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Bujumbura Weather Records (BY000064390)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Bujumbura (BY000064390), Burundi, with 40 years of record.

Key Facts for Bujumbura

  • Bujumbura (BY000064390) is a weather station in Burundi at -3.32 latitude and 29.32 longitude, 787 m (2,582 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1950 to 1989, 40 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Bujumbura still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Bujumbura set a daily record precipitation of 15.6 mm (0.6 in) on 19 December 1989.

About the Station

  • Location: Burundi, -3.32 latitude, 29.32 longitude.
  • Elevation: 787 m (2,582 ft).
  • Period of record: 1950 to 1989, 40 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Bujumbura, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bujumbura. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Bujumbura. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Bujumbura, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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Standing records at Bujumbura by the year they were set 0 records at Bujumbura still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Bujumbura still stand.
Standing records at Bujumbura by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Feb: 128.1 mm (5.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bujumbura The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bujumbura. The most was 128.1 mm (5.0 in) on 1 February 1957. 050100150 Jan: 96.2 mm (3.8 in), 31 January 1971 Jan Feb: 128.1 mm (5.0 in), 1 February 1957 Feb Mar: 95.8 mm (3.8 in), 23 March 1966 Mar Apr: 93.0 mm (3.7 in), 29 April 1977 Apr May: 81.8 mm (3.2 in), 18 May 1967 May Jun: 37.9 mm (1.5 in), 12 June 1951 Jun Jul: 25.1 mm (1.0 in), 3 July 1974 Jul Aug: 47.8 mm (1.9 in), 9 August 1988 Aug Sep: 33.7 mm (1.3 in), 1 September 1983 Sep Oct: 36.4 mm (1.4 in), 9 October 1983 Oct Nov: 77.9 mm (3.1 in), 7 November 1965 Nov Dec: 94.6 mm (3.7 in), 1 December 1982 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Bujumbura. The most was 128.1 mm (5.0 in) on 1 February 1957.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Bujumbura
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan96.2 mm (3.8 in)31 January 1971
Feb128.1 mm (5.0 in)1 February 1957
Mar95.8 mm (3.8 in)23 March 1966
Apr93.0 mm (3.7 in)29 April 1977
May81.8 mm (3.2 in)18 May 1967
Jun37.9 mm (1.5 in)12 June 1951
Jul25.1 mm (1.0 in)3 July 1974
Aug47.8 mm (1.9 in)9 August 1988
Sep33.7 mm (1.3 in)1 September 1983
Oct36.4 mm (1.4 in)9 October 1983
Nov77.9 mm (3.1 in)7 November 1965
Dec94.6 mm (3.7 in)1 December 1982

Latest Records

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Latest records at Bujumbura
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
19 December 1989Bujumbura, BIdaily rain15.6 mm (0.6 in)3.4 mm (0.13 in)35 years17 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1989Bujumbura, BIdaily rain14.4 mm (0.6 in)5.7 mm (0.22 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1989Bujumbura, BIdaily rain17.6 mm (0.7 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)23 years15 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 1989Bujumbura, BIdaily rain0.3 mm (0.01 in)0.3 mm (0.01 in)39 years15 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 1989Bujumbura, BIdaily rain6.4 mm (0.25 in)6.4 mm (0.25 in)39 years20 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1989Bujumbura, BIdaily rain6.8 mm (0.27 in)0.7 mm (0.03 in)11 years8 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1989Bujumbura, BIdaily rain59.0 mm (2.3 in)32.9 mm (1.3 in)10 years44 of 100 (Notable)
11 May 1989Bujumbura, BIdaily rain53.8 mm (2.1 in)36.1 mm (1.4 in)10 years47 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1989Bujumbura, BIdaily rain60.6 mm (2.4 in)30.7 mm (1.2 in)10 years41 of 100 (Notable)
5 April 1989Bujumbura, BIdaily rain15.2 mm (0.6 in)2.7 mm (0.11 in)10 years9 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1989Bujumbura, BIdaily rain34.0 mm (1.3 in)12.3 mm (0.5 in)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1989Bujumbura, BIdaily rain64.4 mm (2.5 in)49.0 mm (1.9 in)39 years55 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 1989Bujumbura, BIdaily rain25.2 mm (1.0 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)17 years13 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1989Bujumbura, BIdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)17 years11 of 100 (Routine)
11 December 1988Bujumbura, BIdaily rain25.3 mm (1.0 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)35 years18 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1988Bujumbura, BIdaily rain44.1 mm (1.7 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 years25 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1988Bujumbura, BIdaily rain21.4 mm (0.8 in)8.8 mm (0.35 in)16 years18 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 1988Bujumbura, BIdaily rain27.1 mm (1.1 in)17.1 mm (0.7 in)10 years36 of 100 (Notable)
3 October 1988Bujumbura, BIdaily rain35.1 mm (1.4 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)37 years53 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 1988Bujumbura, BIdaily rain17.6 mm (0.7 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)29 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1950 to 1989
Yearly extremes at Bujumbura: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)128.1 mm (5.0 in)195755.5 mm (2.2 in)40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)227.8 mm (9.0 in)196181.6 mm (3.2 in)40
Longest dry spell (CDD)107 days196967 days40

