Ngozi climate — normals and trends
Ngozi (Burundi) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 1,200 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 (20.2 °C on average) and the coldest is April (18.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Ngozi averages 0 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 206 rainy days per year.
Ngozi has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 32.1 °C (on 25 September 1997) and the coldest 8.8 °C (on 3 June 1950).
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
NgoziNgozi Province
- coords
- -2.91°, 29.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.7°C
Average daily high
23.6°C
Average daily low
14.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,200mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
2.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
206 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
24.2 °C
Average feels-like low
14.6 °C
Average peak gust
31.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
32.1 °C
25 September 1997
Coldest day
8.8 °C
3 June 1950
Wettest day
65 mm
17 December 1967
Windiest day
22.1 km/h
2 October 1942
Strongest gust
50.8 km/h
2 October 1942
Hottest feels-like
31.8 °C
1 March 2020
Coldest feels-like
7.0 °C
3 June 1950
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 | 24.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 103 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 25.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 66 mm | -65 mm |
| Mar | 24.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 146 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 23.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 180 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 22.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 78 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 24.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 26 mm | +10 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 11 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 25.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 38 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 42 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 24.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 128 mm | +8 mm |
| Nov | 23.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 72 mm | -90 mm |
| Dec | 23.4 °C | +0.6 °C | 109 mm | -36 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ngozi?
Ngozi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.7 °C and it receives 1,200 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ngozi?
The hottest day measured in Ngozi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1997, reaching 32.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ngozi?
The coldest day measured in Ngozi between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1950, at 8.8 °C.
Does it snow in Ngozi?
Almost never: Ngozi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ngozi warmed?
Yes: Ngozi warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ngozi?
The wettest day measured in Ngozi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 1967, with 65 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ngozi?
The windiest day measured in Ngozi between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 1942, with winds reaching 22.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ngozi?
The warmest month in Ngozi is September (20.2 °C on average); the coldest is April (18.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Ngozi?
Ngozi receives on average 1,200 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 206 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ngozi?
Ngozi gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ngozi?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Ngozi.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ngozi?
In Ngozi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 31.8 °C on 1 March 2020, and the lowest was 7.0 °C on 3 June 1950.
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