Garissa weather in June

In June, Garissa sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Garissa's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garissa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:22 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
70%
11th clearest
Wind
22 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Garissa is capital of Garissa County, Kenya.

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 32°C through the month.

A typical June day in Garissa reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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How June really feels in Garissa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
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.

Garissa weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°171.9123.3
Feb36° / 25°40.9122.7
Mar36° / 26°203.6122.3
Apr35° / 25°367.9122.7
May33° / 24°163.1123.9
Jun32° / 23°20.4124.6
Jul31° / 22°20.3125.1
Aug31° / 22°20.2125.0
Sep33° / 23°50.8124.4
Oct34° / 24°163.6123.6
Nov33° / 24°6711.8123.3
Dec33° / 24°427.6123.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
24951
34852
44654
54456
64159
74060
83862
93664
103565
113367
123169
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Garissa gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
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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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 61% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
11157410
2117748
3119737
4121726
5123724
6125704
7127693
8129682
9131662
10132661
11134641
12136621
13137611
14138601
15139600
16140590
17141580
18142570
19142570
20143560
21144550
22145540
23147520
24148510
25150490
26152470
27154450
28155440
29157420
30159400

Wind in June

Winds average 22 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
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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 6:20 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:206:18
212.06:206:18
312.06:206:19
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512.06:206:19
612.06:206:19
712.06:216:19
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1212.06:226:20
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1712.06:236:21
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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 4.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.69 kWh/m² to a high of 6.75 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 4.83 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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274.8Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Garissa?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Garissa for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Garissa in June

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

In June, Garissa sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection and a windbreaker.

light clothessun protectiona windbreaker

UV index in Garissa 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 Garissa peaks around March 24 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 24UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Garissa?

Garissa sits at 0.5°S, 39.6°E, 147 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Hola, 122 km away.

HolaMasalaniHabasweinGarba TulaMwingiMauaKituiChuka

Topography around Garissa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garissa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m.

The land around Garissa is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and shrubs (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
353 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
June weather nearby: Hola 122 km · Masalani 150 km · Habaswein 164 km · Garba Tula 167 km · Mwingi 184 km · Maua 204 km · Kitui 208 km · Chuka 223 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 Garissa (-0.4527°, 39.646°, elevation 147 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).