Banikoara weather in June

In June, Banikoara sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 83 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of June to 12 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Banikoara's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Banikoara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
9th warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
83 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
6:31 AM – 7:10 PM
Cloud cover
57%
7th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
6 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Banikoara is commune of Benin.

Density
9/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 34°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical June day in Banikoara reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C cooler than May and about 3°C warmer than July.

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

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
4 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Banikoara weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 20°00.111.44.3
Feb36° / 23°10.311.62.4
Mar39° / 26°51.111.90.7
Apr39° / 27°235.812.20.6
May36° / 26°6312.712.51.7
Jun33° / 25°8314.612.62.9
Jul31° / 24°15820.712.63.4
Aug29° / 23°23924.412.43.4
Sep30° / 23°14117.812.13.8
Oct34° / 23°396.711.73.5
Nov36° / 21°10.211.52.8
Dec34° / 20°0011.43.9

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
35149
45248
55248
65248
75347
85446
95446
105446
115545
125545
135644
145644
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165644
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245149
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Banikoara gets around 83 mm of rain over 14.6 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 50% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
151
251
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549
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748
848
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1547
1648
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3055

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
110882
29883
39883
48893
58893
67903
77903
87903
96913
106913
116913
125923
135923
145923
155923
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Wind in June

Winds average 10 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of June to 12 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 7:06 PM to 7:13 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:297:06
212.66:297:06
312.66:297:07
412.66:297:07
512.66:307:07
612.66:307:08
712.66:307:08
812.66:307:08
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1012.66:307:09
1112.66:307:09
1212.76:307:09
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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 6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.72 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 6 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.0Intense
166.0Intense
176.0Intense
186.0Bright
196.0Bright
205.9Bright
215.9Bright
225.9Bright
235.9Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Banikoara

In seasonPeak

In June, Banikoara sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Banikoara's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Banikoara sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is June a good time to visit Banikoara?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Banikoara.

What to pack for Banikoara in June

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

In June, Banikoara sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Banikoara 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 Banikoara peaks around September 11 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highExtremeVery highSep 11UV 12Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Banikoara 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 Banikoara is worst in November — around 88 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.0× the cleanest month (August, 13 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyNov 2387 µg/m³Aug 1213 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan74Unhealthy
Feb86Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr47Poor
May25Moderate
Jun19Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov88Unhealthy
Dec85Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Banikoara?

Banikoara sits at 11.3°N, 2.4°E, 312 m above sea level, in Benin. The nearest listed city is Kandi, 58 km away.

KandiKérouNamponkoréSinendéDiapagaMalanvilleBembèrèkèTobré

Topography around Banikoara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Banikoara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 311 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m.

The land around Banikoara is covered by cropland (71%) within 3 km, cropland (71%) within 16 km, and cropland (40%), shrubs (28%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
332 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
June weather nearby: Kandi 58 km · Kérou 64 km · Namponkoré 87 km · Sinendé 106 km · Diapaga 111 km · Malanville 121 km · Bembèrèkè 122 km · Tobré 127 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 Banikoara (11.2985°, 2.4386°, elevation 312 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. 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).