Dunkwa weather in June

In June, Dunkwa sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 157 mm of rain across 25.5 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of June to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Dunkwa's 10th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dunkwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
157 mm
25.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
5:57 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Dunkwa is town in the Central region of Ghana.

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 29°C through the month.

A typical June day in Dunkwa reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 31°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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How June really feels in Dunkwa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 27 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
27
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.

Dunkwa weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 9th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 23°225.711.74.3
Feb34° / 24°431011.83.1
Mar33° / 24°9618.5122.7
Apr32° / 24°10319.512.12.9
May31° / 24°1442412.32.9
Jun29° / 23°15725.512.33.2
Jul28° / 23°11321.512.34.0
Aug28° / 22°8619.512.24.2
Sep29° / 23°13024.6123.4
Oct30° / 23°14625.111.93.2
Nov31° / 23°6515.211.73.9
Dec31° / 23°256.811.74.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11090
21090
31189
41189
51189
61189
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Dunkwa gets around 157 mm of rain over 25.5 wet days in June, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 85% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
185
286
386
486
586
686
786
886
986
1086
1186
1286
1386
1486
1586
1686
1785
1885
1985
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2184
2284
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2483
2583
2683
2783
2883
2982
3082

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
108812
208911
309010
40919
50928
60928
70937
80946
90946
100955
110955
120955
130964
140964
150964
160964
170973
180973
191963
201963
211972
221972
231972
242962
252962
262971
272971
283961
293961
303961

Wind in June

Winds average 7 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
67calm
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127calm
137calm
147calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of June to 12 h 18 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 6:14 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:556:14
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312.35:556:15
412.35:556:15
512.35:556:15
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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 4.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.77 kWh/m² to a high of 5.18 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 4.05 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
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64.1Bright
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254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Moderate
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Dunkwa

In seasonPeak

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

Dunkwa sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is June a good time to visit Dunkwa?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dunkwa.

What to pack for Dunkwa in June

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

In June, Dunkwa sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Dunkwa 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 Dunkwa peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highApr 10UV 13Dec 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Dunkwa 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 Dunkwa is worst in January — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyJan 1878 µg/m³Aug 2318 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan79Unhealthy
Feb72Unhealthy
Mar42Poor
Apr39Poor
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec67Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dunkwa?

Dunkwa sits at 6.0°N, 1.8°W, 125 m above sea level, in Ghana. The nearest listed city is Obuasi, 30 km away.

Twifu PrasoBekwaiFosoPresteaTarkwaBibiani

Topography around Dunkwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dunkwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 240 m around an average of 140 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 357 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 783 m.

The land around Dunkwa is covered by trees (65%) and artificial surfaces (25%) within 3 km, trees (93%) within 16 km, and trees (94%) within 80 km.

3 km
240 m
16 km
357 m
80 km
783 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
June weather nearby: Obuasi 30 km · Assin Foso 32 km · Twifu Praso 46 km · Bekwai 59 km · Foso 61 km · Prestea 71 km · Tarkwa 77 km · Bibiani 81 km

Ghana travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 38% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$3,257
2025
Happiness
4.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
43%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
25.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 540
Religion
Christian 71%Muslim 20%other 5%traditionalist 3%

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 Dunkwa (5.96°, -1.7779°, elevation 125 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).