Rumonge in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Rumonge sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 1422 mm of rain over about 89 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels muggy.

Fall is Rumonge's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. Rumonge has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Rumonge's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
24°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
19°C
Rainfall
1422 mm
89 wet days
Avg wind
4 km/h
Travel score
3.7
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Rumonge in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across fall, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 24°C.

A typical fall day in Rumonge reaches about 24°C and drops to 19°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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Rumonge weather by month

How the three fall months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan24° / 19°58230.712.23.6
Feb24° / 20°47427.412.13.6
Mar24° / 20°54430.5123.6
Apr24° / 19°52729.611.93.5
May24° / 19°35128.911.84.0
Jun24° / 18°11619.811.85.3
Jul24° / 18°4810.111.86.9
Aug24° / 18°7312.611.96.6
Sep25° / 19°17821.6125.0
Oct24° / 20°43429.212.13.8
Nov23° / 19°58629.912.23.4
Dec23° / 19°6013112.23.5

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Rumonge gets around 1422 mm of rain over 89 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 4 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min in early March to 11 h 48 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 4.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Rumonge?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Rumonge.

What to pack for Rumonge in Fall

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

In fall, Rumonge sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 89 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Rumonge in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rumonge peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Aug 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug8Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Rumonge in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Rumonge is worst in August — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateAug 2158 µg/m³Apr 1720 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul42Poor
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep54Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Rumonge?

Rumonge sits at 4.0°S, 29.4°E, 790 m above sea level, in Burundi. The nearest listed city is Vyanda, 23 km away.

VyandaBujumburaUviraGatumbaGitegaMpandaBubanza

Topography around Rumonge

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rumonge has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 807 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,171 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,447 m.

The land around Rumonge is covered by trees (45%) and water (26%) within 3 km, water (45%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (35%), water (26%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
1,171 m
80 km
2,447 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Vyanda 23 km · Bujumbura 66 km · Uvira 72 km · Gatumba 74 km · Gitega 81 km · Mpanda 89 km · Mwandiga 98 km · Bubanza 99 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 Rumonge (-3.9736°, 29.4386°, elevation 790 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.