Githunguri weather in June

In June, Githunguri sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 72 mm of rain across 13.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of June to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Githunguri's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Githunguri's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 12°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 72 mm; 13.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:35 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 10th clearest
Wind: 5 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.5; out of 10

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical June day in Githunguri reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 8°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 on par with July.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	13
2	21	13
3	21	13
4	21	13
5	21	13
6	21	13
7	21	12
8	21	12
9	21	12
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	20	12
14	20	12
15	20	12
16	20	12
17	20	12
18	20	12
19	20	12
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	12
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	11

Githunguri weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 12°	45	7.7	12.1	7.5
Feb	25° / 13°	35	5.6	12	7.5
Mar	25° / 13°	58	10.8	12	6.9
Apr	23° / 14°	133	22	12	4.9
May	22° / 14°	132	20.7	12	4.9
Jun	20° / 12°	72	13.3	11.9	5.5
Jul	20° / 11°	37	9.1	11.9	5.9
Aug	20° / 11°	46	10.6	12	5.9
Sep	22° / 11°	32	7.2	12	6.9
Oct	23° / 13°	66	13.5	12	6.2
Nov	22° / 13°	100	20.3	12	5.0
Dec	23° / 13°	61	12.4	12.1	6.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 83%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	33	32	30	28	28	26	25	23	22	20	18	17	16	16	14	14	14	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Cloudier (%)	67	68	70	72	72	74	75	77	78	80	82	83	84	84	86	86	86	87	87	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	32	68
3	30	70
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	26	74
7	25	75
8	23	77
9	22	78
10	20	80
11	18	82
12	17	83
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Githunguri gets around 72 mm of rain over 13.3 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 44% and peaks near 48% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	48	48	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	47	46	46	45	44	43	43	42	41	39	38	37	36	35	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	47
4	47
5	47
6	47
7	47
8	47
9	47
10	47
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	47
16	47
17	46
18	46
19	45
20	44
21	43
22	43
23	42
24	41
25	39
26	38
27	37
28	36
29	35
30	33

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 59% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	43	43	44	44	45	46	46	47	47	48	49	50	52	53	55	57	59	62	64	66	68	70	72	73	75	76	78	79	80	81
Comfortable (%)	56	56	55	55	54	53	53	52	52	51	51	50	48	47	45	43	41	38	36	34	32	30	28	27	25	24	22	21	20	19
Humid (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	43	56	1
2	43	56	1
3	44	55	1
4	44	55	1
5	45	54	1
6	46	53	1
7	46	53	1
8	47	52	1
9	47	52	1
10	48	51	1
11	49	51	0
12	50	50	0
13	52	48	0
14	53	47	0
15	55	45	0
16	57	43	0
17	59	41	0
18	62	38	0
19	64	36	0
20	66	34	0
21	68	32	0
22	70	30	0
23	72	28	0
24	73	27	0
25	75	25	0
26	76	24	0
27	78	22	0
28	79	21	0
29	80	20	0
30	81	19	0

Wind in June

Winds average 5 km/h in June, the calmest month.

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	5	calm
11	5	calm
12	5	calm
13	5	calm
14	5	calm
15	5	calm
16	5	calm
17	5	calm
18	5	calm
19	5	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of June to 11 h 54 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 6:32 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:34 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38
Sunset (PM)	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:32	6:29
2	11.9	6:32	6:29
3	11.9	6:32	6:29
4	11.9	6:33	6:29
5	11.9	6:33	6:29
6	11.9	6:33	6:29
7	11.9	6:33	6:30
8	11.9	6:33	6:30
9	11.9	6:34	6:30
10	11.9	6:34	6:30
11	11.9	6:34	6:30
12	11.9	6:34	6:31
13	11.9	6:34	6:31
14	11.9	6:35	6:31
15	11.9	6:35	6:31
16	11.9	6:35	6:31
17	11.9	6:35	6:32
18	11.9	6:35	6:32
19	11.9	6:36	6:32
20	11.9	6:36	6:32
21	11.9	6:36	6:32
22	11.9	6:36	6:33
23	11.9	6:36	6:33
24	11.9	6:37	6:33
25	11.9	6:37	6:33
26	11.9	6:37	6:33
27	11.9	6:37	6:34
28	11.9	6:37	6:34
29	11.9	6:38	6:34
30	11.9	6:38	6:34

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.35 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.04 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 4.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.8	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.4	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.8	Bright
2	4.8	Bright
3	4.7	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.6	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.5	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.4	Bright
12	4.4	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.3	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.2	Bright
19	4.2	Bright
20	4.2	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.2	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Githunguri?

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

5.5

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

3.1

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Githunguri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Githunguri in June

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

In June, Githunguri sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Githunguri 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 Githunguri peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 10 (extreme).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	15	16	15	11	10	11	12	14	14	14	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	15	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	14	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Githunguri 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 Githunguri is worst in June — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	62	59	56	56	57	65	60	51	48	48	60	64
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	62	Unhealthy
Feb	59	Unhealthy
Mar	56	Unhealthy
Apr	56	Unhealthy
May	57	Unhealthy
Jun	65	Unhealthy
Jul	60	Unhealthy
Aug	51	Poor
Sep	48	Poor
Oct	48	Poor
Nov	60	Unhealthy
Dec	64	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Githunguri?

