Kukawa weather in June

In June, Kukawa sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 18 mm of rain across 5.5 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 37°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 Kukawa's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kukawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
27°
11th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
5.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:43 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
42%
9th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
6.64 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 40°C in the first days to 37°C by the end.

A typical June day in Kukawa reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 27°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 4°C warmer than July.

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How June really feels in Kukawa

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
30 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.

Kukawa 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
Jan31° / 15°0011.35.6
Feb35° / 18°0011.63.6
Mar38° / 22°0011.91.1
Apr41° / 26°10.412.30.0
May41° / 27°102.612.60.0
Jun38° / 27°185.512.70.9
Jul35° / 25°5812.112.72.6
Aug32° / 24°1331612.43.3
Sep35° / 24°508.612.12.7
Oct38° / 24°82.211.71.6
Nov36° / 20°0011.42.7
Dec32° / 16°0011.35.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kukawa gets around 18 mm of rain over 5.5 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 18% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 70% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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481226477
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Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 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 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 5:42 AM to 5:46 AM, and sunset from 6:24 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.75:426:24
212.75:426:25
312.75:426:25
412.75:426:25
512.75:426:26
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912.75:426:27
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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 6.64 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — June's 6.64 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Kukawa

In seasonPeak

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

Kukawa sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in March.

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

Is June a good time to visit Kukawa?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kukawa.

What to pack for Kukawa in June

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

In June, Kukawa sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kukawa 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 Kukawa peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 18UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kukawa 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 Kukawa is worst in February — around 113 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 13112 µg/m³Aug 1726 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan107Unhealthy
Feb113Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec101Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kukawa?

Kukawa sits at 12.9°N, 13.6°E, 291 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Monguno, 29 km away.

GamboruDikwaBlangwaDiffaMagumeriMaiduguri

Topography around Kukawa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kukawa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m.

The land around Kukawa is covered by grassland (95%) within 3 km, grassland (97%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and wetland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
6 m
16 km
17 m
80 km
35 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
June weather nearby: Monguno 29 km · Marte 68 km · Gamboru 93 km · Dikwa 106 km · Blangwa 108 km · Diffa 112 km · Magumeri 121 km · Maiduguri 128 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 Kukawa (12.9247°, 13.5662°, elevation 291 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).