Bujumbura in March

Heavy rain; road delays.

All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.

March is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• JuneGreatDry season starts; easier roads.
• JulyGreatDry, hot; Jul 1 Independence Day holiday.
• AugustGreatDry, dusty.
• SeptemberGoodDry, hottest month.

• BujumburaHighs around 28 °C (82 °F), lows around 18 °C (64 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 82 °F (28 °C), lows around 64 °F (18 °C), rain on about 14 days
• Lake Tanganyika shore, Burundi · Bujumbura, Rumonge, Nyanza-Lacrainy

  At 780 m it's hot and humid: 30 °C (86 °F) most of the year, rain peaking Feb–Apr.At 780 m it's hot and humid: 86 °F (30 °C) most of the year, rain peaking Feb–Apr.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Easter check

  Movable; Good Friday and Easter Monday · Nationwide

  Public holidays; churches busy, especially Regina Mundi and other centre-city churches.

Crowds · Burundi overall

Low

Prices · Burundi overall

Low

Burundi overall: Wet; rural roads difficult.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bujumbura, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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