Zaria weather in June

In June, Zaria sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 110 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of June to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Zaria's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zaria's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
7th warmest
Overnight low
22°
10th coldest
Rainfall
110 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:10 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
5.56 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.0
out of 10

Zaria is city and local government area in Kaduna, Nigeria.

Density
1,741/km²
people per km²
Founded
1536

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 29°C by the end.

A typical June day in Zaria reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 4°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 Zaria

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 21 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
21
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.

Zaria weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 16°0011.46.7
Feb33° / 18°10.111.64.8
Mar36° / 21°20.411.92.7
Apr36° / 24°194.112.22.1
May34° / 24°7913.412.52.9
Jun30° / 22°11016.612.64.0
Jul28° / 21°15022.812.64.1
Aug27° / 21°23325.912.43.9
Sep29° / 21°16922.912.13.9
Oct30° / 20°559.311.84.8
Nov31° / 17°00.111.55.5
Dec30° / 16°00.111.46.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% 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 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24456
34456
44456
54357
64258
74258
84258
94258
104258
114258
124258
134159
144159
154060
163961
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193664
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213466
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243169
253070
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Zaria gets around 110 mm of rain over 16.6 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 56% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
157
257
357
457
557
656
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855
955
1054
1154
1254
1353
1453
1553
1653
1753
1854
1954
2055
2155
2256
2357
2458
2558
2659
2760
2861
2961
3062

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 100% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
124949
214949
314950
414851
514851
614851
704852
804852
904951
1004951
1104951
1205050
1305149
1405149
1505248
1605347
1705446
1805545
1905644
2005644
2105743
2205842
2305941
2406040
2506139
2606238
2706337
2806436
2906436
3006535

Wind in June

Winds average 10 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 36 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 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:09 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:45 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.66:096:45
212.66:096:45
312.66:096:45
412.66:096:46
512.66:096:46
612.66:096:46
712.66:096:46
812.66:096:47
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1012.66:096:47
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1212.66:096:48
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2012.76:116:50
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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 5.56 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.42 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 5.56 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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175.5Bright
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285.2Bright
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305.2Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Zaria

In seasonPeak

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

Zaria's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Zaria sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is June a good time to visit Zaria?

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

4.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Zaria for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zaria in June

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

In June, Zaria sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Zaria 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 Zaria peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 18UV 13Dec 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb6High
Mar10Extreme
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Zaria 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 Zaria is worst in February — around 127 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 30 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14126 µg/m³Jul 2230 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan119Unhealthy
Feb127Unhealthy
Mar118Unhealthy
Apr86Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul30Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep48Poor
Oct79Unhealthy
Nov95Unhealthy
Dec114Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Zaria?

Zaria sits at 11.1°N, 7.7°E, 644 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Soba, 39 km away.

AnchauMalumfashiGwarzoSofo-Birnin-Gwari

Topography around Zaria

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zaria has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 633 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 355 m.

The land around Zaria is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
197 m
80 km
355 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Soba 39 km · Dutsen Wai 60 km · Funtua 64 km · Kaduna 72 km · Anchau 75 km · Malumfashi 76 km · Gwarzo 92 km · Sofo-Birnin-Gwari 103 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 Zaria (11.1113°, 7.7227°, elevation 644 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).