Nyeri weather in June

In June, Nyeri sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 77 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Nyeri's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nyeri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
77 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:33 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
76%
11th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Nyeri is town in the Central Highlands of 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 19°C through the month.

A typical June day in Nyeri reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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41912
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Nyeri weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan22° / 11°11014.5126.1
Feb23° / 11°8411.9126.4
Mar23° / 12°13318.5125.6
Apr21° / 13°20625.4124.1
May20° / 13°15822.2124.5
Jun19° / 12°7716.6124.9
Jul18° / 11°5214.1125.0
Aug18° / 11°5715.4125.0
Sep20° / 11°4611.9125.9
Oct20° / 12°12918.7125.1
Nov20° / 12°23026.4123.8
Dec21° / 12°18122124.7

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23466
33367
43169
52971
62872
72674
82575
92377
102278
112179
121981
131882
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301684

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Nyeri gets around 77 mm of rain over 16.6 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 55% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
154
254
354
454
554
655
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956
1056
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1957
2056
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3049

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 60% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
14357
24456
34456
44555
54654
64654
74753
84753
94852
104852
114951
125050
135248
145446
155545
165743
176040
186238
196436
206634
216832
227030
237228
247426
257624
267822
278020
288119
298218
308416

Wind in June

Winds average 6 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
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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 6:30 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:29 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:306:29
212.06:316:29
312.06:316:29
412.06:316:30
512.06:316:30
612.06:316:30
712.06:316:30
812.06:326:30
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1812.06:346:32
1912.06:346:32
2012.06:346:33
2112.06:346:33
2212.06:346:33
2312.06:356:33
2412.06:356:33
2512.06:356:34
2612.06:356:34
2712.06:356:34
2812.06:366:34
2912.06:366:34
3012.06:366:35

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 4.53 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
84.7Bright
94.6Bright
104.6Bright
114.6Bright
124.5Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.4Bright
184.4Bright
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204.4Bright
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234.4Bright
244.4Bright
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294.4Bright
304.4Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Nyeri?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
1.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Nyeri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nyeri in June

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

In June, Nyeri sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Nyeri 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 Nyeri peaks around March 16 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 16UV 17Jun 19UV 11
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr16Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Nyeri 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 Nyeri 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 Nyeri?

Nyeri sits at 0.4°S, 36.9°E, 1,812 m above sea level, in Kenya. The nearest listed city is Tetu, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Nyeri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nyeri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 231 m around an average of 1,798 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 986 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,987 m.

The land around Nyeri is covered by trees (54%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (32%), grassland (30%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
231 m
16 km
986 m
80 km
3,987 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Tetu 4.0 km · Karatina 21 km · Kerugoya 38 km · Murang’a 40 km · Karuri 41 km · Nanyuki 49 km · Wanguru 54 km · Embu 58 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 Nyeri (-0.4201°, 36.9476°, elevation 1,812 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).