Rumphi weather in June

In June, Rumphi sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of June to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Rumphi's 5th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rumphi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:04 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
35%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
5.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.9
out of 10

Rumphi is city in Rumphi District, Malawi.

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 23°C through the month.

A typical June day in Rumphi reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 26°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)
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Rumphi weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 17°21127.312.63.9
Feb25° / 17°17223.112.44.1
Mar25° / 16°1762612.14.2
Apr25° / 15°8715.911.85.9
May25° / 13°153.811.58.2
Jun23° / 11°10.111.48.9
Jul23° / 10°10.311.48.8
Aug25° / 12°10.211.69.1
Sep27° / 14°10.311.98.7
Oct29° / 16°71.812.27.2
Nov29° / 17°588.412.55.8
Dec26° / 17°17622.412.64.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18317
28317
38416
48317
58416
68416
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88317
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Rumphi gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
16733
27030
37327
47624
57822
68119
78416
88614
98812
109010
11919
12928
13946
14946
15955
16964
17964
18973
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26973
27973
28973
29973
30982

Wind in June

Winds average 10 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of June to 11 h 24 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 6:00 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 5:24 PM to 5:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:005:24
211.46:005:24
311.46:015:24
411.46:015:24
511.46:015:24
611.46:015:24
711.46:025:24
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2211.46:055:27
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2611.46:065:28
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2811.46:075:28
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.03 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 5.03 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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135.0Bright
145.0Bright
155.0Bright
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215.0Bright
224.9Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Rumphi

In seasonPeak

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

Rumphi sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Rumphi's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Rumphi?

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

8.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Rumphi for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Rumphi in June

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

In June, Rumphi sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Rumphi 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 Rumphi peaks around February 15 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 15 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeFeb 15UV 17Jun 15UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Rumphi 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 Rumphi is worst in October — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.1× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModeratePoorModerateOct 1553 µg/m³Dec 2210 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar11Good
Apr11Good
May12Good
Jun16Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct57Unhealthy
Nov24Moderate
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Rumphi?

Rumphi sits at 11.0°S, 33.9°E, 1,084 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Mzuzu, 53 km away.

MzuzuNkhata BayMzimbaMatiriKarongaMbingaTingiKigonsera

Topography around Rumphi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rumphi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 m around an average of 1,145 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,188 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,119 m.

The land around Rumphi is covered by cropland (46%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, cropland (43%), shrubs (29%) and trees (22%) within 16 km, and trees (29%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
581 m
16 km
1,188 m
80 km
2,119 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Mzuzu 53 km · Nkhata Bay 81 km · Mzimba 102 km · Matiri 118 km · Karonga 121 km · Mbinga 127 km · Tingi 132 km · Kigonsera 132 km

Malawi travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 53% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$672
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.8
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
33.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 465
Religion
Protestant 34%other Christian 27%Roman Catholic 17%Muslim 14%

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 Rumphi (-11.0186°, 33.8575°, elevation 1,084 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).