Sunshine Atlas

Kirundo weather by month & the best time to visit

Burundi · small town · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate

Kirundo, Burundi
Kirundo — photo by NIHEREWENIMANA Richard, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The best time to visit Kirundo is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 89/100), with June and August close behind. Kirundo averages about 2,315 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 20 mm of rain in July.

When is the best time to visit Kirundo?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kirundo is July, then June and August. The dullest month is March (65/100, 154 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kirundo?

Kirundo gets a moderate 2,315 hours of sunshine a year. July (89/100) is noticeably better than March (65). Kirundo is the sunniest of the 3 destinations tracked in Burundi. The year's 1,269 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 71February: 73March: 65April: 65May: 74June: 86July: 8989August: 85September: 79October: 70November: 65December: 68JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January71 27° / 81°F17° / 63°F 119 mm10
February73 28° / 82°F17° / 63°F 107 mm11
March65 27° / 81°F17° / 63°F 154 mm10
April65 26° / 79°F16° / 61°F 170 mm10
May74 26° / 79°F16° / 61°F 101 mm9
June86 26° / 79°F14° / 57°F 36 mm9
July89 27° / 81°F14° / 57°F 20 mm9
August85 28° / 82°F15° / 59°F 42 mm9
September79 29° / 84°F17° / 63°F 74 mm10
October70 28° / 82°F17° / 63°F 124 mm10
November65 26° / 79°F16° / 61°F 191 mm9
December68 26° / 79°F16° / 61°F 131 mm9

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Kirundo: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Kirundo?

Kirundo is a small town in Burundi at 1,394 m elevation with a tropical — wet & dry seasons climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Kirundo get a year?

Kirundo gets about 2,315 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.

When is the best time to visit Kirundo?

The sunniest time to visit Kirundo is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 89/100 (with June and August close behind). Expect daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F.

What is the least sunny month in Kirundo?

March is the least sunny month in Kirundo, scoring 65/100 with about 154 mm of rain.

Is Kirundo the sunniest place in Burundi?

Yes — with about 2,315 hours of sunshine a year, Kirundo has the most annual sunshine of the 3 Burundi destinations tracked by Sunshine Atlas.

How strong is the sun in Kirundo?

The typical midday UV index in Kirundo peaks around 11 (extreme) in February, easing to about 9 (very high) in May. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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