Matamey weather in June

In June, Matamey sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 21 mm of rain across 5.8 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of June to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Matamey's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Matamey's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
5.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
6:03 AM – 6:50 PM
Cloud cover
38%
7th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 36°C by the end.

A typical June day in Matamey reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 4°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Matamey

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
18 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Matamey weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 15°0011.37.0
Feb33° / 18°0011.64.9
Mar37° / 22°0011.92.1
Apr40° / 25°10.412.30.3
May39° / 27°82.312.60.4
Jun37° / 26°215.812.81.6
Jul34° / 25°7813.712.73.0
Aug32° / 23°13817.112.43.5
Sep34° / 24°467.412.13.2
Oct36° / 23°51.411.72.3
Nov34° / 19°0011.43.9
Dec30° / 15°0011.26.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 21%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37426
47525
57624
67624
77822
87921
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118317
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Matamey gets around 21 mm of rain over 5.8 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 20% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
115
215
315
415
516
616
716
816
916
1016
1117
1217
1317
1418
1519
1619
1720
1821
1921
2022
2122
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2323
2423
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2624
2725
2826
2926
3027

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the muggy band about 56% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1111433384
2101333395
381333415
471233435
561133445
661133455
751034475
84934485
94834505
103833524
113733534
123733534
132732545
142631565
152631565
162630575
172629576
182528596
192527597
201526617
211524637
221523638
231422658
241421668
251419679
2603186910
2703177010
2802167111
2902147212
3002137213

Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of June to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:026:46
212.76:026:46
312.76:026:46
412.76:026:47
512.86:026:47
612.86:026:47
712.86:026:47
812.86:026:48
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1012.86:026:48
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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 6.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.41 kWh/m² in April across the year — June's 6.8 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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36.9Intense
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56.9Intense
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266.7Intense
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286.7Intense
296.7Intense
306.6Intense
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Matamey

In seasonPeak

In June, Matamey sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Matamey sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

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

Is June a good time to visit Matamey?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Matamey.

What to pack for Matamey in June

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

In June, Matamey sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Matamey 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 Matamey peaks around August 14 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highAug 14UV 12Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Matamey 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 Matamey is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14105 µg/m³Aug 1627 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan101Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar99Unhealthy
Apr83Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun51Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec94Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Matamey?

Matamey sits at 13.4°N, 8.5°E, 445 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Daura, 46 km away.

Mayahi

Topography around Matamey

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Matamey has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 34 m around an average of 448 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 91 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m.

The land around Matamey is covered by cropland (65%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, cropland (70%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
34 m
16 km
91 m
80 km
179 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
June weather nearby: Daura 46 km · Gazaoua 62 km · Tessaoua 64 km · Magaria 67 km · Zinder 70 km · Aguié 76 km · Mirriah 80 km · Mayahi 105 km

Niger travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$775
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
25.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%ethnic religionist 4%Christian 0%agnostics and other 0%

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 Matamey (13.4231°, 8.4748°, elevation 445 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).