Bujumbura weather in June

In June, Bujumbura sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-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 26% of the time in June, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of June to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Bujumbura's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bujumbura's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 25°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 7th coldest
Rainfall: 13 mm; 2.1 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 48 min; 6:09 AM – 5:57 PM
Cloud cover: 62%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.0; 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.

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical June 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, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	23
2	25	23
3	25	23
4	25	23
5	25	23
6	25	23
7	25	23
8	25	23
9	25	23
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	25	23
13	25	23
14	25	23
15	25	23
16	25	23
17	25	23
18	25	23
19	25	23
20	25	23
21	24	23
22	24	23
23	24	23
24	24	23
25	24	23
26	24	23
27	24	23
28	24	23
29	24	23
30	24	22

Bujumbura weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 22°	146	12	12.2	6.0
Feb	26° / 23°	92	8.6	12.1	6.3
Mar	26° / 23°	82	7.9	12	6.5
Apr	25° / 23°	116	8.8	11.9	6.3
May	25° / 23°	53	5.2	11.8	7.3
Jun	25° / 23°	13	2.1	11.8	8.0
Jul	24° / 22°	4	0.8	11.8	8.4
Aug	25° / 23°	4	1.1	11.9	8.2
Sep	26° / 23°	7	1.2	12	7.8
Oct	26° / 23°	28	4.4	12.1	7.0
Nov	25° / 23°	60	6.8	12.2	6.6
Dec	25° / 22°	156	10.6	12.2	6.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	47	49	49	48	48	48	48	47	47	45	44	43	42	41	40	40	40	39	39	39	39	40	40	41	43	44	45	47	48	50
Cloudier (%)	53	51	51	52	52	52	52	53	53	55	56	57	58	59	60	60	60	61	61	61	61	60	60	59	57	56	55	53	52	50

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	42	58
14	41	59
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	41	59
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	50	50

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Bujumbura gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.1 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	8
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	5

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the comfortable band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Comfortable (%)	46	47	48	49	49	50	51	52	53	54	55	57	58	60	62	64	65	67	68	69	70	72	73	73	74	75	76	75	76	76
Humid (%)	54	52	51	50	50	49	48	47	46	45	44	42	41	39	37	35	34	32	31	30	29	27	26	25	24	23	22	22	21	21

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	46	54
2	1	47	52
3	1	48	51
4	1	49	50
5	1	49	50
6	1	50	49
7	1	51	48
8	1	52	47
9	1	53	46
10	1	54	45
11	1	55	44
12	1	57	42
13	1	58	41
14	1	60	39
15	1	62	37
16	1	64	35
17	1	65	34
18	1	67	32
19	1	68	31
20	1	69	30
21	1	70	29
22	1	72	27
23	1	73	26
24	2	73	25
25	2	74	24
26	2	75	23
27	2	76	22
28	3	75	22
29	3	76	21
30	3	76	21

Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	calm
2	12	calm
3	12	calm
4	12	calm
5	12	calm
6	12	calm
7	12	calm
8	12	calm
9	12	calm
10	12	calm
11	12	calm
12	12	calm
13	12	calm
14	12	calm
15	12	calm
16	12	calm
17	12	calm
18	12	calm
19	12	calm
20	12	calm
21	12	calm
22	12	calm
23	12	calm
24	12	calm
25	12	calm
26	12	calm
27	12	calm
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of June to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:06 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 6:00 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:11	6:12
Sunset (PM)	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:55	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.8	6:06	5:55
2	11.8	6:06	5:55
3	11.8	6:06	5:55
4	11.8	6:06	5:55
5	11.8	6:06	5:55
6	11.8	6:06	5:55
7	11.8	6:07	5:55
8	11.8	6:07	5:56
9	11.8	6:07	5:56
10	11.8	6:07	5:56
11	11.8	6:08	5:56
12	11.8	6:08	5:56
13	11.8	6:08	5:56
14	11.8	6:08	5:57
15	11.8	6:08	5:57
16	11.8	6:09	5:57
17	11.8	6:09	5:57
18	11.8	6:09	5:57
19	11.8	6:09	5:58
20	11.8	6:09	5:58
21	11.8	6:10	5:58
22	11.8	6:10	5:58
23	11.8	6:10	5:58
24	11.8	6:10	5:59
25	11.8	6:11	5:59
26	11.8	6:11	5:59
27	11.8	6:11	5:59
28	11.8	6:11	5:59
29	11.8	6:11	6:00
30	11.8	6:12	6:00

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.64 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 — June's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.7
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.8	Bright
4	4.8	Bright
5	4.8	Bright
6	4.8	Bright
7	4.7	Bright
8	4.7	Bright
9	4.7	Bright
10	4.7	Bright
11	4.7	Bright
12	4.7	Bright
13	4.6	Bright
14	4.6	Bright
15	4.6	Bright
16	4.6	Bright
17	4.6	Bright
18	4.6	Bright
19	4.6	Bright
20	4.6	Bright
21	4.6	Bright
22	4.6	Bright
23	4.6	Bright
24	4.6	Bright
25	4.6	Bright
26	4.6	Bright
27	4.6	Bright
28	4.7	Bright
29	4.7	Bright
30	4.7	Bright

Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Bujumbura

In seasonPeak

None of Bujumbura's seasonal hazards are active in June. 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 June a good time to visit Bujumbura?

