During dry seasons there are sometimes strong winds/hazy air and temperatures vary between 18 and 30 °C (64 and 86 °F), depending on the time of day or night.

During the rainy seasons, sudden and heavy downpours may occur daily, lasting from a few minutes to several hours.

The rain is sometimes associated with strong winds, floods, mud, fog and temperatures may range between 12 and 26 °C (54 and 79 °F).

Local crops include bananas, passion fruit, papaya, groundnuts, beans, coffee, maize, cassava and a variety of vegetables.

As of 2002[update], Ngara District was administratively divided into 22 wards:[1] Ngara District received several hundred thousand refugees from Burundi beginning in 1993, and Rwanda in 1994 during the Great Lakes Refugee Crisis.

In this context, Ngara District received attention from around the world, including the funding of a large refugee relief operation funded by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, World Food Program, and International donors.

Other camps were opened in Ngara District in 1994 at Lumasi for Rwandans, and Lukole for Burundians.