Iten weather in June

In June, Iten sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 202 mm of rain across 18.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% 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 Iten's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Iten's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 23°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 6th coldest
Rainfall: 202 mm; 18.5 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:37 AM – 6:39 PM
Cloud cover: 67%; 9th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 10th windiest
Solar energy: 5.32 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical June day in Iten reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°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 2°C cooler than May and about 2°C warmer than 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)	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13

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

Iten weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 14°	43	4.2	12	7.7
Feb	27° / 14°	42	3.5	12	7.5
Mar	27° / 15°	54	5.3	12	7.3
Apr	26° / 15°	86	10.1	12	6.5
May	25° / 15°	115	11.4	12	6.6
Jun	23° / 14°	202	18.5	12	5.4
Jul	22° / 13°	259	25.8	12	4.2
Aug	22° / 13°	297	25.9	12	4.2
Sep	23° / 13°	160	13.8	12	6.2
Oct	24° / 14°	72	10.2	12	6.9
Nov	24° / 14°	48	8.9	12	7.0
Dec	25° / 14°	34	4.6	12	7.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%. 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 (%)	50	49	46	44	44	41	40	38	35	34	32	30	29	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	26	26	27	27	26	26
Cloudier (%)	50	51	54	56	56	59	60	62	65	66	68	70	71	73	73	73	73	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	74	74	73	73	74	74

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	46	54
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	38	62
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	32	68
12	30	70
13	29	71
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	27	73
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	26	74
30	26	74

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Iten gets around 202 mm of rain over 18.5 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 61% and peaks near 72% on the wettest days. The odds climb 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 (%)	39	41	44	46	48	51	53	55	57	59	61	62	64	65	65	65	66	66	66	66	66	67	67	68	68	69	69	70	71	72

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	41
3	44
4	46
5	48
6	51
7	53
8	55
9	57
10	59
11	61
12	62
13	64
14	65
15	65
16	65
17	66
18	66
19	66
20	66
21	66
22	67
23	67
24	68
25	68
26	69
27	69
28	70
29	71
30	72

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 63% 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 (%)	52	51	49	48	46	44	42	40	38	37	35	34	32	31	30	30	29	28	28	27	27	27	26	26	26	26	26	25	25	25
Comfortable (%)	45	46	47	49	50	52	54	55	57	58	60	61	63	65	66	66	67	68	69	70	70	70	72	72	72	72	73	74	74	74
Humid (%)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	52	45	3
2	51	46	3
3	49	47	4
4	48	49	4
5	46	50	4
6	44	52	4
7	42	54	4
8	40	55	5
9	38	57	5
10	37	58	5
11	35	60	5
12	34	61	5
13	32	63	5
14	31	65	4
15	30	66	4
16	30	66	4
17	29	67	4
18	28	68	4
19	28	69	3
20	27	70	3
21	27	70	3
22	27	70	3
23	26	72	2
24	26	72	2
25	26	72	2
26	26	72	2
27	26	73	1
28	25	74	1
29	25	74	1
30	25	74	1

Wind in June

Winds average 4 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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	5	calm
2	5	calm
3	5	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm

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 6:34 AM to 6:40 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:42 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)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40
Sunset (PM)	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:42

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	6:34	6:37
2	12.0	6:35	6:37
3	12.0	6:35	6:37
4	12.0	6:35	6:37
5	12.0	6:35	6:37
6	12.0	6:35	6:37
7	12.0	6:35	6:38
8	12.0	6:36	6:38
9	12.0	6:36	6:38
10	12.0	6:36	6:38
11	12.0	6:36	6:38
12	12.0	6:36	6:39
13	12.0	6:36	6:39
14	12.0	6:37	6:39
15	12.0	6:37	6:39
16	12.0	6:37	6:39
17	12.0	6:37	6:40
18	12.0	6:37	6:40
19	12.0	6:38	6:40
20	12.0	6:38	6:40
21	12.0	6:38	6:40
22	12.0	6:38	6:41
23	12.0	6:39	6:41
24	12.0	6:39	6:41
25	12.0	6:39	6:41
26	12.0	6:39	6:41
27	12.0	6:39	6:42
28	12.0	6:40	6:42
29	12.0	6:40	6:42
30	12.0	6:40	6:42

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.32 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.05 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 5.32 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)	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2
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	5.7	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.5	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.4	Bright
9	5.4	Bright
10	5.4	Bright
11	5.4	Bright
12	5.3	Bright
13	5.3	Bright
14	5.3	Bright
15	5.3	Bright
16	5.3	Bright
17	5.3	Bright
18	5.2	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.2	Bright
27	5.2	Bright
28	5.2	Bright
29	5.2	Bright
30	5.2	Bright

Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Iten

In seasonPeak

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

Iten'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 Iten?

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

5.4

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Iten for sightseeing.

