Ngozi weather in August

In August, Ngozi sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 20 mm of rain across 4.8 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 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% 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 Ngozi's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngozi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
11th coldest
Rainfall
20 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:08 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
63%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.4
out of 10

Ngozi is Province of Burundi.

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 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ngozi reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°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, 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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312616

Ngozi 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
Jan24° / 15°11519.212.15.3
Feb24° / 15°10817.812.15.2
Mar24° / 15°14124.4124.5
Apr23° / 15°13525.411.94.1
May23° / 15°6014.611.96.0
Jun24° / 14°165.111.87.6
Jul25° / 15°72.211.88.1
Aug25° / 16°204.811.97.4
Sep26° / 16°469.1126.6
Oct24° / 16°11419.412.15.2
Nov23° / 15°14525.512.14.1
Dec23° / 15°12721.512.24.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24159
34159
44159
54060
64060
74060
84060
94060
104060
114060
124159
134258
144258
154258
164258
174357
184357
194357
204357
214357
224357
234258
244258
254258
264159
274060
283862
293862
303763
313664

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ngozi gets around 20 mm of rain over 4.8 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 16% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
110
211
311
411
512
612
712
813
913
1014
1114
1215
1315
1415
1515
1615
1715
1815
1916
2016
2116
2217
2317
2418
2518
2619
2720
2821
2922
3023
3124

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1973
2973
3973
4973
5973
6964
7964
8964
9964
10964
11964
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
17955
18946
19946
20946
21946
22946
23937
24937
25928
26928
27919
289010
299010
308911
318812

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
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287calm
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317calm

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 6:11 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:03 PM to 5:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:116:03
211.96:106:03
311.96:106:03
411.96:106:03
511.96:106:03
611.96:106:03
711.96:106:03
811.96:106:03
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1011.96:096:03
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1311.96:086:02
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1611.96:086:02
1711.96:076:02
1811.96:076:02
1911.96:076:01
2011.96:066:01
2111.96:066:01
2211.96:066:01
2311.96:056:01
2411.96:056:01
2511.96:056:00
2611.96:046:00
2711.96:046:00
2811.96:046:00
2911.96:035:59
3011.96:035:59
3111.96:025:59

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 5.31 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
25.1Bright
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45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
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85.1Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.3Bright
155.3Bright
165.3Bright
175.3Bright
185.4Bright
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205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.5Bright
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255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
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315.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Ngozi?

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

7.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Ngozi in August

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

In August, Ngozi sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ngozi in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Ngozi peaks around March 18 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 18UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Ngozi 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 Ngozi 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 Ngozi?

Ngozi sits at 2.9°S, 29.8°E, 1,824 m above sea level, in Burundi. The nearest listed city is Kayanza, 22 km away.

KayanzaButareKarusiKirundoZanandoreBubanzaMpandaNzega

Topography around Ngozi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ngozi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 289 m around an average of 1,688 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 662 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,130 m.

The land around Ngozi is covered by cropland (34%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, cropland (33%), trees (31%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), cropland (32%) and trees (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
289 m
16 km
662 m
80 km
2,130 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
August weather nearby: Kayanza 22 km · Butare 36 km · Karusi 43 km · Kirundo 46 km · Zanandore 50 km · Bubanza 52 km · Mpanda 56 km · Nzega 57 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 Ngozi (-2.9075°, 29.8306°, elevation 1,824 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).