Athiémé weather in June

In June, Athiémé sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 207 mm of rain across 26.7 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in June, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of June to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Athiémé's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Athiémé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
5th coldest
Rainfall
207 mm
26.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:42 AM – 7:05 PM
Cloud cover
83%
12th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical June day in Athiémé reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Athiémé

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Athiémé weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°309.711.74.3
Feb32° / 26°4612.111.83.5
Mar32° / 26°8020122.9
Apr32° / 25°11621.412.12.9
May31° / 25°19426.212.32.7
Jun29° / 24°20726.712.43.1
Jul28° / 24°12922.712.34.0
Aug28° / 23°10118.912.24.6
Sep29° / 24°16725.2123.4
Oct30° / 24°18827.111.93.0
Nov31° / 25°9521.911.73.2
Dec32° / 25°4312.611.64.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in June, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31090
41090
51189
61189
71288
81288
91288
101387
111387
121486
131486
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Athiémé gets around 207 mm of rain over 26.7 wet days in June, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 89% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
191
291
391
491
591
691
791
891
991
1090
1190
1290
1390
1490
1589
1689
1789
1888
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2187
2287
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2586
2686
2786
2886
2985
3085

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the miserable band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
12674
22872
32971
43070
53169
63367
73466
83565
93664
103763
113961
124060
134258
144357
154555
164654
174852
185050
195248
205446
215743
225941
236139
246337
256535
266733
276931
287030
297228
307327

Wind in June

Winds average 8 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
88calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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158calm
168calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of June to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:45 AM, and sunset from 7:01 PM to 7:08 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:407:01
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512.46:417:02
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.19 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 4.19 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Athiémé

In seasonPeak

None of Athiémé's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Athiémé sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Athiémé?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.1
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Athiémé.

What to pack for Athiémé in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Athiémé sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Athiémé in June

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 51 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul25Warm
Aug24Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Athiémé in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Athiémé peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Athiémé in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Athiémé is worst in January — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 14109 µg/m³Aug 1228 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan111Unhealthy
Feb87Unhealthy
Mar49Poor
Apr48Poor
May37Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct46Poor
Nov52Poor
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Athiémé?

Athiémé sits at 6.6°N, 1.7°E, 14 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Lokossa, 8.0 km away.

Toviklin

Topography around Athiémé

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Athiémé.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Athiémé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 280 m.

The land around Athiémé is covered by trees (65%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (33%), water (21%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
280 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Lokossa 8.0 km · Tabligbo 19 km · 19 km · Dogbo 27 km · Comé 30 km · Vogan 31 km · Djakotomé 36 km · Toviklin 39 km

Benin travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,658
2025
Happiness
4.4 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2017
Road deaths
26.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 406
Religion
Muslim 28%Roman Catholic 26%Protestant 14%Vodoun 12%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Athiémé (6.5808°, 1.6696°, elevation 14 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).