Bukuru weather in June

In June, Bukuru sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 320 mm of rain across 28.8 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-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 4% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of June to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Bukuru's 9th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bukuru's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
9th warmest
Overnight low
19°
9th coldest
Rainfall
320 mm
28.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:08 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
77%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Bukuru is city in Plateau State, Nigeria.

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 Bukuru reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 2°C warmer than July.

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

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.

Bukuru weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 9th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 15°00.111.57.8
Feb30° / 17°20.511.76.2
Mar32° / 19°111.711.94.7
Apr31° / 20°9411.112.24.3
May28° / 20°26224.912.44.0
Jun26° / 19°32028.812.63.7
Jul24° / 18°33130.112.53.6
Aug24° / 18°36729.912.33.6
Sep26° / 18°30027.912.13.8
Oct27° / 17°10214.111.85.6
Nov29° / 16°10.411.67.1
Dec28° / 15°00.111.48.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12080
22080
32080
42080
52080
62179
72179
82179
92278
102377
112377
122278
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Bukuru gets around 320 mm of rain over 28.8 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 96% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
193
294
394
494
594
694
795
895
995
1095
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1296
1396
1496
1596
1696
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2698
2797
2897
2997
3097

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 95% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13961
23961
32971
42971
52980
62980
72980
82980
92980
102980
112980
122980
132980
143970
153970
163970
174960
184960
195950
205950
216940
227930
238920
248920
259910
2610900
2711890
2812880
2913870
3014860

Wind in June

Winds average 6 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of June to 12 h 36 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 6:06 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:45 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:066:38
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312.56:066:38
412.56:066:39
512.56:066:39
612.56:066:39
712.56:076:40
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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 4.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.09 kWh/m² to a high of 6.94 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 4.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
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135.0Bright
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155.0Bright
164.9Bright
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304.7Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Bukuru

In seasonPeak

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

Bukuru's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bukuru sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is June a good time to visit Bukuru?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bukuru.

What to pack for Bukuru in June

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

In June, Bukuru sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Bukuru in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bukuru peaks around September 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highSep 11UV 13Dec 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bukuru 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 Bukuru is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (July, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 19102 µg/m³Jul 2326 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan91Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar99Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul26Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct60Unhealthy
Nov65Unhealthy
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bukuru?

Bukuru sits at 9.8°N, 8.9°E, 1,277 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Jos, 15 km away.

PankshinWambaKachiaAkwanga

Topography around Bukuru

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bukuru has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 1,258 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 316 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,311 m.

The land around Bukuru is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and cropland (47%), grassland (27%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
316 m
80 km
1,311 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Jos 15 km · Kagoro 56 km · Kafanchan 67 km · Lere 73 km · Pankshin 81 km · Wamba 99 km · Kachia 100 km · Akwanga 110 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 13% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,224
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
15.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%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 Bukuru (9.794°, 8.864°, elevation 1,277 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).