Ilebo weather in June

In June, Ilebo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 23 mm of rain across 4.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-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 32% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of June to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Ilebo's 2nd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ilebo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
4.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:45 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover
56%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.3
out of 10

Ilebo is locality, capital of the territory of the province of Kasaï in 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 Ilebo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and about 1°C cooler than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13022
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How June really feels in Ilebo

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.

Ilebo weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 22°12719.812.23.8
Feb30° / 23°12718.212.13.6
Mar30° / 23°14521.6123.5
Apr30° / 23°13821.111.93.7
May30° / 23°8115.411.84.3
Jun30° / 22°234.811.85.3
Jul31° / 22°163.911.85.0
Aug31° / 22°6713.311.94.3
Sep30° / 22°12321.8123.5
Oct30° / 22°14924.312.13.4
Nov29° / 22°15823.412.23.5
Dec29° / 22°15323.212.23.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% 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 46%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24357
34555
44555
54654
64753
74753
85050
95149
105149
115248
125347
135545
145644
155644
165743
175842
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195842
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Ilebo gets around 23 mm of rain over 4.8 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 17% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
134
232
331
429
528
626
724
822
920
1019
1117
1216
1314
1413
1512
1611
1711
1810
1910
2010
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2511
2611
2711
2811
2911
3011

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 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 87% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10129871
201210861
301311850
401313830
501414810
602515780
702617750
802618740
902720710
1002821690
1102923660
12031024630
13031126600
14031227580
15031229560
16031331530
17031433500
18031435480
19031536460
20031538440
21031540420
22031542400
23031444380
24031446370
25031447350
26031449340
27031450330
28131450320
29131452300
30141452290

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 6 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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125calm
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155calm
165calm
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206calm
216calm
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306calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of June to 11 h 48 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 6:42 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:426:28
211.86:426:28
311.86:436:28
411.86:436:29
511.86:436:29
611.86:436:29
711.86:436:29
811.86:446:29
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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 4.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 5.36 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 4.92 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.8Bright
84.9Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
165.0Bright
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215.0Bright
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255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Ilebo?

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

5.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Ilebo for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Ilebo in June

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

In June, Ilebo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ilebo in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ilebo peaks around March 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 13 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateExtremeMar 15UV 14Aug 13UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul7High
Aug4Moderate
Sep11Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Ilebo 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 Ilebo is worst in August — around 152 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 13.7× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyModerateModerateAug 15141 µg/m³Nov 1511 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun48Poor
Jul72Unhealthy
Aug152Very unhealthy
Sep46Poor
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Ilebo?

Ilebo sits at 4.3°S, 20.6°E, 440 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Dibaya-Lubwe, 83 km away.

MangaiMwekaIdiofaLueboDunguKikwitBulungu

Topography around Ilebo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilebo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 397 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 265 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 364 m.

The land around Ilebo is covered by trees (40%), artificial surfaces (24%) and grassland (20%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
265 m
80 km
364 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Dibaya-Lubwe 83 km · Mangai 122 km · Mweka 122 km · Idiofa 131 km · Luebo 146 km · Dungu 208 km · Kikwit 211 km · Bulungu 221 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 Ilebo (-4.3311°, 20.5864°, elevation 440 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).