Kikuyu weather in June

In June, Kikuyu sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 42 mm of rain across 7.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 Kikuyu's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kikuyu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 4th coldest
Rainfall: 42 mm; 7.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:36 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover: 79%; 10th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.6; out of 10

Kikuyu is town in Kiambu County, Kenya.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kikuyu reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°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)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	14	14	14	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	13	13

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

Kikuyu weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	26° / 14°	35	6.3	12.1	7.4
Feb	27° / 15°	29	4.7	12	7.3
Mar	27° / 16°	57	10.3	12	6.6
Apr	25° / 16°	114	19.4	12	5.2
May	24° / 15°	92	16.1	11.9	5.9
Jun	22° / 14°	42	7.9	11.9	6.6
Jul	22° / 13°	13	3.2	11.9	7.1
Aug	23° / 13°	21	3.9	12	7.1
Sep	24° / 13°	16	3.3	12	7.8
Oct	25° / 15°	40	9.3	12	6.8
Nov	24° / 15°	83	17.6	12.1	5.7
Dec	25° / 14°	47	10.2	12.1	7.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% 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 81%. 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 (%)	32	31	30	29	29	27	27	24	23	21	21	20	19	18	17	15	15	14	13	12	13	12	12	12	10	10	10	11	11	11
Cloudier (%)	68	69	70	71	71	73	73	76	77	79	79	80	81	82	83	85	85	86	87	88	87	88	88	88	90	90	90	89	89	89

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	24	76
9	23	77
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	20	80
13	19	81
14	18	82
15	17	83
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	14	86
19	13	87
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kikuyu gets around 42 mm of rain over 7.9 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 26% and peaks near 35% 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 (%)	35	35	35	34	34	33	32	32	31	31	30	29	28	27	27	26	25	24	24	23	22	21	21	20	19	18	17	17	16	15

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	34
5	34
6	33
7	32
8	32
9	31
10	31
11	30
12	29
13	28
14	27
15	27
16	26
17	25
18	24
19	24
20	23
21	22
22	21
23	21
24	20
25	19
26	18
27	17
28	17
29	16
30	15

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 51% 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 (%)	35	36	36	37	38	38	39	39	40	40	41	42	43	45	47	49	51	53	54	56	59	61	63	64	66	68	70	71	73	74
Comfortable (%)	56	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	54	54	54	52	51	50	48	46	45	43	41	39	37	36	34	32	30	29	27	26
Humid (%)	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	5	5	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	35	56	9
2	36	55	9
3	36	55	9
4	37	54	9
5	38	54	8
6	38	54	8
7	39	54	7
8	39	54	7
9	40	54	6
10	40	55	5
11	41	54	5
12	42	54	4
13	43	54	3
14	45	52	3
15	47	51	2
16	49	50	2
17	51	48	1
18	53	46	1
19	54	45	1
20	56	43	1
21	59	41	0
22	61	39	0
23	63	37	0
24	64	36	0
25	66	34	0
26	68	32	0
27	70	30	0
28	71	29	0
29	73	27	0
30	74	26	0

Wind in June

Winds average 7 km/h in June, the calmest month.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
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	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	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 6:33 AM to 6:39 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)	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	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	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39
Sunset (PM)	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	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	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:33	6:29
2	11.9	6:33	6:29
3	11.9	6:33	6:29
4	11.9	6:33	6:29
5	11.9	6:34	6:29
6	11.9	6:34	6:30
7	11.9	6:34	6:30
8	11.9	6:34	6:30
9	11.9	6:34	6:30
10	11.9	6:34	6:30
11	11.9	6:35	6:30
12	11.9	6:35	6:31
13	11.9	6:35	6:31
14	11.9	6:35	6:31
15	11.9	6:36	6:31
16	11.9	6:36	6:31
17	11.9	6:36	6:32
18	11.9	6:36	6:32
19	11.9	6:36	6:32
20	11.9	6:37	6:32
21	11.9	6:37	6:32
22	11.9	6:37	6:33
23	11.9	6:37	6:33
24	11.9	6:37	6:33
25	11.9	6:38	6:33
26	11.9	6:38	6:34
27	11.9	6:38	6:34
28	11.9	6:38	6:34
29	11.9	6:38	6:34
30	11.9	6:39	6:34

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.14 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 4.39 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	4.8	4.7	4.7	4.7	4.6	4.6	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.4	4.4	4.3	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
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	4.8	Bright
4	4.7	Bright
5	4.7	Bright
6	4.7	Bright
7	4.6	Bright
8	4.6	Bright
9	4.5	Bright
10	4.5	Bright
11	4.5	Bright
12	4.5	Bright
13	4.4	Bright
14	4.4	Bright
15	4.3	Bright
16	4.3	Bright
17	4.3	Bright
18	4.3	Bright
19	4.3	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

Hazard calendar for Kikuyu

In seasonPeak

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

Kikuyu's rainy season runs March–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is June a good time to visit Kikuyu?

