When to go · Burundi
Burundi in March
Avoid month. Wet; rural roads difficult.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Crowds
- Low
- Burundi
- Prices
- Low
- Burundi
Verdict
Wet; rural roads difficult.
Weather in March
- Lake Tanganyika shore · Bujumbura, Rumonge, Nyanza-Lacrainy
At 780 m it's hot and humid: 30 °C most of the year, rain peaking Feb–Apr.
- Central highlands · Gitega, Muramvya, tea countryrainy
1,500–2,000 m: mild days and cool nights; a short dry spell in Jan sometimes.
- South-east · Rutana, Karera Falls, Source of the Nilerainy
Hilly and green; dirt roads to the falls are hard in the rains.
- Bujumbura28° / 18°, 14 rain days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Eid al-Fitr
Lunar (moves)
Public holiday.
Easter check
Movable; Good Friday and Easter Monday · Bujumbura
Public holidays; churches busy, especially Regina Mundi and other centre-city churches.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Burundi
- Low
- Prices · Burundi
- Low
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast