Lakes / Africa

Lake Kivu today

Lake Kivu right now: there's a light air from the east at 3 km/h2 mph and it's 24 °C74 °F and partly cloudy.

Updated 20:17 local time, Tuesday 27 October

Water temperature
Not measured yet
We add water temperatures as reliable sources become available.
Wind now
3 km/h2 mph
From the east, gusts 9 km/h5 mph. 2 knots, a light air.
Air
24 °C74 °F
Partly cloudy.
Water level
No gauge connected
We're looking for an official source for this lake.

Good for today?

Rules of thumb from the current wind and water temperature. Conditions differ across the lake, so check on the spot.

  • SwimmingNo water temperature yet
  • Kayak and paddleboardGood – calm water
  • SailingVery light wind
  • Windsurf and kiteNot enough wind

Wind, next 24 hours

KilometresMiles per hour, gusts below. Arrows point the way the wind blows.

20:0032gusts 95 ESE
23:0085gusts 127 SSW
02:0021gusts 138 E
05:0011gusts 74 NNE
08:0032gusts 85 W
11:0064gusts 2515 WNW
14:00107gusts 1811 W
17:0085gusts 1610 WNW

Four-day forecast

DayWeatherHigh / lowWindGustsRain
Today27 Oct
Light showers
Light showers 27 °C80 °F / 20 °C68 °F1811 ESE2817 73%
Tomorrow28 Oct
Showers
Showers 24 °C75 °F / 20 °C68 °F149 NW2818 100%
Thursday29 Oct
Light showers
Light showers 24 °C75 °F / 19 °C66 °F117 E2213 100%
Friday30 Oct
Showers
Showers 23 °C73 °F / 19 °C66 °F96 SSE1912 100%

Wind in km/hmph. Rain shows the highest hourly chance of rain that day.