What to pack for Iten in June

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

In June, Iten sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

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UV index in Iten 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 Iten peaks around March 15 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 11 (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	16	17	15	13	11	12	12	14	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	17	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	14	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Iten 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 Iten is worst in June — around 64 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)	45	41	40	45	54	64	60	56	57	50	45	44
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	45	Poor
Feb	41	Poor
Mar	40	Poor
Apr	45	Poor
May	54	Poor
Jun	64	Unhealthy
Jul	60	Unhealthy
Aug	56	Unhealthy
Sep	57	Unhealthy
Oct	50	Poor
Nov	45	Poor
Dec	44	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Iten?

Iten sits at 0.7°N, 35.5°E, 2,355 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Eldoret, 31 km away.

Topography around Iten

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Iten has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 471 m around an average of 2,247 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,479 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,750 m.

The land around Iten is covered by cropland (40%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, cropland (35%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), shrubs (28%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

471 m

cropland 40%

16 km

1,479 m

cropland 35%

80 km

2,750 m

trees 36%

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

June weather nearby: Eldoret 31 km · Kabarnet 33 km · Moi‘s Bridge 48 km · Kitale 68 km · Kapsabet 69 km · Kiminini 69 km · Eldama Ravine 73 km · Kapenguria 77 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 Iten (0.6703°, 35.5081°, elevation 2,355 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	24	15
2	24	15
3	24	15
4	24	15
5	24	15
6	24	14
7	24	14
8	24	14
9	24	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	23	14
15	23	14
16	23	14
17	23	14
18	23	14
19	23	14
20	23	14
21	23	14
22	23	14
23	22	14
24	22	14
25	22	14
26	22	14
27	22	14
28	22	13
29	22	13
30	22	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	46	54
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	38	62
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	32	68
12	30	70
13	29	71
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	27	73
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	26	74
30	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	41
3	44
4	46
5	48
6	51
7	53
8	55
9	57
10	59
11	61
12	62
13	64
14	65
15	65
16	65
17	66
18	66
19	66
20	66
21	66
22	67
23	67
24	68
25	68
26	69
27	69
28	70
29	71
30	72

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	52	45	3
2	51	46	3
3	49	47	4
4	48	49	4
5	46	50	4
6	44	52	4
7	42	54	4
8	40	55	5
9	38	57	5
10	37	58	5
11	35	60	5
12	34	61	5
13	32	63	5
14	31	65	4
15	30	66	4
16	30	66	4
17	29	67	4
18	28	68	4
19	28	69	3
20	27	70	3
21	27	70	3
22	27	70	3
23	26	72	2
24	26	72	2
25	26	72	2
26	26	72	2
27	26	73	1
28	25	74	1
29	25	74	1
30	25	74	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	46	54
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	38	62
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	32	68
12	30	70
13	29	71
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	27	73
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	26	74
30	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	41
3	44
4	46
5	48
6	51
7	53
8	55
9	57
10	59
11	61
12	62
13	64
14	65
15	65
16	65
17	66
18	66
19	66
20	66
21	66
22	67
23	67
24	68
25	68
26	69
27	69
28	70
29	71
30	72

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	52	45	3
2	51	46	3
3	49	47	4
4	48	49	4
5	46	50	4
6	44	52	4
7	42	54	4
8	40	55	5
9	38	57	5
10	37	58	5
11	35	60	5
12	34	61	5
13	32	63	5
14	31	65	4
15	30	66	4
16	30	66	4
17	29	67	4
18	28	68	4
19	28	69	3
20	27	70	3
21	27	70	3
22	27	70	3
23	26	72	2
24	26	72	2
25	26	72	2
26	26	72	2
27	26	73	1
28	25	74	1
29	25	74	1
30	25	74	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	50	50
2	49	51
3	46	54
4	44	56
5	44	56
6	41	59
7	40	60
8	38	62
9	35	65
10	34	66
11	32	68
12	30	70
13	29	71
14	27	73
15	27	73
16	27	73
17	27	73
18	26	74
19	26	74
20	26	74
21	26	74
22	26	74
23	26	74
24	27	73
25	26	74
26	26	74
27	27	73
28	27	73
29	26	74
30	26	74

	Rain chance (%)
1	39
2	41
3	44
4	46
5	48
6	51
7	53
8	55
9	57
10	59
11	61
12	62
13	64
14	65
15	65
16	65
17	66
18	66
19	66
20	66
21	66
22	67
23	67
24	68
25	68
26	69
27	69
28	70
29	71
30	72

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	52	45	3
2	51	46	3
3	49	47	4
4	48	49	4
5	46	50	4
6	44	52	4
7	42	54	4
8	40	55	5
9	38	57	5
10	37	58	5
11	35	60	5
12	34	61	5
13	32	63	5
14	31	65	4
15	30	66	4
16	30	66	4
17	29	67	4
18	28	68	4
19	28	69	3
20	27	70	3
21	27	70	3
22	27	70	3
23	26	72	2
24	26	72	2
25	26	72	2
26	26	72	2
27	26	73	1
28	25	74	1
29	25	74	1
30	25	74	1