Sendafa weather in June

In June, Sendafa sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 259 mm of rain across 21.2 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Sendafa's 9th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sendafa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
8th warmest
Overnight low
10°
10th coldest
Rainfall
259 mm
21.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:08 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
64%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.7
out of 10

Sendafa is town in central Ethiopia.

Density
6,079/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 21°C in the first days to 19°C by the end.

A typical June day in Sendafa reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and about 2°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Sendafa weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 20411.57.6
Feb22° / 265.311.77.5
Mar22° / 8511.811.96.5
Apr22° / 10°17815.212.25.7
May21° / 10°16912.912.46.1
Jun20° / 10°25921.212.54.7
Jul18° / 10°43030.812.53.1
Aug18° / 10°48030.912.33.1
Sep19° / 34525.712.13.9
Oct20° / 557.211.86.8
Nov20° / 122.311.67.8
Dec21° / 81.711.58.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35545
45446
55347
65248
75050
84951
94852
104654
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124456
134258
144159
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302476

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Sendafa gets around 259 mm of rain over 21.2 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 71% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
143
244
345
447
548
650
752
854
956
1058
1161
1263
1366
1469
1571
1674
1776
1878
1980
2082
2184
2286
2387
2489
2590
2691
2792
2893
2994
3095

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
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51000
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81000
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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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
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206calm
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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 6:07 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:36 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:076:36
212.56:076:37
312.56:076:37
412.56:076:37
512.56:076:37
612.56:076:38
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2812.56:116:43
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3012.56:116:43

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.37 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 5.1 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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214.9Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Sendafa

In seasonPeak

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

Sendafa's monsoon runs June–September, 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 Sendafa?

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

4.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
2.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Sendafa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sendafa in June

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

In June, Sendafa sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Sendafa in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sendafa peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 12 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Nov 23UV 12
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May14Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug15Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Sendafa 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 Sendafa is worst in September — around 44 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModeratePoorModerateSep 1943 µg/m³Apr 1132 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr32Moderate
May36Poor
Jun42Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep44Poor
Oct39Poor
Nov33Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sendafa?

Sendafa sits at 9.2°N, 39.0°E, 2,560 m above sea level, in Ethiopia. The nearest listed city is Addis Ababa, 33 km away.

Topography around Sendafa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sendafa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m around an average of 2,560 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 984 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,576 m.

The land around Sendafa is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (76%) within 16 km, and cropland (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
226 m
16 km
984 m
80 km
2,576 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Addis Ababa 33 km · Sheno 36 km · Burayu 42 km · Bishoftu 45 km · Sebeta 52 km · Genet 58 km · Mojo 64 km · Ādīs ‘Alem 70 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 Sendafa (9.152°, 39.0234°, elevation 2,560 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).