Nek’emtē weather in June

In June, Nek’emtē sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 608 mm of rain across 30 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in June, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of June to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Nek’emtē's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nek’emtē's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
9th warmest
Overnight low
15°
7th coldest
Rainfall
608 mm
30 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:18 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
78%
10th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

Nek’emtē is market town in western Ethiopia.

Density
5,288/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

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical June day in Nek’emtē reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Nek’emtē weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 15°426.311.57.2
Feb28° / 16°516.811.76.2
Mar28° / 17°12014.711.95.1
Apr27° / 17°22319.512.24.9
May25° / 16°50727.512.44.0
Jun23° / 15°6083012.53.6
Jul22° / 14°5853112.53.4
Aug22° / 15°6843112.33.4
Sep23° / 14°107429.712.13.6
Oct24° / 14°56022.411.85.0
Nov25° / 14°1371211.66.6
Dec26° / 14°497.211.57.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11486
21387
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Nek’emtē gets around 608 mm of rain over 30 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 100% and peaks near 100% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 52% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
124256
214257
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704357
804456
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1104654
1204753
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2005644
2105743
2205842
2306040
2406139
2506238
2606337
2706436
2806535
2906634
3006832

Wind in June

Winds average 4 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 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 30 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 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:21 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:176:46
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412.56:176:47
512.56:176:47
612.56:176:47
712.56:176:48
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2312.56:206:51
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2812.56:216:52
2912.56:216:53
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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 4.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.43 kWh/m² to a high of 6.42 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 4.79 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 Nek’emtē

In seasonPeak

In June, Nek’emtē sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Nek’emtē's monsoon runs May–October, 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 Nek’emtē?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nek’emtē.

What to pack for Nek’emtē in June

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

In June, Nek’emtē sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 30 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Nek’emtē 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 Nek’emtē peaks around March 20 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 20UV 15Nov 23UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug14Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Nek’emtē 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 Nek’emtē is worst in February — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.4× the cleanest month (May, 18 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateFeb 1143 µg/m³May 1718 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan39Poor
Feb44Poor
Mar31Moderate
Apr23Moderate
May18Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Nek’emtē?

Nek’emtē sits at 9.1°N, 36.5°E, 2,107 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Gutin, 54 km away.

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Topography around Nek’emtē

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nek’emtē has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 2,075 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,277 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,344 m.

The land around Nek’emtē is covered by trees (43%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, trees (38%) and cropland (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and trees (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
208 m
16 km
1,277 m
80 km
2,344 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
June weather nearby: Gutin 54 km · Bedelē 73 km · Gimbi 79 km · Shambu 81 km · Āyana 89 km · Gēdo 99 km · Suntu 118 km · Nejo 124 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 Nek’emtē (9.0833°, 36.55°, elevation 2,107 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).