Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
1 019 km²
Commune · RWA
Butare
Rwanda
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(55 %)
Species observed
1 562
Observations
39 775
Area
205,9km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
1 562 distinct species · 39 775 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
17,5°C
Annual rain
1 850mm
Warmest m°
22,7°C
Coldest m°
12,1°C
Elevation: 1 905 m on average (min 1 279 m, max 2 451 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
17,5°C
Annual rain
1 850mm
Warmest month
22,7°C
Coldest month
12,1°C
Mean alt.
1 905m
Min
1 279m
Max
2 451m
Std. dev.
267m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(55 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
54,7g/kg
Clay
38,1%
Sand
30,8%
Silt
31,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Rusizi
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
67,8g/kg
Clay
37,9%
Sand
31,0%
Silt
31,1%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
56,8g/kg
Clay
37,3%
Sand
31,3%
Silt
31,4%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
39,6g/kg
Clay
39,1%
Sand
30,1%
Silt
30,8%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest70.6%
Crops6.5%
Built-up0.5%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)22.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 6 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
30,3km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
944km²
Discharge in basins
2,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 478mm/an
Mean T°
18,0°C
Moisture idx
0,02
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
334mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 809m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (6, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
52,1%
Pesticides
4,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas2
IUCN Not Applicable · 1IUCN IV · 1
Nyungwe
IUCN IVNational Park · 1933
1 019 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN