Bujumbura weather in August

In August, Bujumbura sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Bujumbura's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bujumbura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:10 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
57%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Bujumbura is former capital of Burundi.

Density
8,890/km²
people per km²
Founded
1897

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bujumbura reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Bujumbura weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 22°1461212.26.0
Feb26° / 23°928.612.16.3
Mar26° / 23°827.9126.5
Apr25° / 23°1168.811.96.3
May25° / 23°535.211.87.3
Jun25° / 23°132.111.88.0
Jul24° / 22°40.811.88.4
Aug25° / 23°41.111.98.2
Sep26° / 23°71.2127.8
Oct26° / 23°284.412.17.0
Nov25° / 23°606.812.26.6
Dec25° / 22°15610.612.26.2

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bujumbura gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.1 wet days in August, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 72% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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557124
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Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bujumbura

In seasonPeak

None of Bujumbura's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Bujumbura's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Bujumbura?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

8.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is one of the better times to visit Bujumbura for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Bujumbura in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Bujumbura sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 23°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bujumbura in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bujumbura peaks around March 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeMar 20UV 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Bujumbura in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bujumbura is worst in August — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateAug 2158 µg/m³Apr 1720 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul42Poor
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep54Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bujumbura?

Bujumbura sits at 3.4°S, 29.4°E, 807 m above sea level, in Burundi. The nearest listed city is Gatumba, 13 km away.

GatumbaMpandaUviraBubanzaKayanzaCibitokeGitegaRumonge

Topography around Bujumbura

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bujumbura.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bujumbura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 218 m around an average of 807 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,558 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,681 m.

The land around Bujumbura is covered by artificial surfaces (62%) within 3 km, grassland (28%) and water (26%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and trees (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
218 m
16 km
1,558 m
80 km
2,681 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Gatumba 13 km · Mpanda 24 km · Uvira 25 km · Bubanza 34 km · Kayanza 59 km · Cibitoke 61 km · Gitega 63 km · Rumonge 66 km

Burundi travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$234
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2020
Homicide rate
5.6
per 100k, 2016
Road deaths
35.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Christian 94%Muslim 3%other 1%none 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bujumbura (-3.3819°, 29.3614°, elevation 807 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).