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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.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 21° | 22° | 21° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 23° | 21° | 21° |
| Average low | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 13° | 12° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 13° | 13° |
| Precipitation | 162 mm | 135 mm | 148 mm | 129 mm | 74 mm | 11 mm | 6 mm | 14 mm | 35 mm | 90 mm | 138 mm | 134 mm |
| Cloud cover | 66% | 67% | 67% | 66% | 49% | 36% | 31% | 35% | 44% | 66% | 76% | 70% |
| Daylight | 12h 19 | 12h 14 | 12h 08 | 12h 01 | 11h 56 | 11h 54 | 11h 55 | 11h 59 | 12h 05 | 12h 11 | 12h 17 | 12h 21 |
| Month score | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 72 | 94 | 98 | 94 | 85 | 60 | 48 | 50 |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 4,700 m | 4,800 m | 4,750 m | 4,650 m | 4,650 m | 4,700 m | 4,700 m | 4,900 m | 5,050 m | 4,900 m | 4,700 m | 4,650 m |
| Summit | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C |
ivTerrain
Bugombe in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of BurundiPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mushiha | 2,185 m | – | 23 km SW | 20° |
| Mount Kikizi | 2,130 m | – | 12 km W | 21° |
| Nyakibugwe | 2,095 m | – | 18 km SW | 21° |
| Nyaruganda | 2,081 m | – | 2.0 km NW | 22° |
| Mont Gikisi | 2,062 m | – | 12 km W | 21° |
| Mubavu | 2,058 m | – | 19 km SW | 23° |
| Karimbi | 2,000 m | – | 11 km W | 22° |
| Nyakigongwe | 1,989 m | – | 23 km W | 21° |
Around here
Rutana and around
Nature
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Ruvyironza River
River
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Inanzegwe
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