Best time to visit Bujumbura
The best time to visit Bujumbura is May–November, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.
Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi
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- Average daily high and low
- Precipitation
- Good month
- Best month
- Made good or best by an event
| Month | Average daily high | Average daily low | Precipitation | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25.8 °C / 78 °F | 22.2 °C / 72 °F | 203 mm / 8 in | neither best nor good |
| February | 26.4 °C / 80 °F | 22.9 °C / 73 °F | 101 mm / 4 in | good month |
| March | 26.1 °C / 79 °F | 23.1 °C / 74 °F | 99 mm / 3.9 in | good month |
| April | 25.4 °C / 78 °F | 22.7 °C / 73 °F | 162 mm / 6.4 in | good month |
| May | 25.3 °C / 78 °F | 23 °C / 73 °F | 67 mm / 2.6 in | best month |
| June | 24.8 °C / 77 °F | 22.7 °C / 73 °F | 12 mm / 0.5 in | best month |
| July | 24.3 °C / 76 °F | 22.5 °C / 73 °F | 7 mm / 0.3 in | best month |
| August | 25.1 °C / 77 °F | 23.1 °C / 74 °F | 5 mm / 0.2 in | best month |
| September | 26 °C / 79 °F | 23.6 °C / 74 °F | 7 mm / 0.3 in | best month |
| October | 26.1 °C / 79 °F | 23.4 °C / 74 °F | 22 mm / 0.9 in | best month |
| November | 25.4 °C / 78 °F | 22.6 °C / 73 °F | 63 mm / 2.5 in | best month |
| December | 25.3 °C / 78 °F | 22.2 °C / 72 °F | 194 mm / 7.6 in | good month |
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen
Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:
- Daytime highs
- Night-time lows
- How warm it feels
- Humidity
- How much of the day is sunny
- Hours of daylight
- Monthly rainfall
- How many days it rains
- Days of heavy rain
- Wind
- Snowfall and days with snow
- Major events, such as festivals
The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.
The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.
Best months by activity
Exploring outdoors
Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.
- JJanuary: neither
- FFebruary: good
- MMarch: good
- AApril: good
- MMay: best
- JJune: best
- JJuly: best
- AAugust: best
- SSeptember: best
- OOctober: best
- NNovember: best
- DDecember: good
- Best
- May–November
- Good
- February–April, December
Why these months
February · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 28.3 °C / 83 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 74%, average daily high 26.4 °C / 80 °F, precipitation 101 mm / 4 in, wet days 8.9 days, days with heavy rain 2.9 days, relative humidity 65%.
Against: average daily low 22.9 °C / 73 °F.
March · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 28 °C / 82 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 75%, average daily high 26.1 °C / 79 °F, precipitation 99 mm / 3.9 in, wet days 8.7 days, days with heavy rain 2.5 days, relative humidity 65%.
Against: average daily low 23.1 °C / 74 °F.
April · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.8 °C / 80 °F, average daily high 25.4 °C / 78 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 74%, days with heavy rain 3.4 days, relative humidity 66%, wet days 10.4 days.
Against: precipitation 162 mm / 6.4 in, average daily low 22.7 °C / 73 °F.
May · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.3 °C / 79 °F, average daily high 25.3 °C / 78 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 89%, precipitation 67 mm / 2.6 in, wet days 5.8 days, days with heavy rain 1.3 days, relative humidity 62%.
Against: average daily low 23 °C / 73 °F.
June · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 25.4 °C / 78 °F, average daily high 24.8 °C / 77 °F, precipitation 12 mm / 0.5 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, wet days 2.1 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, relative humidity 61%.
Against: average daily low 22.7 °C / 73 °F.
July · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 24.8 °C / 77 °F, average daily high 24.3 °C / 76 °F, precipitation 7 mm / 0.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 95%, wet days 1.4 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, relative humidity 60%.
Against: average daily low 22.5 °C / 73 °F.
August · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 25.7 °C / 78 °F, average daily high 25.1 °C / 77 °F, precipitation 5 mm / 0.2 in, share of daylight that is sunny 94%, wet days 1.4 days, days with heavy rain 0 days, relative humidity 58%.
Against: average daily low 23.1 °C / 74 °F.
September · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.9 °C / 80 °F, average daily high 26 °C / 79 °F, precipitation 7 mm / 0.3 in, share of daylight that is sunny 90%, wet days 0.9 days, days with heavy rain 0.2 days, relative humidity 57%.
Against: average daily low 23.6 °C / 74 °F.
October · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 27 °C / 81 °F, precipitation 22 mm / 0.9 in, share of daylight that is sunny 78%, average daily high 26.1 °C / 79 °F, wet days 3.8 days, days with heavy rain 0.5 days, relative humidity 59%.
Against: average daily low 23.4 °C / 74 °F.
November · best
In its favour: feels like (high) 26.7 °C / 80 °F, average daily high 25.4 °C / 78 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 67%, precipitation 63 mm / 2.5 in, days with heavy rain 1.6 days, wet days 8.2 days, relative humidity 64%.
Against: average daily low 22.6 °C / 73 °F.
December · good
In its favour: feels like (high) 27.1 °C / 81 °F, average daily high 25.3 °C / 78 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 72%, relative humidity 69%, wet days 12 days.
Against: precipitation 194 mm / 7.6 in, days with heavy rain 5 days, average daily low 22.2 °C / 72 °F.
An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is אתר סקי הר החרמון, Mount Hermon ski resort, Centro de esquí Monte Hermón, 4135 km away.
Weather averages
Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels like (high) | 27.8 °C | 28.3 °C | 28 °C | 26.8 °C | 26.3 °C | 25.4 °C | 24.8 °C | 25.7 °C | 26.9 °C | 27 °C | 26.7 °C | 27.1 °C |
| Days with heavy rain | 6 days | 2.9 days | 2.5 days | 3.4 days | 1.3 days | 0.2 days | 0.2 days | 0 days | 0.2 days | 0.5 days | 1.6 days | 5 days |
| Time rain usually falls | 7 pm | 7 pm | 9 am | 9 am | 9 am | 9 am | 8 am | 9 am | 8 pm | 9 am | 9 am | 9 am |
| Sunshine per day | 9.5 h | 9.1 h | 9.1 h | 8.9 h | 10.6 h | 11.4 h | 11.4 h | 11.3 h | 10.9 h | 9.4 h | 8.3 h | 8.9 h |
| Relative humidity | 69% | 65% | 65% | 66% | 62% | 61% | 60% | 58% | 57% | 59% | 64% | 69% |
Air quality
Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–2025 | 28.4 µg/m³ | 24.9 µg/m³ | 20 µg/m³ | 16 µg/m³ | 15.4 µg/m³ | 21.4 µg/m³ | 25.4 µg/m³ | 29.3 µg/m³ | 25.3 µg/m³ | 20 µg/m³ | 15.7 µg/m³ | 19.9 µg/m³ |
| Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–2025 | 39.9 µg/m³ | 34.5 µg/m³ | 29.4 µg/m³ | 25.3 µg/m³ | 24 µg/m³ | 30.7 µg/m³ | 34.4 µg/m³ | 41.2 µg/m³ | 36.8 µg/m³ | 28.8 µg/m³ | 24.1 µg/m³ | 29.8 µg/m³ |
- Good 15 µg/m³ or less
- Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
- Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
- Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
- Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
- Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³
Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.