When to go · Burundi
Burundi in May
Mixed month. Rains ease late in the month.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Burundi
- Prices
- Low
- Burundi
Verdict
Rains ease late in the month.
Is another month better than May?
May is rated mixed. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- Lake Tanganyika shore · 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.
- Central highlands · Gitega, Muramvya, tea countryfine
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 Nilefine
Hilly and green; dirt roads to the falls are hard in the rains.
- Bujumbura27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 8 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 8 rain days
- Cibitoke26 °C (79 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 14 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 59 °F (15 °C), 14 rain days
- Gitega26 °C (79 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 14 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 14 rain days
- Kabezi27 °C (81 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 11 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 11 rain days
Festivals and holidays
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.
Labour Day
1 May
Public holiday.
Ascension Day
May–Jun (moves)
Public holiday.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Burundi
- Low
- Prices · Burundi
- Low
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Burundi, side by side.
Verdict
May: Mixed
Jun: Great (better)
Crowds
May: Low
Jun: Low
Prices
May: Low
Jun: Low
Festivals listed
May: 2
Jun: 2
May: Rains ease late in the month.
June: Dry season starts: the best window.
Burundi: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.