Climate averages 1991–2020
Gitega weather
in July.
A warm, very dry month: the joint 4th warmest and the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a warm month in Gitega: daytime highs average 23.8°C and nights cool to about 14.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes July a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 56 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bujumbura (63 km away). In July its highs average 26.2°C, 2.4°C warmer than Gitega, with 3.8 mm of rain.
Among the 2 cities listed in Burundi, Gitega ranks 2nd of 2 for the warmest July highs and 1st of 2 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 2 cities is 25.0°C; Gitega is 1.2°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 24.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.0 mm to 5.9 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 23.8°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 1.0 | 0.2 | 11.912 h |
| August | 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
July in nearby cities
- Bujumbura in JulyBurundi · 63 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 22.3°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Uvira in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 87 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Kasulu in JulyTanzania · 129 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 15.6°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Gitarama in JulyRwanda · 152 kmHigh 23.1°C · Low 12.9°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Muhanga in JulyRwanda · 158 kmHigh 23.4°C · Low 14.5°C · 6.5 mm rain
- Bukavu in JulyDemocratic Republic of the Congo · 159 kmHigh 25.0°C · Low 15.4°C · 8.9 mm rain
- Kigoma in JulyTanzania · 165 kmHigh 26.5°C · Low 22.5°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Kigali in JulyRwanda · 165 kmHigh 25.2°C · Low 15.1°C · 4.4 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.