Kuje weather in June

In June, Kuje sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 207 mm of rain across 23 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of June to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kuje's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kuje's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
8th coldest
Rainfall
207 mm
23 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:16 AM – 6:47 PM
Cloud cover
80%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kuje reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 23 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
23
heat index over the day's high
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.

Kuje weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 9th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°20.611.53.6
Feb36° / 24°51.211.72.6
Mar36° / 25°19411.92.2
Apr34° / 25°549.412.22.8
May31° / 24°13818.212.43.3
Jun29° / 23°2072312.53.5
Jul28° / 22°26527.912.53.5
Aug27° / 22°31128.812.33.5
Sep29° / 22°31627.712.13.2
Oct30° / 22°1662211.83.5
Nov33° / 22°132.411.64.2
Dec34° / 21°10.211.53.9

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 86%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11387
21387
31387
41387
51288
61387
71387
81387
91387
101486
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kuje gets around 207 mm of rain over 23 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 77% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
174
275
375
476
576
676
776
876
975
1075
1175
1274
1374
1474
1574
1674
1775
1875
1976
2076
2177
2277
2378
2479
2579
2680
2781
2882
2983
3083

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11981
21981
31981
41990
51990
61990
71990
81990
91990
101990
111990
121990
131990
141990
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191990
202980
212980
222980
233970
243970
253970
264960
274960
285950
295950
306940

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
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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 30 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 6:14 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:146:43
212.56:146:43
312.56:146:43
412.56:146:44
512.56:146:44
612.56:156:44
712.56:156:45
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2012.56:176:48
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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 4.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 6.35 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 4.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
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54.3Bright
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84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
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264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.1Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kuje

In seasonPeak

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

Kuje's monsoon runs June–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kuje sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in March.

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

Is June a good time to visit Kuje?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kuje.

What to pack for Kuje in June

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

In June, Kuje sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Kuje 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 Kuje peaks around September 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highSep 17UV 12Dec 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kuje 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 Kuje is worst in February — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (July, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1198 µg/m³Jul 2025 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan93Unhealthy
Feb100Unhealthy
Mar74Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May34Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct46Poor
Nov53Poor
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kuje?

Kuje sits at 8.9°N, 7.2°E, 300 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Suleja, 34 km away.

LapaiBaroMinnaAkwanga

Topography around Kuje

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kuje has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m around an average of 290 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 880 m.

The land around Kuje is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (48%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
115 m
16 km
522 m
80 km
880 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
June weather nearby: Suleja 34 km · Abuja 35 km · Nasarawa 65 km · Keffi 71 km · Lapai 74 km · Baro 94 km · Minna 111 km · Akwanga 130 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 Kuje (8.8795°, 7.2276°, elevation 300 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).