Ruyigi · BurundiSummit weather, forecast and climate

Gitwaro

1,651 m

Elevation1,651 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation4.4 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul25°average high

3.61° S, 30.19° EElevation 1,651 mUTC+2 · Central Africa Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Gitwaro in brief

Gitwaro rises to 1,651 m, Ruyigi, Burundi.

At the summit, September is the mildest month with average highs of 27°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Ruyigi, 16 km to the NE at 1,596 m.

iiForecast

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

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Gitwaro by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	24°	25°	24°	23°	23°	24°	25°	26°	27°	26°	24°	24°
Average low	14°	15°	15°	15°	15°	14°	14°	15°	16°	16°	15°	14°
Precipitation	127 mm	110 mm	130 mm	131 mm	59 mm	5 mm	2 mm	7 mm	21 mm	71 mm	122 mm	114 mm
Cloud cover	54%	56%	59%	59%	45%	34%	30%	33%	39%	55%	62%	56%
Daylight	12h 18	12h 13	12h 08	12h 02	11h 57	11h 55	11h 56	12h 00	12h 05	12h 11	12h 17	12h 20
Month score	57	59	55	55	78	97	99	93	82	68	54	58

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	4,600 m	4,700 m	4,650 m	4,550 m	4,550 m	4,550 m	4,650 m	4,800 m	4,950 m	4,800 m	4,600 m	4,550 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

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Kwitaba	1,881 m	–	12 km S	23°
Gisorora	1,785 m	–	24 km NE	24°
Rutake	1,753 m	–	24 km N	24°
Cankarama	1,737 m	–	12 km N	24°
Gahemba	1,735 m	–	24 km NE	24°
Shingurwa	1,717 m	–	22 km S	25°
Dutwe	1,698 m	–	7.0 km W	24°
Kamaranyundo	1,678 m	–	4.4 km W	24°