Historical Background
Rwanda Meteorology Agency (METEO RWANDA) is a Government Agency established by Official Gazette nº 19 Bis of 09/05/2022 and currently, METEO RWANDA is governed by presidential order N° 031/01 OF 06/05/2022 governing Rwanda Meteorology Agency, determining its mission, organization, and functioning. The law specifies that: The mission of METEO RWANDA is to provide accurate weather and climate information on time for the socio-economic development and well-being of the population. METEO RWANDA working under the Ministry of Environment (MoE) with legal personality, administrative and financial autonomy.
In Rwanda, the first meteorological station was established at save in Gisagara district in 1907 and rainfall observations began in this year, while temperature observation were initiated in the 1930.
The Rwanda Meteorology Service was formally created in 1963, and in 1968, METEO RWANDA was designated as the principal coordinating body for meteorological services under the Ministry of Infrastructure (MININFRA). Later in 2011, Rwanda Meteorological Service was transformed into Rwanda Meteorology Agency (METEO RWANDA) by government law No. 54 bis/2011 of December 2011, which was gazetted in the Official Gazette No. 54 of January 2012. On 14/08/2014, the Rwanda Meteorology Agency was transferred from MININFRA to the Ministry of Environment (MoE).