Mai weather in June

In June, Mai sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 54 mm of rain across 12.5 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 21°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 Mai's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mai's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
13°
5th coldest
Rainfall
54 mm
12.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:36 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
79%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.46 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical June day in Mai reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 22°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)
12113
22113
32113
42113
52113
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72113
82113
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102113
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132113
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Mai 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 13°536.712.17.5
Feb26° / 13°395.1127.4
Mar25° / 14°718.6127.1
Apr23° / 14°11717.7125.5
May22° / 14°11518.4125.2
Jun21° / 13°5412.511.95.7
Jul20° / 12°267.711.96.1
Aug21° / 12°358.3126.3
Sep22° / 12°306.8127.0
Oct23° / 13°5411126.6
Nov23° / 13°9215.7125.7
Dec24° / 13°689.412.17.1

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 13% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
32971
42872
52773
62575
72575
82377
92278
102080
111981
121981
131882
141585
151585
161486
171486
181387
191288
201288
211288
221189
231288
241288
251288
261288
271288
281288
291288
301288

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Mai gets around 54 mm of rain over 12.5 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 41% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
144
244
344
444
545
645
745
845
946
1046
1146
1246
1346
1446
1545
1644
1743
1843
1942
2041
2140
2239
2338
2437
2535
2634
2733
2832
2931
3030

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 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
15347
25347
35347
45446
55446
65446
75545
85545
95545
105644
115743
125842
135941
146139
156238
166436
176634
186832
197030
207228
217426
227624
237822
248020
258218
268317
278515
288614
298713
308812

Wind in June

Winds average 6 km/h in June, the calmest month.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 6 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
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

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 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:336:30
211.96:336:30
311.96:336:30
411.96:336:30
511.96:336:30
611.96:346:30
711.96:346:31
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1111.96:356:31
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1311.96:356:32
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1511.96:356:32
1611.96:366:32
1711.96:366:32
1811.96:366:33
1911.96:366:33
2011.96:366:33
2111.96:376:33
2211.96:376:33
2311.96:376:34
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2511.96:376:34
2611.96:386:34
2711.96:386:34
2811.96:386:35
2911.96:386:35
3011.96:386:35

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.46 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.22 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 4.46 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.7Bright
74.7Bright
84.6Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
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 Mai?

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

5.7
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.3
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Mai for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mai in June

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

In June, Mai sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 13 days see rain.

rain gear

UV index in Mai 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 Mai peaks around March 15 at about 17 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 15UV 17Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mai 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 Mai 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).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJun 1864 µg/m³Sep 2348 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan62Unhealthy
Feb59Unhealthy
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun65Unhealthy
Jul60Unhealthy
Aug51Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov60Unhealthy
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Mai?

Mai sits at 1.0°S, 36.6°E, 1,891 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Maai Mahiu, 1.0 km away.

Topography around Mai

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mai has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 501 m around an average of 1,913 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,184 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,293 m.

The land around Mai is covered by grassland (29%), trees (22%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, grassland (37%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and grassland (33%), shrubs (27%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
501 m
16 km
1,184 m
80 km
3,293 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Maai Mahiu 1.0 km · Limuru 16 km · Githunguri 23 km · Karuri 29 km · Kikuyu 31 km · Naivasha 34 km · Kiambu 35 km · Nairobi 42 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 Mai (-0.9817°, 36.5864°, elevation 1,891 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).