Uvira weather in June

In June, Uvira sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 13 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in June, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Uvira's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uvira's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
13 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:10 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
62%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.0
out of 10

Uvira is city in the South Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Density
25,443/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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical June day in Uvira reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 26°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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52523
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Uvira weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 22°1461212.26.0
Feb26° / 23°928.612.16.3
Mar26° / 23°827.9126.5
Apr25° / 23°1168.811.96.3
May25° / 23°535.211.87.3
Jun25° / 23°132.111.88.0
Jul24° / 22°40.811.88.4
Aug25° / 23°41.111.98.2
Sep26° / 23°71.2127.8
Oct26° / 23°284.412.17.0
Nov25° / 23°606.812.26.6
Dec25° / 22°15610.612.26.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24951
34951
44852
54852
64852
74852
84753
94753
104555
114456
124357
134258
144159
154060
164060
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183961
193961
203961
213961
224060
234060
244159
254357
264456
274555
284753
294852
305050

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Uvira gets around 13 mm of rain over 2.1 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 7% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
108
117
127
137
147
156
166
176
186
196
206
216
226
236
246
256
266
276
286
296
305

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the comfortable band about 62% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
104654
214752
314851
414950
514950
615049
715148
815247
915346
1015445
1115544
1215742
1315841
1416039
1516237
1616435
1716534
1816732
1916831
2016930
2117029
2217227
2317326
2427325
2527424
2627523
2727622
2837522
2937621
3037621

Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
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1912calm
2012calm
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2812light breeze
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3012light breeze

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 6:06 AM to 6:12 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:065:56
211.86:075:56
311.86:075:56
411.86:075:56
511.86:075:56
611.86:075:56
711.86:085:56
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1911.86:105:58
2011.86:105:59
2111.86:115:59
2211.86:115:59
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2411.86:115:59
2511.86:116:00
2611.86:126:00
2711.86:126:00
2811.86:126:00
2911.86:126:01
3011.86:126:01

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.25 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in September across the year — June's 4.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
74.7Bright
84.7Bright
94.7Bright
104.7Bright
114.7Bright
124.7Bright
134.6Bright
144.6Bright
154.6Bright
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184.6Bright
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214.6Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Uvira

In seasonPeak

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

Uvira's rainy season runs December–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is June a good time to visit Uvira?

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

8.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Uvira for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Uvira in June

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

In June, Uvira sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 23°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Uvira 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 Uvira peaks around March 20 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highVery highExtremeMar 20UV 16Jun 21UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Uvira 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 Uvira is worst in August — around 59 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (April, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateAug 2158 µg/m³Apr 1720 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan28Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar24Moderate
Apr19Moderate
May23Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul42Poor
Aug59Unhealthy
Sep54Poor
Oct33Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Uvira?

Uvira sits at 3.4°S, 29.1°E, 806 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Gatumba, 14 km away.

Topography around Uvira

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uvira has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 674 m around an average of 900 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,450 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,681 m.

The land around Uvira is covered by grassland (35%), water (35%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, grassland (45%) and water (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
674 m
16 km
2,450 m
80 km
2,681 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Gatumba 14 km · Bujumbura 25 km · Mpanda 39 km · Bubanza 45 km · Cibitoke 57 km · Rumonge 72 km · Kayanza 76 km · Bugarama 79 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 Uvira (-3.3953°, 29.1378°, elevation 806 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).