Mpanda weather in August

In August, Mpanda sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 108 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-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 19% of the time in August, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Mpanda's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mpanda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
108 mm
10.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:10 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
62%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.18 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Mpanda is commune in Bubanza Province, Burundi.

Density
109/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mpanda 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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and on par with September.

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

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 16°49227.312.24.0
Feb25° / 16°44924.812.13.9
Mar25° / 16°57829123.7
Apr24° / 16°58028.411.93.7
May25° / 15°33720.911.95.1
Jun25° / 15°9610.911.86.6
Jul25° / 14°46611.87.4
Aug26° / 15°10810.511.96.5
Sep26° / 16°24416.1125.5
Oct26° / 16°57224.412.14.3
Nov25° / 16°68628.412.13.7
Dec25° / 16°62029.512.23.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14852
24852
34852
44852
54852
64852
74852
84753
94753
104852
114753
124753
134753
144852
154852
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244357
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264357
274258
284159
294060
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mpanda gets around 108 mm of rain over 10.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
129
229
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430
531
631
732
833
934
1034
1135
1235
1335
1435
1535
1635
1735
1835
1935
2035
2135
2235
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2435
2536
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2738
2839
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3041
3143

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the dry band about 64% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
168311
268311
367321
467321
567321
666331
766331
866331
965341
1065341
1164351
1264351
1364351
1464351
1563352
1663352
1763352
1864342
1964342
2064342
2165332
2264333
2364333
2463343
2563343
2662344
2761354
2860364
2958375
3057385
3156395

Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August, the windiest month of the year.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 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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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of August 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 August. Sunrise moves from 6:13 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:136:04
211.96:136:04
311.96:126:04
411.96:126:04
511.96:126:04
611.96:126:04
711.96:126:04
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911.96:116:04
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1211.96:116:04
1311.96:106:04
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1911.96:096:03
2011.96:086:03
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2211.96:086:02
2311.96:076:02
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2611.96:066:02
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2911.96:056:01
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.18 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.35 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.18 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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275.3Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Mpanda?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Mpanda for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mpanda in August

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

In August, Mpanda sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Mpanda in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mpanda peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 17UV 16Aug 13UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Mpanda in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Mpanda is worst in August — around 72 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyPoorAug 2171 µg/m³Apr 1950 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan58Unhealthy
Feb58Unhealthy
Mar54Poor
Apr49Poor
May52Poor
Jun61Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug72Unhealthy
Sep69Unhealthy
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov52Poor
Dec53Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Mpanda?

Mpanda sits at 3.2°S, 29.4°E, 876 m above sea level, in Burundi. The nearest listed city is Bubanza, 10 km away.

BujumburaGatumbaKayanzaUviraCibitokeNgoziGitega

Topography around Mpanda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mpanda has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 349 m around an average of 907 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,690 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,681 m.

The land around Mpanda is covered by cropland (39%), trees (31%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (33%), grassland (31%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%), trees (26%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
349 m
16 km
1,690 m
80 km
2,681 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bubanza 10 km · Bujumbura 24 km · Gatumba 25 km · Kayanza 37 km · Uvira 39 km · Cibitoke 44 km · Ngozi 56 km · Gitega 65 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 Mpanda (-3.1703°, 29.4026°, elevation 876 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).