When to go · Bujumbura
Bujumbura, month by month
The best months for Bujumbura: Jun, Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedShort drier spell between rains; hot.29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedLong rains begin; Feb 5 Unity Day holiday.29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 11 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchMixedHeavy rain; road delays.28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 14 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 14 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilMixedRain; Easter closures.27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 15 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 15 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- MayMixedRains taper off late in the month.27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 8 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatDry season starts; easier roads.27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 1 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 1 rain daysCrowds: Low
- JulyGreatDry, hot; Jul 1 Independence Day holiday.27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 1 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 1 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatDry, dusty.28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 3 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 3 rain daysCrowds: Low
- SeptemberGoodDry, hottest month.29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 6 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 6 rain daysCrowds: Low
- OctoberMixedShort rains begin; Oct 13 Rwagasore Day holiday.29 °C (84 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 10 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
- NovemberMixedShort rains; roads slow.28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 13 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedWet; check flights and roads.28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 12 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bujumbura, side by side.
Verdict
Jun: Great
Jul: Great
Daytime high
Jun: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Jul: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Jun: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Jul: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Rain days
Jun: 1
Jul: 1
Crowds
Jun: Low
Jul: Low
Prices
Jun: Low
Jul: Low
Festivals listed
Jun: 0
Jul: 1
June: Dry season starts; easier roads.
July: Dry, hot; Jul 1 Independence Day holiday.
Bujumbura: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.