Burundi in August

Dry and dusty; good for Gitega and Karera Falls.

No other month rates higher than August for Burundi in this guide.

• Lake Tanganyika shore · Bujumbura, Rumonge, Nyanza-Lacbest weather

  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.

• Central highlands · Gitega, Muramvya, tea countrybest weather

  1,500–2,000 m: mild days and cool nights; a short dry spell in Jan sometimes.

• South-east · Rutana, Karera Falls, Source of the Nilebest weather

  Hilly and green; dirt roads to the falls are hard in the rains.

• Bujumbura28 °C (82 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 3 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 3 rain days
• Cibitoke27 °C (81 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 3 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 3 rain days
• Gitega28 °C (82 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 3 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 3 rain days
• Kabezi27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 3 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 3 rain days

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.

• Assumption

  15 Aug

  Public holiday.

Crowds · Burundi

Low

Prices · Burundi

Low

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

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• Lake Tanganyika shore

  Best weather of the year (Bujumbura, Rumonge, Nyanza-Lac)

• Central highlands

  Best weather of the year (Gitega, Muramvya, tea country)

• South-east

  Best weather of the year (Rutana, Karera Falls, Source of the Nile)

• Bujumbura

  Dry, dusty.

• Cibitoke

  Best months: Jun–Sep (dry season, like the rest of Burundi)

• Gitega

  Best months: Jun–Aug

• Kabezi

  Best months: Jun–Sep (dry, cooler)