Watsa weather in June

In June, Watsa sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 192 mm of rain across 26 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Watsa's 5th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Watsa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
19°
5th coldest
Rainfall
192 mm
26 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
5:57 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
74%
5th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Watsa is place in Haut-Uele, Democratic Republic of the 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 27°C through the month.

A typical June day in Watsa reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than 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 Watsa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Watsa weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 20°203.811.84.9
Feb32° / 20°466.911.94.1
Mar31° / 20°12916.5123.8
Apr29° / 20°20823.812.13.6
May28° / 20°21326.512.13.8
Jun27° / 19°1922612.23.9
Jul26° / 18°2062712.24.0
Aug27° / 19°2262812.13.8
Sep27° / 19°22727.7123.7
Oct27° / 19°28028.611.93.6
Nov28° / 19°19321.111.94.4
Dec30° / 19°406.611.85.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 74%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32872
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72971
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Watsa gets around 192 mm of rain over 26 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 87% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the muggy band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
10955
20964
30964
40964
50973
60973
70973
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90982
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Wind in June

Winds average 5 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 4 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
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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 5:55 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:04 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:556:04
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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 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.96 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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154.9Bright
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294.9Bright
305.0Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Watsa?

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

3.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Watsa.

What to pack for Watsa in June

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

In June, Watsa sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Watsa 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 Watsa peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 22UV 14Dec 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Extreme

Air quality in Watsa 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 Watsa is worst in February — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.0× the cleanest month (October, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateGoodModerateFeb 12102 µg/m³Oct 119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan78Unhealthy
Feb107Unhealthy
Mar43Poor
Apr12Good
May9Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct9Good
Nov14Moderate
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Watsa?

Watsa sits at 3.0°N, 29.5°E, 1,018 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Mangbwalu, 134 km away.

MangbwaluAruAruaKobokoDjuguYeiPaidhaBunia

Topography around Watsa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Watsa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 271 m around an average of 970 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 777 m.

The land around Watsa is covered by trees (69%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (78%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
271 m
16 km
434 m
80 km
777 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
June weather nearby: Mangbwalu 134 km · Aru 146 km · Arua 153 km · Koboko 164 km · Djugu 164 km · Yei 173 km · Paidha 175 km · Bunia 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 Watsa (3.0372°, 29.5355°, elevation 1,018 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).