Kirundo weather in July

In July, Kirundo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 4 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°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 54 min at the start of July to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kirundo's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kirundo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:09 AM – 6:01 PM
Cloud cover
63%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Kirundo is place in Kirundo Province, Burundi.

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 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kirundo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and about 1°C cooler than August.

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Kirundo weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 3rd-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 17°8216.312.15.4
Feb27° / 17°7615.612.15.3
Mar26° / 17°12522.1124.7
Apr25° / 17°17224.411.94.3
May25° / 17°8713.811.96.0
Jun26° / 16°132.711.97.5
Jul27° / 16°40.711.97.7
Aug28° / 17°213.411.97.1
Sep28° / 17°539.5126.2
Oct26° / 17°1281912.15.1
Nov25° / 16°14923.712.14.4
Dec26° / 16°10820.712.15.0

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 20% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23961
33961
44159
54159
64357
74357
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94357
104456
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134159
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313268

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kirundo gets around 4 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 6% 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 86% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
172253
274242
376222
478202
580191
682171
783161
886140
987130
1088120
1189110
1290100
139190
149280
159280
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2587112
2686122
2786122
2884133
2984133
3083143
3183143

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 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 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:07 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:075:59
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511.96:085:59
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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 5.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 5.22 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Is July a good time to visit Kirundo?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kirundo in July

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

In July, Kirundo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kirundo 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 Kirundo 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 Kirundo 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 Kirundo is worst in January — around 82 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 1981 µg/m³May 966 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan82Unhealthy
Feb80Unhealthy
Mar73Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May66Unhealthy
Jun75Unhealthy
Jul67Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep72Unhealthy
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec77Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kirundo?

Kirundo sits at 2.6°S, 30.1°E, 1,403 m above sea level, in Burundi. The nearest listed city is Butare, 40 km away.

ButareKabangaNyamataNyanzaNgoziRuhangoBugarama

Topography around Kirundo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kirundo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 239 m around an average of 1,434 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 533 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,441 m.

The land around Kirundo is covered by trees (46%) within 3 km, trees (35%) and cropland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (37%), grassland (27%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
239 m
16 km
533 m
80 km
1,441 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Butare 40 km · Kabanga 42 km · Nyamata 43 km · Nyanza 46 km · Ngozi 46 km · Ruhango 52 km · Mugina 56 km · Bugarama 58 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 Kirundo (-2.5845°, 30.0959°, elevation 1,403 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).