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Weather in January in Burundi

Thinking about venturing to Burundi this January and curious about the weather conditions to expect? This page holds all the key information you seek, responding to your question:

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.

Precipitation

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

Average sunshine

The city Bujumbura usually sees around 165 hours of sunlight, indicating a moderately sunny period.

To learn more about the conditions in specific areas of Burundi in January, check out the map below. For more details on the yearly weather, visit 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 detailes.

Weather conditions Weather
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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).

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
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sun hoursMonthly sun hours sun hoursSun hours
precipitationMonthly rainfall precipitationRainfall
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conditionsWeather conditions conditionsWeather
<<   December December
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28°C 
19°C 
166 hours 
257 mm 
20 days 
unpleasant 
January January
28°C 
19°C 
165 hours 
201 mm 
20 days 
unpleasant 
February   >> February
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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.

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