climigo

Burundi

Travel not advised

The governments of Canada and the United States advise against all but essential travel to the whole country.

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When to go?

No ideal month: the best month is July, the least hot. Nothing against May–June, August–October either. Avoid November–April (often rainy).

Climate zones

Democratic Republic of the CongoTanzaniaRwandaBujumburaBujumburaBujumburaGitegaGitegaGitegaCibitokeCibitokeCibitokeBururiBururiBururiCommune of KabeziCommune of KabeziCommune of Kabezi

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 26°16°
February 26°16°
March 26°16°
April 25°16°
May 25°16°
June 25°14°
July 26°14°
August 27°15°
September 28°16°
October 27°16°
November 26°16°
December 25°16°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec15.5 · 25.5 °CJanuary: 15.5 · 25.5 °C15.8 · 26.0 °CFebruary: 15.8 · 26.0 °C16.0 · 25.8 °CMarch: 16.0 · 25.8 °C15.8 · 25.0 °CApril: 15.8 · 25.0 °C15.5 · 25.3 °CMay: 15.5 · 25.3 °C14.4 · 25.4 °CJune: 14.4 · 25.4 °C13.9 · 25.9 °CJuly: 13.9 · 25.9 °C14.7 · 26.8 °CAugust: 14.7 · 26.8 °C15.7 · 27.6 °CSeptember: 15.7 · 27.6 °C16.2 · 27.0 °COctober: 16.2 · 27.0 °C15.8 · 25.6 °CNovember: 15.8 · 25.6 °C15.6 · 25.3 °CDecember: 15.6 · 25.3 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 15.5 – 25.5 °C
Feb 15.8 – 26.0 °C
Mar 16.0 – 25.8 °C
Apr 15.8 – 25.0 °C
May 15.5 – 25.3 °C
Jun 14.4 – 25.4 °C
Jul 13.9 – 25.9 °C
Aug 14.7 – 26.8 °C
Sep 15.7 – 27.6 °C
Oct 16.2 – 27.0 °C
Nov 15.8 – 25.6 °C
Dec 15.6 – 25.3 °C

How much it rains

January 170 mm21 d
February 148 mm18 d
March 197 mm22 d
April 206 mm20 d
May 93 mm11 d
June 22 mm3 d
July 11 mm1 d
August 28 mm3 d
September 61 mm8 d
October 142 mm16 d
November 199 mm22 d
December 198 mm22 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec170 mm · 21 rain days · 8 mm a dayJanuary: 170 mm · 21 rain days · 8 mm a day148 mm · 18 rain days · 8 mm a dayFebruary: 148 mm · 18 rain days · 8 mm a day197 mm · 22 rain days · 9 mm a dayMarch: 197 mm · 22 rain days · 9 mm a day206 mm · 20 rain days · 10 mm a dayApril: 206 mm · 20 rain days · 10 mm a day93 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a dayMay: 93 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a day22 mm · 3 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 22 mm · 3 rain days · 7 mm a day11 mm · 1 rain day · 11 mm a dayJuly: 11 mm · 1 rain day · 11 mm a day28 mm · 3 rain days · 9 mm a dayAugust: 28 mm · 3 rain days · 9 mm a day61 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a daySeptember: 61 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a day142 mm · 16 rain days · 9 mm a dayOctober: 142 mm · 16 rain days · 9 mm a day199 mm · 22 rain days · 9 mm a dayNovember: 199 mm · 22 rain days · 9 mm a day198 mm · 22 rain days · 9 mm a dayDecember: 198 mm · 22 rain days · 9 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 170 mm21 d
Feb 148 mm18 d
Mar 197 mm22 d
Apr 206 mm20 d
May 93 mm11 d
Jun 22 mm3 d
Jul 11 mm1 d
Aug 28 mm3 d
Sep 61 mm8 d
Oct 142 mm16 d
Nov 199 mm22 d
Dec 198 mm22 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 12 h 18
February 12 h 13
March 12 h 08
April 12 h 02
May 11 h 57
June 11 h 55
July 11 h 56
August 12 h 00
September 12 h 05
October 12 h 11
November 12 h 16
December 12 h 20

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities