Burundi in October

Rains building; Rwagasore (13 Oct) and Ndadaye (21 Oct) days.

• Lake Tanganyika shore · Bujumbura, Rumonge, Nyanza-Lacfine

  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.

• Bujumbura29° / 19°, 10 rain days

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.

• Prince Rwagasore Day

  13 Oct

  Public holiday.

• President Ndadaye Day

  21 Oct

  Public holiday.

• Rwagasore Day and Ndadaye Day

  13 and 21 October · Bujumbura

  Two solemn public holidays close together, marking assassinated national leaders; a quiet, reflective period, not festival days.

• Prince Louis Rwagasore Day

  Oct 13 · Bujumbura

  Public holiday marking the independence-era leader's assassination in 1961.

• Ndadaye Day (Commemoration Day)

  Oct 21 · Bujumbura

  Public holiday marking the 1993 assassination of President Melchior Ndadaye; a solemn date, not a festival.

Crowds · Burundi

Low

Prices · Burundi

Low

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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