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

8.0

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

7.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

June 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 June

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

In June, 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 June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	13	16	15	12	10	10	10	13	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Bujumbura in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	28	28	24	19	23	33	42	59	54	33	24	23
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	28	Moderate
Feb	28	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	19	Moderate
May	23	Moderate
Jun	33	Moderate
Jul	42	Poor
Aug	59	Unhealthy
Sep	54	Poor
Oct	33	Moderate
Nov	24	Moderate
Dec	23	Moderate

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.

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

artificial surfaces 62%

16 km

1,558 m

grassland 28%

80 km

2,681 m

grassland 39%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← May Bujumbura year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	23
2	25	23
3	25	23
4	25	23
5	25	23
6	25	23
7	25	23
8	25	23
9	25	23
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	25	23
13	25	23
14	25	23
15	25	23
16	25	23
17	25	23
18	25	23
19	25	23
20	25	23
21	24	23
22	24	23
23	24	23
24	24	23
25	24	23
26	24	23
27	24	23
28	24	23
29	24	23
30	24	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	42	58
14	41	59
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	41	59
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	8
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	46	54
2	1	47	52
3	1	48	51
4	1	49	50
5	1	49	50
6	1	50	49
7	1	51	48
8	1	52	47
9	1	53	46
10	1	54	45
11	1	55	44
12	1	57	42
13	1	58	41
14	1	60	39
15	1	62	37
16	1	64	35
17	1	65	34
18	1	67	32
19	1	68	31
20	1	69	30
21	1	70	29
22	1	72	27
23	1	73	26
24	2	73	25
25	2	74	24
26	2	75	23
27	2	76	22
28	3	75	22
29	3	76	21
30	3	76	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	23
2	25	23
3	25	23
4	25	23
5	25	23
6	25	23
7	25	23
8	25	23
9	25	23
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	25	23
13	25	23
14	25	23
15	25	23
16	25	23
17	25	23
18	25	23
19	25	23
20	25	23
21	24	23
22	24	23
23	24	23
24	24	23
25	24	23
26	24	23
27	24	23
28	24	23
29	24	23
30	24	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	42	58
14	41	59
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	41	59
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	8
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	46	54
2	1	47	52
3	1	48	51
4	1	49	50
5	1	49	50
6	1	50	49
7	1	51	48
8	1	52	47
9	1	53	46
10	1	54	45
11	1	55	44
12	1	57	42
13	1	58	41
14	1	60	39
15	1	62	37
16	1	64	35
17	1	65	34
18	1	67	32
19	1	68	31
20	1	69	30
21	1	70	29
22	1	72	27
23	1	73	26
24	2	73	25
25	2	74	24
26	2	75	23
27	2	76	22
28	3	75	22
29	3	76	21
30	3	76	21

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	25	23
2	25	23
3	25	23
4	25	23
5	25	23
6	25	23
7	25	23
8	25	23
9	25	23
10	25	23
11	25	23
12	25	23
13	25	23
14	25	23
15	25	23
16	25	23
17	25	23
18	25	23
19	25	23
20	25	23
21	24	23
22	24	23
23	24	23
24	24	23
25	24	23
26	24	23
27	24	23
28	24	23
29	24	23
30	24	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	47	53
2	49	51
3	49	51
4	48	52
5	48	52
6	48	52
7	48	52
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	45	55
11	44	56
12	43	57
13	42	58
14	41	59
15	40	60
16	40	60
17	40	60
18	39	61
19	39	61
20	39	61
21	39	61
22	40	60
23	40	60
24	41	59
25	43	57
26	44	56
27	45	55
28	47	53
29	48	52
30	50	50

	Rain chance (%)
1	8
2	8
3	8
4	8
5	8
6	8
7	8
8	8
9	8
10	8
11	7
12	7
13	7
14	7
15	6
16	6
17	6
18	6
19	6
20	6
21	6
22	6
23	6
24	6
25	6
26	6
27	6
28	6
29	6
30	5

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	0	46	54
2	1	47	52
3	1	48	51
4	1	49	50
5	1	49	50
6	1	50	49
7	1	51	48
8	1	52	47
9	1	53	46
10	1	54	45
11	1	55	44
12	1	57	42
13	1	58	41
14	1	60	39
15	1	62	37
16	1	64	35
17	1	65	34
18	1	67	32
19	1	68	31
20	1	69	30
21	1	70	29
22	1	72	27
23	1	73	26
24	2	73	25
25	2	74	24
26	2	75	23
27	2	76	22
28	3	75	22
29	3	76	21
30	3	76	21