Gambēla weather in June

In June, Gambēla sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 128 mm of rain across 16.3 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of June to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Gambēla's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gambēla's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
128 mm
16.3 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:28 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover
67%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.9
out of 10

Gambēla is city in Ethiopia.

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 31°C through the month.

A typical June day in Gambēla reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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 33°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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How June really feels in Gambēla

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 19 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
19
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.

Gambēla weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 23°10.411.62.5
Feb38° / 24°3111.71.5
Mar37° / 26°164.711.91.5
Apr35° / 25°9314.612.22.1
May32° / 24°13620.112.42.9
Jun31° / 23°12816.312.53.9
Jul29° / 22°11916.712.44.3
Aug30° / 22°10516.712.34.2
Sep32° / 23°7413.4123.8
Oct32° / 23°11219.511.83.1
Nov32° / 22°7413.211.63.5
Dec34° / 22°92.211.53.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 27% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
24060
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Gambēla gets around 128 mm of rain over 16.3 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 54% and peaks near 58% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
157
257
357
457
557
657
758
858
958
1058
1157
1257
1357
1456
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1655
1754
1854
1953
2052
2152
2251
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2649
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3049

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 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 92% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
15869
25869
36868
46868
57858
67858
78848
88848
98848
108848
119847
129847
139847
149847
159856
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189865
199865
209874
219874
229883
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259892
269892
279901
289901
299901
309901

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
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of June to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:59 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:266:53
212.46:266:53
312.56:266:53
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512.56:266:54
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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 4.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 4.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Hazard calendar for Gambēla

In seasonPeak

In June, Gambēla sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Gambēla's rainy season runs April–November, 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 Gambēla?

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
5.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gambēla.

What to pack for Gambēla in June

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

In June, Gambēla sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Gambēla in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gambēla peaks around March 19 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 19UV 13Dec 17UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Gambēla 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 Gambēla is worst in January — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.2× the cleanest month (May, 14 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateUnhealthyJan 1596 µg/m³May 1714 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan98Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar42Poor
Apr21Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct16Moderate
Nov36Poor
Dec84Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gambēla?

Gambēla sits at 8.3°N, 34.6°E, 439 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Dembī Dolo, 40 km away.

MetuTēpīBambesiGimbiNejoMīzan TeferīKomtikas

Topography around Gambēla

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gambēla has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 454 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 857 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,842 m.

The land around Gambēla is covered by grassland (44%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (46%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
98 m
16 km
857 m
80 km
2,842 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Dembī Dolo 40 km · Metu 110 km · Tēpī 151 km · Bambesi 168 km · Gimbi 171 km · Nejo 172 km · Mīzan Teferī 178 km · Komtikas 179 km

Ethiopia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E / F / L
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 37% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$933
2025
Happiness
4.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
14%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
8.5
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
28.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 499
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox 44%Muslim 31%Protestant 23%other 1%

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 Gambēla (8.25°, 34.5833°, elevation 439 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).