Gitega climate — normals and trends
Gitega (Burundi) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 881 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 (21.4 °C on average) and the coldest is April (18.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in April.
Gitega averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Gitega has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.2 °C (on 25 September 1997) and the coldest 9.5 °C (on 31 July 1960).
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
GitegaGitega Province
- coords
- -3.43°, 29.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.5°C
Average daily high
24.3°C
Average daily low
15.4°C
Annual rainfall
881mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
11.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
25.1 °C
Average feels-like low
15.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
32.2 °C
25 September 1997
Coldest day
9.5 °C
31 July 1960
Wettest day
145 mm
15 April 1967
Windiest day
21.3 km/h
8 August 1950
Strongest gust
54.4 km/h
15 April 1967
Hottest feels-like
33.6 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
7.4 °C
31 July 1960
Sunniest day
12.0 h
2 January 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 83 mm | -21 mm |
| Feb | 25.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 56 mm | -44 mm |
| Mar | 25.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 127 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 24.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 180 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 23.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 65 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 24.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 24.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 25.9 °C | -0.1 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Sep | 27.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Oct | 26.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 61 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 24.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 39 mm | -80 mm |
| Dec | 24.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 111 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gitega?
Gitega has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.5 °C and it receives 881 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gitega?
The hottest day measured in Gitega between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, reaching 32.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gitega?
The coldest day measured in Gitega between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 1960, at 9.5 °C.
Does it snow in Gitega?
Almost never: Gitega sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gitega warmed?
Yes: Gitega warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gitega?
The wettest day measured in Gitega between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 1967, with 145 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gitega?
The windiest day measured in Gitega between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 21.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gitega?
The warmest month in Gitega is September (21.4 °C on average); the coldest is April (18.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gitega?
Gitega receives on average 881 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gitega?
Gitega gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gitega?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Gitega.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gitega?
In Gitega, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.6 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 7.4 °C on 31 July 1960.
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