Bujumbura weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Bujumbura is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with June and August close behind. Bujumbura averages about 2,196 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 15 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

2,196

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

89/100

Rain / year

1,808 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

769k

Elevation

781 m

When is the best time to visit Bujumbura?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Bujumbura is July, then June and August. The dullest month is January (64/100, 202 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Bujumbura?

Bujumbura gets a moderate 2,196 hours of sunshine a year. July (89/100) is noticeably better than January (64). It ranks #2 of 3 destinations in Burundi for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,196 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around December, carries about 42% of the annual 1,808 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Kigali Rwanda · 176 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr
• Entebbe Uganda · 511 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
• Arusha Tanzania · 861 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
• Nairobi Kenya · 874 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
• Lubumbashi Congo - Kinshasa · 940 km · best in May · 2,978 h sun/yr
• Mombasa Kenya · 1,143 km · best in Aug · 2,799 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Gitega Burundi · 67 km · 2,196 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Kamembe Rwanda · 106 km · 2,044 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Kirundo Burundi · 122 km · 2,315 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Kigoma Tanzania · 178 km · 2,449 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Goma Congo - Kinshasa · 184 km · 2,038 h sun/yr · best in Jul