Salima weather in June

In June, Salima sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-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 87% of the time in June, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of June to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Salima's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Salima's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:07 AM – 5:18 PM
Cloud cover
19%
3rd clearest
Wind
15 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.3
out of 10

Salima is human settlement in Salima 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 Salima reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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Salima weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°39928.712.73.6
Feb27° / 24°30723.812.54.0
Mar27° / 23°24322.912.14.6
Apr27° / 23°589.111.77.2
May25° / 21°51.211.48.9
Jun23° / 19°20.411.29.3
Jul23° / 18°20.511.39.1
Aug24° / 20°10.211.59.4
Sep27° / 22°10.211.98.9
Oct29° / 24°141.812.37.2
Nov30° / 25°769.812.65.5
Dec28° / 24°30524.512.84.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 87% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 4%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1955
2964
3964
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5964
6964
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Salima gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.4 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 2% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 61% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11053334
21153324
31255303
41355293
51457272
61557262
71659241
81759231
91859221
101860211
111960201
121961191
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Wind in June

Winds average 15 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of June to 11 h 12 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 6:02 AM to 6:09 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:025:17
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411.26:035:17
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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 4.95 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 7.12 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 4.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Salima

In seasonPeak

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

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

Salima'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 Salima?

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

9.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.4
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Salima in June

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

In June, Salima sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Salima in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Salima peaks around January 21 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeJan 21UV 15Jun 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Salima 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 Salima is worst in September — around 31 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.0× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodSep 1331 µg/m³Dec 218 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan9Good
Feb10Good
Mar10Good
Apr10Good
May12Good
Jun15Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct24Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Salima?

Salima sits at 13.8°S, 34.5°E, 512 m above sea level, in Malawi. The nearest listed city is Monkey Bay, 60 km away.

Monkey BayDedzaLilongweMponelaNkhotakotaLichingaUlonguéMangochi

Topography around Salima

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Salima has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 506 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 402 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,693 m.

The land around Salima is covered by cropland (51%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and cropland (32%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
402 m
80 km
1,693 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Monkey Bay 60 km · Dedza 68 km · Lilongwe 75 km · Mponela 83 km · Nkhotakota 96 km · Lichinga 99 km · Ulongué 105 km · Mangochi 116 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 Salima (-13.7804°, 34.4587°, elevation 512 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).