Burundi in January

Short drier spell possible between rains — check.

January is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• JuneGreatDry season starts: the best window.
• JulyGreatDry; Independence Day 1 Jul with drum performances.
• AugustGreatDry and dusty; good for Gitega and Karera Falls.

• Lake Tanganyika shore · 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.

• Central highlands · Gitega, Muramvya, tea countryrainy

  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 Nilerainy

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

• Bujumbura29 °C (84 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 10 rain days84 °F (29 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 10 rain days
• Cibitoke27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 14 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 14 rain days
• Gitega27 °C (81 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 12 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 12 rain days
• Kabezi28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 12 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 12 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.

• New Year's Day

  1 Jan

  Public holiday.

Crowds · Burundi

Low

Prices · Burundi

Low

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

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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