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Weather in January in Burundi

Planning a getaway to Burundi this January and curious about the weather you should prepare for? Discover all the vital details you need on this page, solving your puzzle:

What is the weather like in Burundi in January?

January in Burundi generally has warm temperatures, with heavy precipitation.

Temperatures

You can expect warm maximum daytime temperatures of around 28°C and nighttime temperatures around 19°C in Bujumbura. To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Burundi in January, check out the map below.

To explore the conditions in Burundi in more detail, check the map below.

Precipitation

January is a very rainy month with an average rainfall of around 201 mm in Bujumbura.

Average sunshine

Most areas experience a moderate amount of sunshine, with approximately 165 hours of sunlight expected in Bujumbura. This makes it neither too gloomy nor overly bright.

For a more detailed look at Burundi's conditions throughout the year, check out our Burundi climate page.

Where to go in Burundi in January

Find more information for the most popular destinations in the Burundi on the map below. Click on a destination dot for more details.

Weather conditions Weather
Temperatures
Precipitation
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Legend perfect weather pleasant tolerable unpleasant poor
Perfect weather is subjective. On this map perfect weather has been defined with temperatures between 20°C and 29°C and not too much precipitation (less than 90 mm a month).

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Check the conditions for any month of the year.

For a detailed overview over the year and the best time to visit Burundi, check out our Burundi's climate page.

Popular destinations

What is the weather like in January for the most popular destinonation in Burundi?

Bujumbura

In January Bujumbura generally has high temperatures with maximum daytime temperatures around 28°C, minimum nighttime temperatures around 19°C and heavy monthly rainfall. So on average the conditions are unpleasant that month.

Bujumbura
minimum temparatureMax temperature minimum temparatureMax temp
maximum temparatureMin temperature maximum temparatureMin temp
sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
rain daysMonthly rainy days rain daysRainy days
conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   Annual Annual
<<  
29°C 
19°C 
2,365 hours 
1839 mm 
169 days 
perfect 
January January
28°C 
19°C 
165 hours 
201 mm 
20 days 
unpleasant 
February   >> February
>>  
29°C 
20°C 
158 hours 
184 mm 
17 days 
tolerable 
Climate in Bujumbura

Is your destination not in the list? Have a look at other destinations in Burundi.

Is January the best time to visit Burundi?

In our opinion, January may not be the ideal time to visit Burundi due to the typically unpleasant weather in Bujumbura.

Generally speaking, June, July and August provide perfect weather in Bujumbura. The weather in January, March, April, November and December, on the other hand, tends to be unpleasant.

Interested in more climate information?

We have much more information about the climate in Burundi.

Weather and climate has detailed information for every country in the world. Are you going to Burundi? Get detailed historical weather averages for many cities in Burundi.

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