Embu weather in June

In June, Embu sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 66 mm of rain across 14.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in June, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
16°
5th coldest
Rainfall
66 mm
14.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:31 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
75%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.45 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Embu is city in Kenya.

Founded
1906

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 23°C through the month.

A typical June day in Embu reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 7°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 1°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12416
22416
32416
42316
52316
62316
72316
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92316
102316
112316
122316
132316
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212316
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Embu weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°808.8127.1
Feb27° / 16°686.8127.0
Mar27° / 17°10813.5126.1
Apr25° / 17°24625.4124.4
May24° / 17°19322.7125.0
Jun23° / 16°6614.1125.9
Jul22° / 15°4210.1126.3
Aug23° / 15°4811.6126.3
Sep25° / 16°459.1126.8
Oct25° / 17°15318.8125.5
Nov24° / 17°19022.7124.9
Dec25° / 16°9713.6126.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% 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%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14357
24159
33961
43763
53664
63466
73268
83070
92872
102674
112575
122476
132278
142278
152179
162179
172080
182080
192080
202080
212080
222080
232080
242080
252080
262080
272179
282080
292080
302080

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Embu gets around 66 mm of rain over 14.1 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 47% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
153
252
352
451
550
650
749
849
948
1048
1148
1248
1348
1448
1547
1647
1747
1847
1947
2047
2146
2246
2345
2444
2543
2642
2741
2840
2939
3037

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 76% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
156332
256530
356629
466727
566925
667024
777122
877221
977419
1077518
1187616
1287715
1387913
1488012
1598011
169829
1710828
1810837
1911827
2012826
2113825
2214815
2315814
2416804
2517803
2619783
2720782
2822762
2924742
3026731

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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:29 AM to 6:34 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:32 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:296:27
212.06:296:27
312.06:296:27
412.06:296:27
512.06:296:27
612.06:296:28
712.06:306:28
812.06:306:28
912.06:306:28
1012.06:306:28
1112.06:306:28
1212.06:316:29
1312.06:316:29
1412.06:316:29
1512.06:316:29
1612.06:316:29
1712.06:326:30
1812.06:326:30
1912.06:326:30
2012.06:326:30
2112.06:326:31
2212.06:336:31
2312.06:336:31
2412.06:336:31
2512.06:336:31
2612.06:336:32
2712.06:346:32
2812.06:346:32
2912.06:346:32
3012.06:346:32

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.45 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.16 kWh/m² to a high of 6.53 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 4.45 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.7Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.5Bright
114.5Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.4Bright
154.4Bright
164.4Bright
174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Embu?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Embu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Embu in June

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

In June, Embu sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Embu 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 Embu peaks around March 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 11 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 17UV 16Jun 18UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Embu 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 Embu is worst in December — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (September, 21 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorDec 1938 µg/m³Sep 1922 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb36Poor
Mar35Moderate
Apr33Moderate
May30Moderate
Jun33Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Embu?

Embu sits at 0.5°S, 37.5°E, 1,336 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Wanguru, 20 km away.

Topography around Embu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Embu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 260 m around an average of 1,353 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 767 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,672 m.

The land around Embu is covered by trees (59%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and shrubs (38%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
260 m
16 km
767 m
80 km
4,672 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Wanguru 20 km · Kerugoya 20 km · Chuka 31 km · Karuri 35 km · Karatina 37 km · Murang’a 39 km · Kenol 58 km · Nyeri 58 km

Kenya travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,363
2025
Happiness
4.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.9
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
28.3
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 593
Religion
Christian 86%Muslim 11%other 2%none 2%

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 Embu (-0.5399°, 37.4574°, elevation 1,336 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).