Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
1 019 km²
Locality · RWA
Tangabo
Rwanda
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(94 %)
Species observed
52
Observations
176
Area
29,8km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
52 distinct species · 176 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
13,8°C
Annual rain
1 655mm
Warmest m°
19,5°C
Coldest m°
8,2°C
Elevation: 2 447 m on average (min 1 980 m, max 2 560 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
13,8°C
Annual rain
1 655mm
Warmest month
19,5°C
Coldest month
8,2°C
Mean alt.
2 447m
Min
1 980m
Max
2 560m
Std. dev.
78m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
CsbTemperate, dry summer, warm summer(94 %)Temperate
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
65,8g/kg
Clay
36,8%
Sand
32,3%
Silt
30,9%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Nyaruguru
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
89,8g/kg
Clay
36,1%
Sand
32,3%
Silt
31,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
4,7
Org. C
61,6g/kg
Clay
35,1%
Sand
33,2%
Silt
31,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
4,8
Org. C
46,2g/kg
Clay
39,3%
Sand
31,3%
Silt
29,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest75.3%
Crops6.6%
Built-up0.2%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)17.7%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 1 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
0,7km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
1
Max drainage
1 877km²
Discharge in basins
0,3m³/s
Mean precip.
1 355mm/an
Mean T°
18,5°C
Moisture idx
-0,07
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
270mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 842m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (1, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
20,2%
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