Karuzi climate — normals and trends
Karuzi (Burundi) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 1,868 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 (21.2 °C on average) and the coldest is November (18.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Karuzi averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 204 rainy days per year.
Karuzi 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 33.0 °C (on 25 September 1997) and the coldest 9.8 °C (on 1 July 1972).
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
KaruziGitega Province
- coords
- -3.10°, 30.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.6°C
Average daily high
25.0°C
Average daily low
15.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,868mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
10.8km/h
Seasonal range
2.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
204 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.7 °C
Average feels-like low
15.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
33.0 °C
25 September 1997
Coldest day
9.8 °C
1 July 1972
Wettest day
62 mm
24 April 2024
Windiest day
22.1 km/h
8 August 1950
Strongest gust
50.4 km/h
8 August 1950
Hottest feels-like
34.4 °C
25 February 1973
Coldest feels-like
6.9 °C
12 July 1944
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 | 25.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 147 mm | -76 mm |
| Feb | 26.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 114 mm | -102 mm |
| Mar | 25.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 224 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 297 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 24.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 111 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 25.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 9 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 25.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 2 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 26.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 9 mm | -5 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 15 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 25.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 162 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 25.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 94 mm | -180 mm |
| Dec | 24.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 219 mm | -45 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Karuzi?
Karuzi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.6 °C and it receives 1,868 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Karuzi?
The hottest day measured in Karuzi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, reaching 33.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Karuzi?
The coldest day measured in Karuzi between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1972, at 9.8 °C.
Does it snow in Karuzi?
Almost never: Karuzi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Karuzi warmed?
Yes: Karuzi warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Karuzi?
The wettest day measured in Karuzi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2024, with 62 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Karuzi?
The windiest day measured in Karuzi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 22.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Karuzi?
The warmest month in Karuzi is September (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is November (18.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Karuzi?
Karuzi receives on average 1,868 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 204 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Karuzi?
Karuzi gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Karuzi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Karuzi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Karuzi?
In Karuzi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 34.4 °C on 25 February 1973, and the lowest was 6.9 °C on 12 July 1944.
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