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When to go to Gitega
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Gitega has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in February and May to October.
Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in June to September.
- Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): March, April and November to January.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): January to March and October.
- The warmest month is September (27°C) and the coolest May (23°C). The wettest is November (240 mm) and the driest July (9 mm); about 1,338 mm of rain falls in a year.
How these sentences are worded
Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanWet
- FebMild–warm, mixed
- MarWet
- AprWet
- MayMild–warm, mixed
- JunMild–warm, dry
- JulMild–warm, dry
- AugMild–warm, dry
- SeptMild–warm, dry
- OctMild–warm, mixed
- NovWet
- DecWet
Month by month
Every month in Gitega
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25°C | 14°C | 171 mm | 80% | 82% | 4.8 | 23°C | Wet |
| February | 25°C | 14°C | 137 mm | 79% | 81% | 5.2 | 24°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| March | 25°C | 14°C | 182 mm | 81% | 81% | 5.1 | 27°C | Wet |
| April | 24°C | 14°C | 170 mm | 84% | 84% | 4.8 | 31°C | Wet |
| May | 23°C | 13°C | 74 mm | 82% | 72% | 4.7 | 35°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| June | 24°C | 11°C | 16 mm | 75% | 53% | 4.9 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| July | 24°C | 10°C | 9 mm | 69% | 44% | 5.3 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| August | 26°C | 12°C | 22 mm | 65% | 54% | 5.4 | 39°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| September | 27°C | 14°C | 40 mm | 64% | 66% | 5.4 | 37°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| October | 26°C | 14°C | 99 mm | 71% | 79% | 5 | 34°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| November | 24°C | 14°C | 240 mm | 81% | 83% | 4.6 | 29°C | Wet |
| December | 24°C | 14°C | 178 mm | 81% | 82% | 4.6 | 25°C | Wet |
The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
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- Kigali165 kmGood for going: May to October and December to February
- Geita264 kmGood for going: January to October
- Kahama300 kmGood for going: January to August
- Mwanza346 kmGood for going: December to October
- Tabora367 kmGood for going: February to August
- Kampala510 kmGood for going: June to September and December to March
- Kira521 kmGood for going: June to September and December to March
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