The most comfortable time to visit Bujumbura is mid July. For sun, any time of year works.
When to go five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
For sun, Bujumbura rates Good or better for 35 of the year’s 36 ten-day sections, about eleven and a half months in all. It is at its best in early October, at 67. The clearest skies come in July, when the sky is typically 41% covered at midday (partly cloudy).
The being outside season here falls in mid July. It peaks in mid July, at 56. That is a short window, about ten days a year. The weakest stretch is in early and mid March, when it drops to 27, mostly because it is too hot.
Walking is not what Bujumbura is for: the Active outdoors rating tops out at 21, mostly because it is too warm.
The year, measured
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
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
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
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
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.
Where to go instead in early March, the weakest time here for being outside
How this is worked out
Every figure is a decade of weather-station observations blended into one typical year, in ten-day sections. The ratings, the chart and the feels-like column are read at midday local solar time. Being outside is the Easy outdoors rating, Sun is Sunbathing and Walking is Active outdoors, each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80. They describe what a time of year is usually like here, not a forecast. The dotted links open the map at that time of year; set its time of day to midday to see these numbers.