Annual mean 24°C · wettest around February · prevailing wind S
Warmest
28.7 °C
Coldest
26.1 °C
Wettest
41%
Windiest
5.4 m/s
Prevailing
S
3.6 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Bujumbura over the whole year is 24°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C. The rainy (wet) season in Bujumbura runs from September to April, peaking in February with a 42% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to August; August is the driest month, at 11%. Winds in Bujumbura are highest in August, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in March, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Bujumbura come in July, when the sky is typically 46% covered; January is the cloudiest month, at 74%.
Month by month Bujumbura climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
27°C
21°C
29°C
28%
74%
2.0 m/s
33
60
10
February
27°C
21°C
29°C
42%
68%
2.0 m/s
31
59
10
March
27°C
21°C
29°C
33%
67%
1.9 m/s
30
59
8
April
27°C
21°C
28°C
29%
68%
2.0 m/s
35
58
12
May
28°C
21°C
28°C
19%
61%
2.4 m/s
34
63
12
June
28°C
20°C
27°C
12%
51%
2.7 m/s
42
63
16
July
27°C
19°C
27°C
11%
46%
2.9 m/s
53
63
19
August
28°C
20°C
27°C
11%
50%
3.2 m/s
50
63
16
September
28°C
20°C
27°C
34%
58%
2.9 m/s
45
61
13
October
28°C
21°C
28°C
38%
63%
2.2 m/s
39
60
12
November
27°C
21°C
27°C
40%
71%
2.2 m/s
46
56
14
December
27°C
21°C
28°C
33%
72%
2.3 m/s
37
59
12
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Bujumbura weather by season
Year round, Bujumbura has days of about 27°C at their warmest in November, its coolest month, and 28°C in September, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 19°C to 21°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 24°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around February and least likely around August. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Bujumbura weather in winterJune to August
High 28°CLow 20°CRain 11%
Winter in Bujumbura has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 11% chance of rain on a given day.
Bujumbura weather in springSeptember to November
High 28°CLow 21°CRain 37%
Spring in Bujumbura has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 37% chance of rain on a given day.
Bujumbura weather in summerDecember to February
High 27°CLow 21°CRain 34%
Summer in Bujumbura has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 34% chance of rain on a given day.
Bujumbura weather in autumnMarch to May
High 27°CLow 21°CRain 27%
Autumn in Bujumbura has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 27% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Bujumbura?
The rainy (wet) season in Bujumbura runs from September to April, peaking in February with a 42% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is May to August; August is the driest month, at 11%.
What time of year is Bujumbura windiest?
Winds in Bujumbura are highest in August, averaging 3.2 m/s (12 km/h), and lightest in March, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
What is the average temperature in Bujumbura year round?
The average temperature in Bujumbura over the whole year is 24°C. September is the hottest month, with highs of about 28°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C.