Gitega in Summer

In summer (December, January and February), Gitega sees average daytime highs around 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 259 mm of rain over about 51 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Summer is Gitega's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Gitega's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 25°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 16°C
Rainfall: 259 mm; 51 wet days
Avg wind: 5 km/h
Travel score: 5.5; weakest season of the year
Months: Dec · Jan · Feb

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Temperature in Gitega in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 25°C.

A typical summer day in Gitega reaches about 25°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

Gitega weather by month

How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 16°	85	16.7	12.2	5.6
Feb	25° / 16°	76	15.4	12.1	5.5
Mar	24° / 16°	112	20.3	12	5.1
Apr	23° / 16°	124	21.7	11.9	4.7
May	24° / 16°	45	9.7	11.8	6.8
Jun	24° / 15°	4	1	11.8	8.3
Jul	25° / 15°	1	0.2	11.8	8.5
Aug	26° / 16°	6	1.2	11.9	7.9
Sep	27° / 17°	16	3.7	12	7.3
Oct	26° / 17°	67	12.2	12.1	6.1
Nov	24° / 16°	102	20	12.2	5.0
Dec	24° / 16°	98	19.2	12.2	5.3

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Gitega gets around 259 mm of rain over 51 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Summer

Winds average 5 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min in early December to 12 h 06 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Gitega

In seasonPeak

In summer, Gitega overlaps 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

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Is summer a good time to visit Gitega?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Gitega for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gitega in Summer

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

In summer, Gitega sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 51 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Gitega in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 13 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	11	16	16	15	12	10	11	10	14	14	13	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Air quality in Gitega in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	33	33	29	26	31	40	44	48	47	35	30	29
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	33	Moderate
Feb	33	Moderate
Mar	29	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	31	Moderate
Jun	40	Poor
Jul	44	Poor
Aug	48	Poor
Sep	47	Poor
Oct	35	Moderate
Nov	30	Moderate
Dec	29	Moderate

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.

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

cropland 32%

16 km

641 m

cropland 40%

80 km

1,908 m

grassland 38%

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Summer 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

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.