When to go · Gitega
Gitega in May
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (heavy rain can make roads difficult).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- Low
- Burundi overall
- Prices
- Low
- Burundi overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (heavy rain can make roads difficult).
Is another month better than May?
May is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in May
- GitegaHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 14 days
- Central highlands, Burundi · Gitega, Muramvya, tea countryfine
1,500–2,000 m: mild days and cool nights; a short dry spell in Jan sometimes.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Burundi overall
- Low
- Prices · Burundi overall
- Low
Burundi overall: Rains ease late in the month.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Gitega, side by side.
Verdict
May: Avoid
Jun: Great (better)
Daytime high
May: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Jun: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Night low
May: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Jun: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Rain days
May: 14
Jun: 4 (better)
Crowds
May: Low
Jun: Low
Prices
May: Low
Jun: Low
Festivals listed
May: 0
Jun: 0
May: Listed as a month to avoid: Mar–May (heavy rain can make roads difficult).
June: Inside Gitega's best window: Jun–Aug.
Gitega: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast