Gemena weather in June

In June, Gemena sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 96 mm of rain across 18.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of June to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Gemena's 5th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gemena's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
96 mm
18.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:36 AM – 5:47 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Gemena is town in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical June day in Gemena reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°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 Gemena

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.

Gemena weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 7th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°275.711.84.3
Feb33° / 22°518.611.93.5
Mar32° / 23°13217.2123.1
Apr31° / 23°1381912.13.3
May31° / 23°1141912.13.6
Jun30° / 22°9618.212.23.9
Jul29° / 22°12321.412.23.9
Aug29° / 21°16224.812.13.6
Sep29° / 21°15923.6123.5
Oct29° / 22°18225.411.93.4
Nov30° / 22°13821.311.93.6
Dec31° / 21°448.511.84.7

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% 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 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23763
33862
43862
53862
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Gemena gets around 96 mm of rain over 18.2 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 61% and peaks near 66% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
161
260
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459
559
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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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11972
21972
31981
41981
52971
62971
72971
82971
92971
102980
112980
122980
132980
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173970
183970
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203970
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224960
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265950
275950
285950
295950
306940

Wind in June

Winds average 5 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of June to 12 h 12 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 5:33 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 5:44 PM to 5:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:335:44
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312.25:335:44
412.25:345:44
512.25:345:44
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1112.25:355:46
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2012.25:365:48
2112.25:375:48
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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 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 5.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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304.9Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Gemena?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gemena.

What to pack for Gemena in June

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

In June, Gemena sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gemena in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gemena peaks around April 17 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highApr 17UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Gemena 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 Gemena is worst in February — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.1× the cleanest month (October, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateFeb 1792 µg/m³Oct 1114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb95Unhealthy
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr29Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun21Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep14Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov20Moderate
Dec33Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Gemena?

Gemena sits at 3.3°N, 19.8°E, 420 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Businga, 124 km away.

BusingaBingaLibengeMindouliBétouGbadoliteZongoBangui

Topography around Gemena

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gemena has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 145 m around an average of 414 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m.

The land around Gemena is covered by artificial surfaces (38%), trees (35%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, grassland (51%) and trees (47%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
145 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
283 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
June weather nearby: Businga 124 km · Binga 127 km · Libenge 134 km · Mindouli 141 km · Bétou 141 km · Gbadolite 178 km · Zongo 178 km · Bangui 183 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

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 Gemena (3.2565°, 19.7723°, elevation 420 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).