Zanandore weather in August

In August, Zanandore sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 6 mm of rain across 1.3 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 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 Zanandore's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zanandore's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
16°
10th coldest
Rainfall
6 mm
1.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:07 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
58%
2nd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.8
out of 10

Zanandore is Town in 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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Zanandore reaches about 27°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 25°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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Zanandore 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°13222.112.24.8
Feb26° / 16°11119.612.14.8
Mar25° / 16°12923124.7
Apr24° / 16°12621.711.94.8
May24° / 15°439.511.96.9
Jun25° / 15°30.811.88.2
Jul25° / 15°10.311.88.3
Aug27° / 16°61.311.97.8
Sep27° / 17°255.2127.0
Oct26° / 17°9415.212.15.6
Nov25° / 16°15324.712.14.3
Dec25° / 16°15124.612.24.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% 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 51%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44852
54852
64852
74852
84852
94852
104852
114951
124951
135050
145050
155149
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205149
215149
225149
235050
245050
254951
264951
274852
284654
294654
304654
314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Zanandore gets around 6 mm of rain over 1.3 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 5% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
12
22
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42
52
62
73
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103
114
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277
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319

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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19550
29550
39550
49550
59550
69550
79550
89550
99550
109550
119460
129460
139460
149460
159460
169460
179460
189370
199370
209370
219280
229280
239190
249091
2589101
2688111
2787121
2887121
2986131
3085141
3184151

Wind in August

Winds average 8 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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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 6:10 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 5:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:106:01
211.96:106:01
311.96:106:01
411.96:096:01
511.96:096:01
611.96:096:01
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1911.96:066:00
2011.96:066:00
2111.96:056:00
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2311.96:055:59
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2611.96:045:59
2711.96:035:59
2811.96:035:58
2911.96:025:58
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3111.96:025:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in September across the year — August's 5.45 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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85.3Bright
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115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.5Bright
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185.5Bright
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205.6Bright
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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Zanandore

In seasonPeak

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

Zanandore'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 August a good time to visit Zanandore?

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

7.8
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Zanandore in August

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

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

light clothessun protection

UV index in Zanandore 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 Zanandore 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 Zanandore 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 Zanandore 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 Zanandore?

Zanandore sits at 3.3°S, 30.1°E, 1,543 m above sea level, in Burundi. The nearest listed city is Karusi, 18 km away.

KarusiGitegaNgoziCendajuruBugaramaKayanzaKirundoKibondo

Topography around Zanandore

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zanandore has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m around an average of 1,535 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 637 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,858 m.

The land around Zanandore is covered by cropland (42%), trees (26%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, grassland (37%), cropland (33%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (37%), cropland (33%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
392 m
16 km
637 m
80 km
1,858 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
August weather nearby: Karusi 18 km · Gitega 28 km · Ngozi 50 km · Cendajuru 54 km · Bugarama 63 km · Kayanza 65 km · Kirundo 75 km · Kibondo 77 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 Zanandore (-3.2548°, 30.114°, elevation 1,543 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).