Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is September, averaging a high of 20°C, and its coldest is July, with an average low of 11°C.
Bujumbura, formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, former political capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's political capital. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-10-15. Each reading placed on Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Percentiles marked * are pending verification.
Bujumbura average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is February (25 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19°C | 12°C | 23 mm |
| February | 20°C | 13°C | 25 mm |
| March | 20°C | 13°C | 13 mm |
| April | 19°C | 13°C | 8 mm |
| May | 19°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| June | 19°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| July | 18°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| August | 19°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| September | 20°C | 13°C | 0 mm |
| October | 19°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| November | 19°C | 13°C | 5 mm |
| December | 19°C | 12°C | 10 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 33°C on 2026-08-30
- Coldest day on record: 7°C on 1991-07-22
Percentiles compare each day to Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →