Cibitoke climate — normals and trends
Cibitoke (Burundi) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 478 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is September (20.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (19.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Cibitoke averages 0 frost days, 3 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 87 rainy days per year.
Cibitoke has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.3 °C (on 21 February 2005) and the coldest 7.6 °C (on 30 July 1975).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
CibitokeCibitoke Province
- coords
- -2.89°, 29.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.1°C
Average daily high
25.4°C
Average daily low
15.2°C
Annual rainfall
478mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
9.5km/h
Seasonal range
1.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
3 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
87 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.5 °C
Average feels-like low
15.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
32.3 °C
21 February 2005
Coldest day
7.6 °C
30 July 1975
Wettest day
79 mm
27 April 2016
Windiest day
17.9 km/h
1 October 1955
Strongest gust
59.4 km/h
24 January 2020
Hottest feels-like
33.0 °C
24 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
5.1 °C
30 July 1975
Sunniest day
12.0 h
30 November 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 23 mm | -30 mm |
| Feb | 28.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 5 mm | -42 mm |
| Mar | 26.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 50 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 25.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 95 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 25.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 32 mm | -18 mm |
| Jun | 25.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Jul | 25.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 21 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 17 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | -13 mm |
| Oct | 26.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 47 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 26.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 9 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 25.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 59 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cibitoke?
Cibitoke has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.1 °C and it receives 478 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cibitoke?
The hottest day measured in Cibitoke between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2005, reaching 32.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cibitoke?
The coldest day measured in Cibitoke between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 1975, at 7.6 °C.
Does it snow in Cibitoke?
Almost never: Cibitoke sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Cibitoke warmed?
Yes: Cibitoke warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cibitoke?
The wettest day measured in Cibitoke between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 2016, with 79 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cibitoke?
The windiest day measured in Cibitoke between 1940 and 2025 was 1 October 1955, with winds reaching 17.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cibitoke?
The warmest month in Cibitoke is September (20.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (19.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Cibitoke?
Cibitoke receives on average 478 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 87 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cibitoke?
Cibitoke gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Cibitoke?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Cibitoke.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cibitoke?
In Cibitoke, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.0 °C on 24 February 2005, and the lowest was 5.1 °C on 30 July 1975.
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