Zanandore climate — normals and trends
Zanandore (Burundi) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 1,112 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 (21.5 °C on average) and the coldest is May (19.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Zanandore averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 182 rainy days per year.
Zanandore 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 32.3 °C (on 19 September 2024) and the coldest 9.2 °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
ZanandoreGitega Province
- coords
- -3.25°, 30.11°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
19.7°C
Average daily high
24.8°C
Average daily low
15.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,112mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
10.5km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
182 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.0 °C
Average feels-like low
15.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
0 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
19 September 2024
Coldest day
9.2 °C
3 June 1950
Wettest day
53 mm
4 December 1951
Windiest day
20.7 km/h
24 August 1941
Strongest gust
49.7 km/h
8 August 1950
Hottest feels-like
33.3 °C
25 February 2005
Coldest feels-like
6.5 °C
12 July 1944
Sunniest day
12.0 h
2 January 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 | 25.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 130 mm | -16 mm |
| Feb | 26.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 87 mm | -48 mm |
| Mar | 25.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 124 mm | -30 mm |
| Apr | 24.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 181 mm | +36 mm |
| May | 24.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 61 mm | +0 mm |
| Jun | 25.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 3 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 25.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 26.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Sep | 28.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 5 mm | -23 mm |
| Oct | 26.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 107 mm | +4 mm |
| Nov | 25.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 61 mm | -108 mm |
| Dec | 24.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 149 mm | -12 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zanandore?
Zanandore has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 19.7 °C and it receives 1,112 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zanandore?
The hottest day measured in Zanandore between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 2024, reaching 32.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zanandore?
The coldest day measured in Zanandore between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1950, at 9.2 °C.
Does it snow in Zanandore?
Almost never: Zanandore sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zanandore warmed?
Yes: Zanandore warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zanandore?
The wettest day measured in Zanandore between 1940 and 2025 was 4 December 1951, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zanandore?
The windiest day measured in Zanandore between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1941, with winds reaching 20.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zanandore?
The warmest month in Zanandore is September (21.5 °C on average); the coldest is May (19.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Zanandore?
Zanandore receives on average 1,112 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 182 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zanandore?
Zanandore gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Zanandore?
Almost never: tropical nights (temperature staying above 20 °C) are virtually non-existent in Zanandore.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zanandore?
In Zanandore, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 33.3 °C on 25 February 2005, and the lowest was 6.5 °C on 12 July 1944.
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