Bujumbura in October

Short rains begin; Oct 13 Rwagasore Day holiday.

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

October 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 29 °C (84 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 84 °F (29 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °C), rain on about 10 days
• Lake Tanganyika shore, Burundi · Bujumbura, Rumonge, Nyanza-Lacfine

  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.

• Rwagasore Day and Ndadaye Day

  13 and 21 October · Nationwide

  Two solemn public holidays close together, marking assassinated national leaders; a quiet, reflective period, not festival days.

• Prince Louis Rwagasore Day

  Oct 13

  Public holiday marking the independence-era leader's assassination in 1961.

• Ndadaye Day (Commemoration Day)

  Oct 21

  Public holiday marking the 1993 assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye; a solemn date, not a festival.

Crowds · Burundi overall

Low

Prices · Burundi overall

Low

Burundi overall: Rains building; Rwagasore (13 Oct) and Ndadaye (21 Oct) days.

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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