Gitega weather in December

In December, Gitega sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 98 mm of rain across 19.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Gitega's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gitega's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
9th warmest
Overnight low
16°
4th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
19.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:51 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
81%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Gitega is capital of Burundi.

Density
2,950/km²
people per km²
Founded
1912

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

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical December day in Gitega reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Gitega weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°8516.712.25.6
Feb25° / 16°7615.412.15.5
Mar24° / 16°11220.3125.1
Apr23° / 16°12421.711.94.7
May24° / 16°459.711.86.8
Jun24° / 15°4111.88.3
Jul25° / 15°10.211.88.5
Aug26° / 16°61.211.97.9
Sep27° / 17°163.7127.3
Oct26° / 17°6712.212.16.1
Nov24° / 16°1022012.25.0
Dec24° / 16°9819.212.25.3

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
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61288
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81387
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101486
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitation

Gitega gets around 98 mm of rain over 19.2 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 61% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
169
269
368
467
566
666
765
864
963
1062
1161
1261
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1460
1560
1660
1759
1859
1959
2059
2159
2259
2359
2459
2559
2659
2758
2857
2957
3057
3156

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, December lands in the comfortable band about 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
137720
237621
337621
437621
537621
637720
747620
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Wind in December

Winds average 5 km/h in December, the calmest month.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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315calm

Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of December to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:455:56
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312.25:455:56
412.25:465:57
512.25:465:57
612.25:465:58
712.25:475:58
812.25:475:59
912.25:485:59
1012.25:486:00
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1312.25:496:01
1412.25:506:01
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1812.25:516:03
1912.25:526:04
2012.25:526:04
2112.25:536:05
2212.25:536:05
2312.25:546:06
2412.25:546:06
2512.25:556:07
2612.25:556:07
2712.25:566:08
2812.25:566:08
2912.25:576:08
3012.25:576:09
3112.25:586:09

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.02 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 5.74 kWh/m² in September across the year — December's 5.02 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
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44.9Bright
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Planning a trip in December

Hazard calendar for Gitega

In seasonPeak

In December, Gitega sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Is December a good time to visit Gitega?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

December is a reasonable time to visit Gitega for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gitega in December

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

In December, Gitega sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Gitega in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gitega peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 16Aug 13UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Gitega in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Gitega is worst in August — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.9× the cleanest month (April, 26 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 2148 µg/m³Apr 1426 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar29Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May31Moderate
Jun40Poor
Jul44Poor
Aug48Poor
Sep47Poor
Oct35Moderate
Nov30Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gitega?

Gitega sits at 3.4°S, 29.9°E, 1,684 m above sea level, in Burundi. The nearest listed city is Zanandore, 28 km away.

ZanandoreKarusiNgoziBujumburaMpandaKayanzaBubanzaGatumba

Topography around Gitega

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gitega has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 199 m around an average of 1,662 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 641 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,908 m.

The land around Gitega is covered by cropland (32%), artificial surfaces (29%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, cropland (40%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and grassland (38%), cropland (31%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
199 m
16 km
641 m
80 km
1,908 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
December weather nearby: Zanandore 28 km · Karusi 45 km · Ngozi 59 km · Bujumbura 63 km · Mpanda 65 km · Kayanza 65 km · Bubanza 71 km · Gatumba 76 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 Gitega (-3.4271°, 29.9246°, elevation 1,684 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).