Burundi in July

Dry; Independence Day 1 Jul with drum performances.

No other month rates higher than July 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.

• Bujumbura27 °C (81 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 1 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 1 rain days
• Cibitoke26 °C (79 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 2 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 2 rain days
• Gitega27 °C (81 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 2 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 2 rain days
• Kabezi26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 2 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 2 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.

• Independence Day

  1 Jul

  Parades and drummers in the capital.

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, hot; Jul 1 Independence Day holiday.

• Cibitoke

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

• Gitega

  Best months: Jun–Aug

• Kabezi

  Best months: Jun–Sep (dry, cooler)