Malemba-Nkulu weather in June

In June, Malemba-Nkulu sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of June to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Malemba-Nkulu's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Malemba-Nkulu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:27 AM – 5:59 PM
Cloud cover
28%
2nd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical June day in Malemba-Nkulu reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Malemba-Nkulu

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.

Malemba-Nkulu 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
Jan28° / 21°2792512.43.6
Feb29° / 22°20219.512.33.8
Mar29° / 22°18620.612.13.9
Apr30° / 22°8612.411.84.5
May32° / 21°71.711.64.7
Jun33° / 20°00.111.54.9
Jul33° / 19°0011.65.0
Aug34° / 20°20.411.74.0
Sep34° / 22°224.7123.4
Oct31° / 22°11417.612.23.5
Nov29° / 21°20823.812.43.5
Dec28° / 21°26926.412.53.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18218
28218
38218
48317
58317
68317
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88317
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Malemba-Nkulu gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12339317
22639296
32940266
43240245
53540214
63840194
74139173
84439143
94738122
105137102
11533692
12563572
13593461
14623251
15643141
16653041
17672931
18692830
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20722620
21732520
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25772210
26782110
27792010
28801910
29801910
30811810

Wind in June

Winds average 6 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of June to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 5:57 PM to 6:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:235:57
211.66:245:57
311.66:245:57
411.66:245:58
511.66:245:58
611.66:255:58
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1411.56:275:59
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1911.56:286:00
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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 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in September across the year — June's 5.77 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Malemba-Nkulu

In seasonPeak

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

Malemba-Nkulu's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is June a good time to visit Malemba-Nkulu?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Malemba-Nkulu in June

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

In June, Malemba-Nkulu sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Malemba-Nkulu in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Malemba-Nkulu peaks around March 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 16 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeMar 14UV 15Aug 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Malemba-Nkulu 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 Malemba-Nkulu is worst in August — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 8.3× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateUnhealthyModerateAug 1089 µg/m³Apr 911 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May30Moderate
Jun82Unhealthy
Jul88Unhealthy
Aug90Unhealthy
Sep68Unhealthy
Oct37Poor
Nov20Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Malemba-Nkulu?

Malemba-Nkulu sits at 8.0°S, 26.8°E, 572 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mulongo, 32 km away.

BukamaKaminaKabaloPwetoNchelenge

Topography around Malemba-Nkulu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Malemba-Nkulu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 571 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 262 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,277 m.

The land around Malemba-Nkulu is covered by grassland (28%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, shrubs (26%), wetland (22%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
262 m
80 km
1,277 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Mulongo 32 km · Kipamba 45 km · Manono 106 km · Bukama 165 km · Kamina 212 km · Kabalo 222 km · Pweto 236 km · Nchelenge 257 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 Malemba-Nkulu (-8.0448°, 26.7963°, elevation 572 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).