Githunguri sits at 1.1°S, 36.8°E, 1,971 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Karuri, 13 km away.

Topography around Githunguri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Githunguri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m around an average of 1,922 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 864 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,091 m.

The land around Githunguri is covered by trees (61%) and shrubs (32%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and shrubs (33%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), shrubs (28%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

243 m

trees 61%

16 km

864 m

trees 58%

80 km

3,091 m

grassland 33%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← May Githunguri year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June weather nearby: Karuri 13 km · Kiambu 14 km · Limuru 16 km · Maai Mahiu 23 km · Mai 23 km · Ruiru 23 km · Kikuyu 24 km · Nairobi 26 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

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 Githunguri (-1.0575°, 36.7762°, elevation 1,971 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	13
2	21	13
3	21	13
4	21	13
5	21	13
6	21	13
7	21	12
8	21	12
9	21	12
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	20	12
14	20	12
15	20	12
16	20	12
17	20	12
18	20	12
19	20	12
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	12
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	32	68
3	30	70
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	26	74
7	25	75
8	23	77
9	22	78
10	20	80
11	18	82
12	17	83
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	47
4	47
5	47
6	47
7	47
8	47
9	47
10	47
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	47
16	47
17	46
18	46
19	45
20	44
21	43
22	43
23	42
24	41
25	39
26	38
27	37
28	36
29	35
30	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	43	56	1
2	43	56	1
3	44	55	1
4	44	55	1
5	45	54	1
6	46	53	1
7	46	53	1
8	47	52	1
9	47	52	1
10	48	51	1
11	49	51	0
12	50	50	0
13	52	48	0
14	53	47	0
15	55	45	0
16	57	43	0
17	59	41	0
18	62	38	0
19	64	36	0
20	66	34	0
21	68	32	0
22	70	30	0
23	72	28	0
24	73	27	0
25	75	25	0
26	76	24	0
27	78	22	0
28	79	21	0
29	80	20	0
30	81	19	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	13
2	21	13
3	21	13
4	21	13
5	21	13
6	21	13
7	21	12
8	21	12
9	21	12
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	20	12
14	20	12
15	20	12
16	20	12
17	20	12
18	20	12
19	20	12
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	12
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	32	68
3	30	70
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	26	74
7	25	75
8	23	77
9	22	78
10	20	80
11	18	82
12	17	83
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	47
4	47
5	47
6	47
7	47
8	47
9	47
10	47
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	47
16	47
17	46
18	46
19	45
20	44
21	43
22	43
23	42
24	41
25	39
26	38
27	37
28	36
29	35
30	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	43	56	1
2	43	56	1
3	44	55	1
4	44	55	1
5	45	54	1
6	46	53	1
7	46	53	1
8	47	52	1
9	47	52	1
10	48	51	1
11	49	51	0
12	50	50	0
13	52	48	0
14	53	47	0
15	55	45	0
16	57	43	0
17	59	41	0
18	62	38	0
19	64	36	0
20	66	34	0
21	68	32	0
22	70	30	0
23	72	28	0
24	73	27	0
25	75	25	0
26	76	24	0
27	78	22	0
28	79	21	0
29	80	20	0
30	81	19	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	21	13
2	21	13
3	21	13
4	21	13
5	21	13
6	21	13
7	21	12
8	21	12
9	21	12
10	21	12
11	21	12
12	21	12
13	20	12
14	20	12
15	20	12
16	20	12
17	20	12
18	20	12
19	20	12
20	20	12
21	20	12
22	20	12
23	20	12
24	20	12
25	20	12
26	20	12
27	20	12
28	20	12
29	20	12
30	20	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	33	67
2	32	68
3	30	70
4	28	72
5	28	72
6	26	74
7	25	75
8	23	77
9	22	78
10	20	80
11	18	82
12	17	83
13	16	84
14	16	84
15	14	86
16	14	86
17	14	86
18	13	87
19	13	87
20	11	89
21	11	89
22	11	89
23	11	89
24	11	89
25	11	89
26	11	89
27	11	89
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	48
2	48
3	47
4	47
5	47
6	47
7	47
8	47
9	47
10	47
11	47
12	47
13	47
14	47
15	47
16	47
17	46
18	46
19	45
20	44
21	43
22	43
23	42
24	41
25	39
26	38
27	37
28	36
29	35
30	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	43	56	1
2	43	56	1
3	44	55	1
4	44	55	1
5	45	54	1
6	46	53	1
7	46	53	1
8	47	52	1
9	47	52	1
10	48	51	1
11	49	51	0
12	50	50	0
13	52	48	0
14	53	47	0
15	55	45	0
16	57	43	0
17	59	41	0
18	62	38	0
19	64	36	0
20	66	34	0
21	68	32	0
22	70	30	0
23	72	28	0
24	73	27	0
25	75	25	0
26	76	24	0
27	78	22	0
28	79	21	0
29	80	20	0
30	81	19	0