Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
1 019 km²
Subdivision · RWA
Rushyarara
Rwanda
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)
Species observed
56
Observations
93
Area
12,8km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
56 distinct species · 93 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
16,4°C
Annual rain
2 154mm
Warmest m°
20,1°C
Coldest m°
12,1°C
Elevation: 2 089 m on average (min 1 770 m, max 2 338 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
16,4°C
Annual rain
2 154mm
Warmest month
20,1°C
Coldest month
12,1°C
Mean alt.
2 089m
Min
1 770m
Max
2 338m
Std. dev.
117m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(100 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
42,2g/kg
Clay
36,0%
Sand
30,0%
Silt
34,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Nyamasheke
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
51,3g/kg
Clay
35,2%
Sand
30,3%
Silt
34,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
43,6g/kg
Clay
35,5%
Sand
30,6%
Silt
33,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
4,9
Org. C
31,6g/kg
Clay
37,5%
Sand
28,9%
Silt
33,6%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest24.8%
Crops25.8%
Built-up2.9%
Bare soil1.6%
Other (grassland, water…)44.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology2 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
2,9km
Basins crossed
2
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
458km²
Discharge in basins
0,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 467mm/an
Mean T°
17,2°C
Moisture idx
0,04
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
376mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 921m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
5hab/km²
Night light
0,2nW
Built-up
285,5%
Pesticides
3,6kg/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