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bujumbura by year The wettest day of the year at Bujumbura, 1950 to 1989. The record is 128.1 mm (5.0 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.5 mm (2.2 in). 2550751001251501950196019701980Record: 128.1 mm (5.0 in) in 1957
The wettest day of the year at Bujumbura, 1950 to 1989. The record is 128.1 mm (5.0 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.5 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Bujumbura by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
195045.0 mm (1.8 in)
195137.9 mm (1.5 in)
195253.5 mm (2.1 in)
195344.9 mm (1.8 in)
195455.2 mm (2.2 in)
195542.2 mm (1.7 in)
195660.2 mm (2.4 in)
1957128.1 mm (5.0 in)
195838.8 mm (1.5 in)
195942.4 mm (1.7 in)
196039.4 mm (1.6 in)
196192.0 mm (3.6 in)
196260.0 mm (2.4 in)
196348.1 mm (1.9 in)
196446.3 mm (1.8 in)
196577.9 mm (3.1 in)
196695.8 mm (3.8 in)
196781.8 mm (3.2 in)
196858.0 mm (2.3 in)
196976.4 mm (3.0 in)
1970115.9 mm (4.6 in)
197196.2 mm (3.8 in)
197260.0 mm (2.4 in)
197338.1 mm (1.5 in)
197448.8 mm (1.9 in)
197555.4 mm (2.2 in)
197642.2 mm (1.7 in)
197793.0 mm (3.7 in)
197854.3 mm (2.1 in)
197961.1 mm (2.4 in)
198068.6 mm (2.7 in)
198148.4 mm (1.9 in)
198294.6 mm (3.7 in)
198345.5 mm (1.8 in)
198460.4 mm (2.4 in)
198555.6 mm (2.2 in)
198688.1 mm (3.5 in)
198739.5 mm (1.6 in)
198847.8 mm (1.9 in)
198964.4 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bujumbura by year The wettest five days of the year at Bujumbura, 1950 to 1989. The record is 227.8 mm (9.0 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.6 mm (3.2 in). 501001502002501950196019701980Record: 227.8 mm (9.0 in) in 1961
The wettest five days of the year at Bujumbura, 1950 to 1989. The record is 227.8 mm (9.0 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.6 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Bujumbura by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
195067.7 mm (2.7 in)
195182.1 mm (3.2 in)
195264.5 mm (2.5 in)
195369.1 mm (2.7 in)
195483.1 mm (3.3 in)
195565.3 mm (2.6 in)
195678.0 mm (3.1 in)
1957188.4 mm (7.4 in)
195866.6 mm (2.6 in)
195977.8 mm (3.1 in)
196070.1 mm (2.8 in)
1961227.8 mm (9.0 in)
1962130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1963103.2 mm (4.1 in)
196470.6 mm (2.8 in)
196589.1 mm (3.5 in)
1966121.1 mm (4.8 in)
196791.2 mm (3.6 in)
196870.4 mm (2.8 in)
1969110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1970127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1971103.9 mm (4.1 in)
197273.4 mm (2.9 in)
197361.3 mm (2.4 in)
197472.7 mm (2.9 in)
197578.8 mm (3.1 in)
197658.9 mm (2.3 in)
1977116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1978122.5 mm (4.8 in)
197986.5 mm (3.4 in)
198081.6 mm (3.2 in)
198158.2 mm (2.3 in)
198298.1 mm (3.9 in)
198367.5 mm (2.7 in)
1984105.8 mm (4.2 in)
198581.5 mm (3.2 in)
1986120.2 mm (4.7 in)
198761.8 mm (2.4 in)
198873.0 mm (2.9 in)
1989116.3 mm (4.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bujumbura by year The longest dry spell of the year at Bujumbura, 1950 to 1989. The record is 107 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days. 204060801001201950196019701980Record: 107 days in 1969
The longest dry spell of the year at Bujumbura, 1950 to 1989. The record is 107 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Bujumbura by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
195075 days
195153 days
195276 days
195361 days
195491 days
195560 days
195685 days
195743 days
1958103 days
195979 days
196055 days
196168 days
196256 days
196357 days
196445 days
196583 days
196697 days
196767 days
196893 days
1969107 days
197040 days
197142 days
197259 days
197387 days
197432 days
197543 days
197635 days
197756 days
197857 days
197971 days
198097 days
198193 days
198265 days
198346 days
198467 days
198582 days
198683 days
198795 days
198878 days
198954 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

40 years, 1950 to 1989

A day with at least 56.6 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 154.2 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Bujumbura: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years56.6 mm (2.2 in)
5 years76.3 mm (3.0 in)
10 years91.5 mm (3.6 in)
25 years113.8 mm (4.5 in)
50 years132.9 mm (5.2 in)Longer than the 40 years of record
100 years154.2 mm (6.1 in)Longer than the 40 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 40 years of values from 1950 to 1989.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 128.1 mm (5.0 in) in 1957; 115.9 mm (4.6 in) in 1970; 96.2 mm (3.8 in) in 1971.

Download the Data

  • Data for Bujumbura standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Bujumbura threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).