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

6.6

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Kikuyu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kikuyu in June

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

In June, Kikuyu sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 8 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Kikuyu 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 Kikuyu 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 Kikuyu 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 Kikuyu is worst in June — around 53 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), 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)	48	43	41	44	47	53	48	39	34	33	45	50
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	48	Poor
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	44	Poor
May	47	Poor
Jun	53	Poor
Jul	48	Poor
Aug	39	Poor
Sep	34	Moderate
Oct	33	Moderate
Nov	45	Poor
Dec	50	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Kikuyu?

Kikuyu sits at 1.2°S, 36.7°E, 2,047 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Ngong, 12 km away.

Topography around Kikuyu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kikuyu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m around an average of 2,006 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 879 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,247 m.

The land around Kikuyu is covered by trees (41%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (34%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (39%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

212 m

trees 41%

16 km

879 m

trees 34%

80 km

3,247 m

grassland 39%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

June weather nearby: Ngong 12 km · Karuri 13 km · Limuru 15 km · Lang'ata 15 km · Nairobi 18 km · Ongata Rongai 20 km · Kiserian 20 km · Pumwani 21 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 Kikuyu (-1.2463°, 36.6629°, elevation 2,047 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	23	14
2	23	14
3	23	14
4	23	14
5	23	14
6	23	14
7	23	14
8	23	14
9	23	14
10	23	14
11	23	14
12	23	14
13	23	14
14	22	14
15	22	14
16	22	14
17	22	14
18	22	14
19	22	14
20	22	14
21	22	14
22	22	14
23	22	14
24	22	14
25	22	14
26	22	13
27	22	13
28	22	13
29	22	13
30	22	13

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	24	76
9	23	77
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	20	80
13	19	81
14	18	82
15	17	83
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	14	86
19	13	87
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	34
5	34
6	33
7	32
8	32
9	31
10	31
11	30
12	29
13	28
14	27
15	27
16	26
17	25
18	24
19	24
20	23
21	22
22	21
23	21
24	20
25	19
26	18
27	17
28	17
29	16
30	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	35	56	9
2	36	55	9
3	36	55	9
4	37	54	9
5	38	54	8
6	38	54	8
7	39	54	7
8	39	54	7
9	40	54	6
10	40	55	5
11	41	54	5
12	42	54	4
13	43	54	3
14	45	52	3
15	47	51	2
16	49	50	2
17	51	48	1
18	53	46	1
19	54	45	1
20	56	43	1
21	59	41	0
22	61	39	0
23	63	37	0
24	64	36	0
25	66	34	0
26	68	32	0
27	70	30	0
28	71	29	0
29	73	27	0
30	74	26	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	24	76
9	23	77
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	20	80
13	19	81
14	18	82
15	17	83
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	14	86
19	13	87
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	34
5	34
6	33
7	32
8	32
9	31
10	31
11	30
12	29
13	28
14	27
15	27
16	26
17	25
18	24
19	24
20	23
21	22
22	21
23	21
24	20
25	19
26	18
27	17
28	17
29	16
30	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	35	56	9
2	36	55	9
3	36	55	9
4	37	54	9
5	38	54	8
6	38	54	8
7	39	54	7
8	39	54	7
9	40	54	6
10	40	55	5
11	41	54	5
12	42	54	4
13	43	54	3
14	45	52	3
15	47	51	2
16	49	50	2
17	51	48	1
18	53	46	1
19	54	45	1
20	56	43	1
21	59	41	0
22	61	39	0
23	63	37	0
24	64	36	0
25	66	34	0
26	68	32	0
27	70	30	0
28	71	29	0
29	73	27	0
30	74	26	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	29	71
6	27	73
7	27	73
8	24	76
9	23	77
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	20	80
13	19	81
14	18	82
15	17	83
16	15	85
17	15	85
18	14	86
19	13	87
20	12	88
21	13	87
22	12	88
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	10	90
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	11	89
29	11	89
30	11	89

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	34
5	34
6	33
7	32
8	32
9	31
10	31
11	30
12	29
13	28
14	27
15	27
16	26
17	25
18	24
19	24
20	23
21	22
22	21
23	21
24	20
25	19
26	18
27	17
28	17
29	16
30	15

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	35	56	9
2	36	55	9
3	36	55	9
4	37	54	9
5	38	54	8
6	38	54	8
7	39	54	7
8	39	54	7
9	40	54	6
10	40	55	5
11	41	54	5
12	42	54	4
13	43	54	3
14	45	52	3
15	47	51	2
16	49	50	2
17	51	48	1
18	53	46	1
19	54	45	1
20	56	43	1
21	59	41	0
22	61	39	0
23	63	37	0
24	64	36	0
25	66	34	0
26	68	32	0
27	70	30	0
28	71	29	0
29	73	27	0
30	74	26	0