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Travel guide > Africa > Climate and weather of Burundi
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Burundi has a temperate tropical climate with a long rainy season and a short dry season.
Temperatures reach 26 to 28° all year round in the plain (they are lower in the mountains and on the plateaus). Rains range from 900 mm in the plain to 1,600 mm in the mountains.
Rainy season (October to May)
Temperatures are constant during the daytime (26 to 27° in the plain). They lose 10° at night (more in the mountains). Rainfall is higher in the mountains (1600 mm) than in the plain (900 mm).
Dry season (June to September)
Temperatures are stable (27 to 28° in the plain) and rainfall is nonexistent (it rains sometines in August).
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Average temperatures and rainfall
 Bujumbura (Capital of Burundi)
| Temp |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
max |
27° |
28° |
27° |
28° |
28° |
28° |
min |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
22° |
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| Temp |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
max |
28° |
28° |
29° |
28° |
27° |
27° |
min |
22° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
23° |
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| Rain |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May |
June |
mm |
90 |
90 |
120 |
120 |
60 |
10 |
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| Rain |
July |
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
mm |
... |
10 |
40 |
60 |
90 |
90 |
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Weather data (temperatures and precipitation) for Burundi are derived from monthly averages established over the last twenty years.
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Burundi, a country located in Eastern Africa, is bordered by Tanzania to the east, by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west and by Rwanda to the north.
Capital: Bujumbura
Area: 28 000 km²
Population: 10 500 000 inhabitants
Language: Kirundi, French
Currency: Burundi franc
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