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Rutana · BurundiSummit weather, forecast and climate

Bugombe

2,097 m
Elevation2,097 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation12 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul22°average high
3.90° S, 29.94° EElevation 2,097 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit2,097 m
  • Mid-mountain1,940 m
  • Valley · Rutana1,792 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Bugombe in brief

Bugombe rises to 2,097 m, Rutana, Burundi.

At the summit, September is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Rutana, 7.0 km to the SE at 1,792 m.

Facts

Elevation
2,097 m · 6,880 ft
Region
Rutana
Country
Burundi
Coordinates
-3.8994, 29.9358
Nearest airport
Gitega Airport (GID) · 54 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Bugombe by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
5°10°15°20°25°30°21°13°Jan22°13°Feb21°13°Mar20°13°Apr20°13°May21°13°Jun22°12°Jul23°13°Aug24°14°Sep23°14°Oct21°13°Nov21°13°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Bugombe by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high21°22°21°20°20°21°22°23°24°23°21°21°
Average low13°13°13°13°13°13°12°13°14°14°13°13°
Precipitation162 mm135 mm148 mm129 mm74 mm11 mm6 mm14 mm35 mm90 mm138 mm134 mm
Cloud cover66%67%67%66%49%36%31%35%44%66%76%70%
Daylight12h 1912h 1412h 0812h 0111h 5611h 5411h 5511h 5912h 0512h 1112h 1712h 21
Month score525252527294989485604850

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level4,700 m4,800 m4,750 m4,650 m4,650 m4,700 m4,700 m4,900 m5,050 m4,900 m4,700 m4,650 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Bugombe in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Burundi
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Mushiha2,185 m–23 km SW20°
Mount Kikizi2,130 m–12 km W21°
Nyakibugwe2,095 m–18 km SW21°
Nyaruganda2,081 m–2.0 km NW22°
Mont Gikisi2,062 m–12 km W21°
Mubavu2,058 m–19 km SW23°
Karimbi2,000 m–11 km W22°
Nyakigongwe1,989 m–23 km W21°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Rutana
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Rutana

Rutana · 7.0 km SE
25°Oct high
18wet days
53score
Rutana
Makamba
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Makamba

Makamba · 30 km SW
26°Oct high
15wet days
52score
Makamba
Matana
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Matana

Bururi · 32 km NW
22°Oct high
18wet days
52score
Matana
Bururi
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Bururi

Bururi · 35 km W
21°Oct high
18wet days
50score
Bururi
Around here

Rutana and around

Rutana
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Rutana

Rutana · Burundi
Jun–Augbest months
24°July high
1,792 maltitude
Rutana

Nature

Chutes de la Kagera
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15 km NE

Chutes de la Kagera

Waterfall · 1,546 m
Chutes de la Kagera
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18 km W

Ruvyironza River

River
Ruvyironza River

Mountains

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32 km SW

Inanzegwe

2,292 m
Inanzegwe
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27 km SW

Mushiha

2,185 m
Mushiha
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31 km SW

Kirogorya

2,167 m
Kirogorya