Gitega weather by month & the best time to visit

🇧🇮 Burundi · highland town · oceanic / maritime climate

The best time to visit Gitega is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with June and August close behind. Gitega averages about 2,196 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 9 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

2,196

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

90/100

Rain / year

1,338 mm

Midday UV at peak

11 (extreme)

Population

65k

Elevation

1,646 m

When is the best time to visit Gitega?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Gitega is July, then June and August. The dullest month is January (64/100, 171 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Gitega?

Gitega gets a moderate 2,196 hours of sunshine a year. July (90/100) is noticeably better than January (64). It ranks #3 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 44% of the annual 1,338 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Kigali Rwanda · 163 km · best in Jul · 2,191 h sun/yr
• Entebbe Uganda · 477 km · best in Jul · 2,497 h sun/yr
• Arusha Tanzania · 795 km · best in Jul · 2,565 h sun/yr
• Nairobi Kenya · 814 km · best in Jul · 2,913 h sun/yr
• Lubumbashi Congo - Kinshasa · 946 km · best in May · 2,978 h sun/yr
• Mombasa Kenya · 1,077 km · best in Aug · 2,799 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Bujumbura Burundi · 67 km · 2,196 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Kirundo Burundi · 99 km · 2,315 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Kamembe Rwanda · 154 km · 2,044 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Kigoma Tanzania · 166 km · 2,449 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Goma Congo - Kinshasa · 209 km · 2,038 h sun/yr · best in Jul