Keetmanshoop weather in June

In June, Keetmanshoop sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.4 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-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 88% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of June to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Keetmanshoop's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Keetmanshoop's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
7:37 AM – 5:58 PM
Cloud cover
12%
3rd clearest
Wind
14 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.03 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.1
out of 10

Keetmanshoop is a city of Namibia.

Density
44/km²
people per km²
Founded
1866

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 22°C through the month.

A typical June day in Keetmanshoop reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 4°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2239
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4239
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6228
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11228
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How June really feels in Keetmanshoop

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Keetmanshoop weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 21°476.813.53.2
Feb34° / 21°547.512.93.5
Mar32° / 20°436.212.24.5
Apr29° / 16°213.411.47.1
May26° / 12°50.910.79.0
Jun22° / 20.410.49.1
Jul22° / 30.410.59.1
Aug24° / 10.211.19.4
Sep28° / 12°40.611.88.3
Oct31° / 16°61.512.66.0
Nov33° / 18°122.313.34.8
Dec35° / 20°223.813.63.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 88% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 7%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
19010
29010
39010
49010
59010
69010
79010
8919
9919
10919
11928
12937
13937
14937
15937
16946
17955
18955
19955
20955
21955
22955
23955
24955
25955
26955
27955
28964
29964
30964

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Keetmanshoop 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 (%)
11
21
31
42
52
62
72
82
92
102
112
122
132
142
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301

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 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in June

Winds average 14 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
314light breeze
414light breeze
514light breeze
614light breeze
714light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
1114light breeze
1214light breeze
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3015light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of June to 10 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 7:31 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 5:59 PM to 6:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.57:315:59
210.47:325:59
310.47:325:58
410.47:335:58
510.47:335:58
610.47:345:58
710.47:345:58
810.47:345:58
910.47:355:58
1010.47:355:58
1110.47:365:58
1210.47:365:58
1310.47:365:58
1410.47:375:58
1510.37:375:58
1610.37:375:58
1710.37:385:58
1810.37:385:58
1910.37:385:58
2010.37:395:58
2110.37:395:59
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2510.37:406:00
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2810.37:406:00
2910.37:406:01
3010.37:406:01

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.03 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 8.7 kWh/m² in December across the year — June's 4.03 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.2Bright
34.2Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.1Bright
114.1Bright
124.0Bright
134.0Bright
144.0Bright
154.0Bright
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204.0Bright
214.0Bright
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274.0Bright
284.0Bright
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304.0Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Keetmanshoop?

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

9.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
6.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Keetmanshoop in June

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

In June, Keetmanshoop sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Keetmanshoop in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Keetmanshoop peaks around January 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighHighVery highExtremeJan 16UV 15Jun 18UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep10Very high
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Keetmanshoop?

Keetmanshoop sits at 26.6°S, 18.1°E, 998 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Mariental, 217 km away.

MarientalLüderitzUpingtonRehobothTsabongWindhoekKatuturaGobabis

Topography around Keetmanshoop

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Keetmanshoop has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 123 m around an average of 998 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 341 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,206 m.

The land around Keetmanshoop is covered by bare terrain (69%) within 3 km, bare terrain (80%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (56%) and grassland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
123 m
16 km
341 m
80 km
1,206 m
shrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrain
June weather nearby: Mariental 217 km · Lüderitz 296 km · Upington 372 km · Rehoboth 377 km · Tsabong 434 km · Windhoek 459 km · Katutura 464 km · Gobabis 466 km

Namibia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / M
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$4,876
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
11.2
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
34.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Christian 98%unaffiliated 2%other 1%

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 Keetmanshoop (-26.5765°, 18.1336°, elevation 998 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).