Gitega weather in July

In July, Gitega sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-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 33% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of July to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Gitega's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gitega's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
5th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:11 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
53%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.5
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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical July day in Gitega reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 23°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs on par with June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Gitega weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 5th-warmest and 12th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25545
35743
45743
55941
66040
76139
86139
96238
106238
116139
126139
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165842
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185644
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225149
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264753
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304654
314654

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Gitega gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1955
2955
3964
4964
5973
6973
7973
8982
9982
10982
11982
12982
13982
14982
15982
16982
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18982
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25973
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28973
29964
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31964

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
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58calm
68calm
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118calm
128calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of July 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 July. Sunrise moves from 6:10 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:105:58
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411.86:105:58
511.86:105:59
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.29 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 — July's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Gitega

In seasonPeak

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

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 July a good time to visit Gitega?

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

8.5
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Gitega in July

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

In July, Gitega sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gitega in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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