Bujumbura monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Bujumbura

Bujumbura average temperature chart (Celsius) Bujumbura average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Bujumbura (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.6 26.9 26.9 26.5 26.4 26.7 27 28 28.6 27.9 26.5 26.4
°F 79.9 80.4 80.5 79.8 79.6 80 80.5 82.4 83.4 82.1 79.7 79.6

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Bujumbura monthly rainfall chart (mm) Bujumbura monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Bujumbura (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 166 140 170 196 103 18 6 23 75 113 174 164
inches 6.5 5.5 6.7 7.7 4 0.7 0.3 0.9 3 4.4 6.8 6.5
Rainy days 23 20 23 24 15 4 3 4 10 18 26 24

Average annual rainfall in Bujumbura: 1373.3mm (540.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Bujumbura

Bujumbura average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Bujumbura
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.1 5.8 5.6 5.6 6.6 8.5 9 8.3 7.1 6.3 5.3 5.4

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Bujumbura average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Bujumbura average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Bujumbura (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 15.7 15.7 15.8 16.2 15.7 14 13.1 14.1 15.1 15.7 15.7 15.7
Max °C 26.9 27.2 27.2 26.8 26.7 27 27.3 28.4 28.9 28.2 26.8 26.7
Min °F 60.3 60.2 60.4 61.2 60.3 57.2 55.6 57.3 59.2 60.2 60.2 60.3
Max °F 70.3 70.5 70.7 70.7 70.2 68.9 68.4 70.2 71.6 71.4 70.2 70.2

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Bujumbura average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Bujumbura average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Bujumbura in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28 28.4 29 28.9 27.6 25.9 24.8 24.7 25.4 26.5 27.5 27.9
°F 82.4 83 84.2 84 81.7 78.7 76.7 76.4 77.7 79.7 81.5 82.2

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Bujumbura average winspeed by month (km/h) Bujumbura average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Bujumbura (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 8 7 6
mph 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 5 5 4 4

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Bujumbura relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Bujumbura
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
77% 77% 78% 79% 76% 69% 62% 58% 60% 66% 74% 77%

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Bujumbura weather stats

Bujumbura weather statistics
Hottest month: September 28.6°C 83.5°F
Driest month: July 6mm 0.2ins
Sunniest month: July 9hrs
Coldest month: July 27°C 80.6°F
Wettest month: April 196mm 7.7ins
Warmest sea: March 29°C 84.2°F
Map showing location of Bujumbura (-3.3822, 29.3644) Bujumbura map pin © Google

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