Nyungwe National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2023
1 019 km²
Locality · RWA
Yove
Rwanda
AwTropical, savannah(67 %)
Species observed
474
Observations
13 205
Area
5,8km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
474 distinct species · 13 205 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
19,1°C
Annual rain
1 505mm
Warmest m°
23,2°C
Coldest m°
15,1°C
Elevation: 1 735 m on average (min 1 563 m, max 1 874 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
19,1°C
Annual rain
1 505mm
Warmest month
23,2°C
Coldest month
15,1°C
Mean alt.
1 735m
Min
1 563m
Max
1 874m
Std. dev.
118m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(67 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
42,9g/kg
Clay
40,6%
Sand
28,7%
Silt
30,8%
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
5,1
Org. C
55,9g/kg
Clay
42,2%
Sand
28,4%
Silt
29,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
45,5g/kg
Clay
40,5%
Sand
28,8%
Silt
30,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
5,1
Org. C
27,3g/kg
Clay
38,9%
Sand
28,8%
Silt
32,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest70.5%
Crops9.0%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)20.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology1 basins · 0 lakes · 0 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Basins crossed
1
Max drainage
4 955km²
Discharge in basins
0,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 408mm/an
Mean T°
18,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,04
Max snow
1%
Mean runoff
408mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 622m
Watersheds crossing here
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,1nW
Built-up
39,2%
Pesticides
0,0kg/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