Burundi
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Burundi
Official name: | Republic of Burundi |
Capital: | Bujumbura |
Area: | total: 27,830 sq km water: 2,180 sq km land: 25,650 sq km |
Climate: | equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigrade but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; wet seasons from February to May and September to November, and dry seasons from June to August and December to January |
Location: | Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Geographic coordinates: | 3 30 S, 30 00 E |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than Maryland |
Land boundaries: | total: 974 km border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 233 km, Rwanda 290 km, Tanzania 451 km |
Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) |
Terrain: | hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Lake Tanganyika 772 m highest point: Mount Heha 2,670 m |
Map of Burundi