Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
1 019 km²
Subdivision · RWA
Nyamihanda
Rwanda
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(68 %)
Species observed
1 556
Observations
39 592
Area
139,9km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
1 556 distinct species · 39 592 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,6°C
Annual rain
2 060mm
Warmest m°
21,8°C
Coldest m°
11,0°C
Elevation: 2 029 m on average (min 1 488 m, max 2 451 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,6°C
Annual rain
2 060mm
Warmest month
21,8°C
Coldest month
11,0°C
Mean alt.
2 029m
Min
1 488m
Max
2 451m
Std. dev.
196m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(68 %)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
61,5g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
32,1%
Silt
31,7%
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
76,1g/kg
Clay
35,6%
Sand
32,4%
Silt
32,0%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
64,2g/kg
Clay
35,5%
Sand
32,6%
Silt
31,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,0
Org. C
44,1g/kg
Clay
37,2%
Sand
31,4%
Silt
31,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest79.7%
Crops3.0%
Built-up0.1%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)17.2%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 5 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
16,2km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
3
Max drainage
944km²
Discharge in basins
1,4m³/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 810m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (5, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
10,6%
Pesticides
3,7kg/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