Opuwo weather in June

In June, Opuwo sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 10.9 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 hours at the start of June to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Opuwo's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Opuwo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
12°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
10 h 54 min
7:37 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
5%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.4
out of 10

Opuwo is city in Namibia.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical June day in Opuwo reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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How June really feels in Opuwo

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.

Opuwo 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
Jan31° / 18°8810.7134.6
Feb30° / 18°10811.912.64.7
Mar29° / 18°9914.412.15.0
Apr29° / 17°275.311.66.5
May28° / 15°10.111.28.3
Jun26° / 12°0010.99.4
Jul26° / 11°00119.4
Aug29° / 13°0011.47.7
Sep32° / 15°20.611.95.3
Oct33° / 17°113.112.44.1
Nov33° / 18°386.512.84.2
Dec32° / 18°648.713.14.3

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 95% of the time in June, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 2%.

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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Opuwo gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in June

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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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Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 13 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 hours at the start of June to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 7:32 AM to 7:40 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.07:326:32
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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 5.13 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.13 kWh/m² to a high of 7.58 kWh/m² in November across the year — June's 5.13 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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

Is June a good time to visit Opuwo?

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

9.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
8.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Opuwo in June

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

In June, Opuwo sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Opuwo in June

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Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Opuwo peaks around January 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 17UV 15Jun 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun8Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Opuwo?

Opuwo sits at 18.1°S, 13.8°E, 0 m above sea level, in Namibia. The nearest listed city is Xangongo, 190 km away.

XangongoHumbeOshakatiCahamaOngwedivaOndangwaOndjivaHelao Nafidi

Topography around Opuwo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Opuwo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m around an average of 1,158 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 620 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,208 m.

The land around Opuwo is covered by shrubs (41%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (84%) within 16 km, and shrubs (92%) within 80 km.

3 km
144 m
16 km
620 m
80 km
1,208 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
June weather nearby: Xangongo 190 km · Humbe 190 km · Oshakati 200 km · Cahama 204 km · Ongwediva 206 km · Ondangwa 227 km · Ondjiva 229 km · Helao Nafidi 230 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 Opuwo (-18.0607°, 13.84°, elevation 0 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).