Karusi weather in July

In July, Karusi sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Karusi's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Karusi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
4th warmest
Overnight low
15°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:10 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
62%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Karusi is human settlement.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Karusi reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Karusi weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°20123.312.24.6
Feb26° / 16°17821.412.14.5
Mar25° / 16°21726.3124.2
Apr24° / 16°21025.311.94.2
May25° / 16°8813.211.96.3
Jun25° / 15°9211.87.8
Jul26° / 15°30.711.88.0
Aug27° / 16°172.511.97.4
Sep27° / 17°527.2126.6
Oct26° / 16°16117.912.15.3
Nov25° / 16°24725.812.14.1
Dec25° / 15°24225.912.24.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
24159
34159
44357
54456
64555
74555
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Karusi gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 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 3% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19271
29361
39361
49451
59550
69550
79640
89640
99640
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299460
309370
319271

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

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
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
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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 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:085:57
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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 5.4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.02 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.4 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 Karusi

In seasonPeak

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

Karusi'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 Karusi?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Karusi in July

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

In July, Karusi sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Karusi 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 Karusi peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Karusi 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 Karusi is worst in August — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyUnhealthyAug 1968 µg/m³Apr 1551 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan60Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar55Poor
Apr51Poor
May55Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug68Unhealthy
Sep66Unhealthy
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov55Poor
Dec57Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Karusi?

Karusi sits at 3.1°S, 30.2°E, 1,627 m above sea level, in Burundi. The nearest listed city is Zanandore, 18 km away.

ZanandoreNgoziGitegaBugaramaCendajuruKirundoKabangaKayanza

Topography around Karusi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Karusi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 1,552 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 525 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,689 m.

The land around Karusi is covered by cropland (30%), trees (29%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (36%), grassland (29%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%) and cropland (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
525 m
80 km
1,689 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
July weather nearby: Zanandore 18 km · Ngozi 43 km · Gitega 45 km · Bugarama 48 km · Cendajuru 53 km · Kirundo 58 km · Kabanga 62 km · Kayanza 63 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 Karusi (-3.1014°, 30.1628°, elevation 1,627 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).