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Monthly climate in Makamba, Burundi

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Makamba features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 31 °C (89 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2439 mm (96.0 inches) and receives 257 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Makamba enjoys an average of 3833 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 52 minutes to 12 hours 20 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Makamba, Burundi §

The warmest months in Makamba are August, September and October, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, July and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 21 °C (70 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Makamba experiences 223 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 Makamba, 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)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Mean maximum 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average high 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Makamba, Burundi §

Makamba usually has the most precipitation in April, November and December, with an average of 29 rainy days and 345 mm (13.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Makamba are June, July and August. On average, 36 mm (1.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Makamba, 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) 258 (10.1) 276 (10.9) 293 (11.6) 328 (12.9) 157 (6.2) 40 (1.6) 24 (0.9) 44 (1.7) 75 (2.9) 238 (9.4) 317 (12.5) 389 (15.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 25 27 29 29 24 9 5 10 14 26 28 31

Monthly sunshine hours in Makamba, Burundi §

The sunniest months in Makamba are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 59 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Makamba: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Makamba, 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 262 294 322 303 338 330 342 341 332 329 318 316
Mean daily daylight hours 12h 19m 12h 13m 12h 6m 11h 59m 11h 54m 11h 52m 11h 53m 11h 58m 12h 4m 12h 11m 12h 17m 12h 20m

Solar UV radiation in Makamba, Burundi §

Makamba experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in February, 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 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Makamba UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Makamba, 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) 14 15 16 16 13 11 11 12 13 12 13 13