00
21°
14%
21:00
20°
10%
22:00
19°
4%
23:00
19°
5%
00:00
18°
5%
01:00
18°
17%
02:00
18°
17%
03:00
18°
17%
04:00
18°
13%
05:00
18°
11%
06:00
17°
12%
07:00
19°
16%
14-Day Forecast for Butare
2026-10-12
Overcast
28° /
16°
2026-10-13
Overcast
27° /
17°
2026-10-14
Sunny
28° /
17°
2026-10-15
Overcast
30° /
18°
2026-10-16
Overcast
27° /
19°
2026-10-17
Light rain shower
19° /
16°
2026-10-18
Overcast
26° /
16°
Additional Forecasts for Butare
Air Quality
💨 US EPA Index 1 (Good)
CO (Carbon Monoxide) 173.0 μg/m³
O₃ (Ozone) 30.0 μg/m³
NO₂ (Nitrogen Dioxide) 5.0 μg/m³
SO₂ (Sulphur Dioxide) 0.8 μg/m³
PM2.5 (Fine particles) 10.3 μg/m³
PM10 (Coarse particles) 10.4 μg/m³
Historical Weather
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Weather in Butare — FAQ
Answers refreshed each request based on current conditions in Butare.
What is the weather like right now in Butare?
Right now in Butare, Rwanda the temperature is 18.3°C (feels like 18.0°C), with cloudy. Relative humidity is 65% and wind is 4.3 km/h.
What is today's high and low temperature in Butare?
Today's forecast high in Butare is 27.7°C and the overnight low is 16.4°C. The diurnal range — high minus low — depends on cloud cover; clear days swing more than overcast ones.
Will it rain in Butare today?
The chance of precipitation in Butare today is 10%. Forecast accuracy is highest within the next 6 hours and decreases steadily out to 14 days.
How often does the weather here update?
Current observations refresh every 15-60 minutes from the nearest monitoring stations operated by national meteorological agencies. The hourly forecast updates approximately every hour; the 7- and 14-day outlook is recomputed several times per day.
What does 'feels like' temperature mean?
Feels-like (apparent) temperature accounts for humidity, wind chill and direct sunshine — variables that change how the human body perceives heat or cold. On hot, humid days it can be 3-7°C above the actual reading; on cold windy days it can be 5-15°C below.
Why does the temperature in Butare differ from nearby cities?
Even short distances can change temperatures noticeably. Butare's reading reflects altitude, proximity to large bodies of water, urban heat island effects, and the exact location of the monitoring stations supplying the data. Coastal cities are typically milder and more humid than inland equivalents.