Climate averages 1991–2020
Gitega weather
in August.
A warm, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Gitega: daytime highs average 24.9°C and nights cool to about 15.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.9 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes August a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 00 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bujumbura (63 km away). In August its highs average 26.9°C, 2.0°C warmer than Gitega, with 3.5 mm of rain.
Among the 2 cities listed in Burundi, Gitega ranks 2nd of 2 for the warmest August highs and 2nd of 2 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 2 cities is 25.9°C; Gitega is 1.0°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 25.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.9 mm to 16 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Gitega climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 23.3°C14.7°C | 14.7°C | 85 | 16.7 | 12.312 h |
| February | 23.8°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 77 | 15.5 | 12.212 h |
| March | 23.2°C14.9°C | 14.9°C | 112 | 20.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 21.9°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 123 | 21.7 | 12.012 h |
| May | 22.1°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 45 | 9.7 | 12.012 h |
| June | 22.9°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 4.0 | 1.0 | 11.912 h |
| July | 23.8°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.912 h |
| August, selected | 24.9°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 5.9 | 1.2 | 12.012 h |
| September | 25.5°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 16 | 3.7 | 12.112 h |
| October | 24.2°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 67 | 12.1 | 12.212 h |
| November | 22.5°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 102 | 20.0 | 12.312 h |
| December | 22.6°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 98 | 19.2 | 12.312 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Bujumbura in AugustBurundi · 63 kmHigh 26.9°C · Low 22.7°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Uvira in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 87 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 23.4°C · 3.5 mm rain
- Kasulu in AugustTanzania · 129 kmHigh 28.9°C · Low 16.6°C · 10 mm rain
- Gitarama in AugustRwanda · 152 kmHigh 24.0°C · Low 13.4°C · 25 mm rain
- Muhanga in AugustRwanda · 158 kmHigh 24.1°C · Low 14.3°C · 25 mm rain
- Bukavu in AugustDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 159 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 16.0°C · 26 mm rain
- Kigoma in AugustTanzania · 165 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 23.2°C · 6.2 mm rain
- Kigali in AugustRwanda · 165 kmHigh 25.9°C · Low 15.4°C · 24 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Gitega) is explained once on the Gitega year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.