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Monthly climate in Karuzi, Burundi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Karuzi features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 22 °C (72 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (53 °F) or can rise to as high as 32 °C (91 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1782 mm (70.2 inches) and receives 197 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Karuzi enjoys an average of 3765 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 56 minutes to 12 hours 16 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Karuzi, Burundi §

The warmest months in Karuzi are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 21 to 22 °C (70 - 72 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in April, November and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 20 °C (68 - 68 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Karuzi experiences 230 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Karuzi, Burundi.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(58°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Karuzi, Burundi §

Karuzi usually has the most precipitation in March, April and December, with an average of 27 rainy days and 265 mm (10.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Karuzi are June, July and August. On average, 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Karuzi, Burundi.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 179 (7.0) 186 (7.3) 257 (10.1) 255 (10.1) 131 (5.1) 5 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 31 (1.2) 51 (2.0) 176 (6.9) 226 (8.9) 283 (11.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 20 22 28 26 18 1 1 4 7 19 24 27

Monthly sunshine hours in Karuzi, Burundi §

The sunniest months in Karuzi are March, May and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 37 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Karuzi: January, February and June receive an average of 9 hours 40 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Karuzi, Burundi.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 265 299 324 306 334 305 319 318 322 329 317 321
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 15m 12h 11m 12h 6m 12h 1m 11h 57m 11h 56m 11h 56m 11h 59m 12h 4m 12h 9m 12h 14m 12h 16m

Solar UV radiation in Karuzi, Burundi §

Karuzi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, March and April, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, July and October are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 13. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Karuzi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Karuzi, Burundi.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 15 15 16 15 14 12 12 13 14 13 13 13