Zanandore in Fall

In fall (March, April and May), Zanandore sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 298 mm of rain over about 54 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 8% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Fall is Zanandore's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Zanandore's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
24°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
16°C
Rainfall
298 mm
54 wet days
Avg wind
5 km/h
Travel score
5.5
3rd-best season
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Zanandore 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 Zanandore reaches about 24°C and drops to 16°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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Zanandore 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
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 Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitation

Zanandore gets around 298 mm of rain over 54 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 comfortable — 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 5 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.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 5.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Hazard calendar for Zanandore

In seasonPeak

In fall, Zanandore overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 fall a good time to visit Zanandore?

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.

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Zanandore for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zanandore in Fall

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

In fall, Zanandore sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 54 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Zanandore in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 15 (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 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 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
Fall 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.