Kayes weather in June

In June, Kayes sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of June to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kayes's 2nd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kayes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:14 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover
77%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.63 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Kayes is village in Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kayes reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

15°20°25°30°35°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12922
22922
32922
42922
52922
62921
72921
82921
92921
102921
112921
122921
132821
142821
152821
162820
172820
182820
192820
202820
212820
222820
232820
242820
252820
262820
272820
282820
292820
302820

How June really feels in Kayes

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.

Kayes weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°13522.612.23.2
Feb31° / 23°11818.812.13.1
Mar32° / 23°12520.8123.0
Apr31° / 23°15021.511.93.0
May31° / 23°6913.911.84.2
Jun28° / 21°30.611.86.7
Jul28° / 19°10.211.87.3
Aug28° / 20°30.711.96.8
Sep29° / 21°113.2125.6
Oct31° / 23°8315.212.13.8
Nov31° / 23°15824.312.23.0
Dec30° / 23°17525.112.23.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11783
21684
31684
41783
51783
61783
71882
81981
92080
102080
112179
122179
132278
142278
152278
162377
172377
182377
192278
202377
212377
222278
232278
242278
252179
262080
272080
282080
291981
301981

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kayes gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.6 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 3% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
112
211
310
48
57
66
75
84
94
103
112
122
131
141
151
161
170
180
190
200
210
220
230
240
250
260
270
280
290
300

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 89% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1004357
2014653
3015050
4015346
5025642
6026038
7036334
8036631
9046927
10047323
11057520
12067717
13068014
14078112
15088210
1609838
17010837
18011845
19013834
20014824
21015823
22016822
23017812
24018802
25119782
26120781
27122761
28123751
29124741
30126721

Wind in June

Winds average 5 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

0246810151015202530
Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of June to 11 h 48 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 6:11 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 5:58 PM to 6:03 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:115:58
211.86:115:58
311.86:125:58
411.86:125:58
511.86:125:58
611.86:125:58
711.86:125:58
811.86:135:58
911.86:135:59
1011.86:135:59
1111.86:135:59
1211.86:135:59
1311.86:145:59
1411.86:145:59
1511.86:146:00
1611.86:146:00
1711.86:156:00
1811.86:156:00
1911.86:156:00
2011.86:156:01
2111.86:156:01
2211.86:166:01
2311.86:166:01
2411.86:166:01
2511.86:166:02
2611.86:166:02
2711.86:176:02
2811.86:176:02
2911.86:176:03
3011.86:176:03

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 3.63 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 3.63 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

01234151015202530
Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.6Moderate
23.6Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.7Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kayes

In seasonPeak

None of Kayes's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kayes's rainy season runs October–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is June a good time to visit Kayes?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Kayes for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kayes in June

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

In June, Kayes sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes.

light clothes

UV index in Kayes in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kayes peaks around March 17 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeMar 17UV 15Jun 23UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May9Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug7High
Sep10Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Kayes 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 Kayes is worst in July — around 68 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (November, 14 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 2167 µg/m³Nov 2014 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun41Poor
Jul68Unhealthy
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep44Poor
Oct21Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec16Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kayes?

Kayes sits at 4.2°S, 13.3°E, 165 m above sea level, in Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Nkayi, 2.0 km away.

SibitiLoutétéDolisieMouyondziBelize

Topography around Kayes

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kayes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 165 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 421 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 796 m.

The land around Kayes is covered by grassland (53%) and shrubs (20%) within 3 km, grassland (72%) within 16 km, and grassland (53%) and trees (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
421 m
80 km
796 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Nkayi 2.0 km · Loudima 26 km · Bouansa 53 km · Sibiti 59 km · Loutété 63 km · Dolisie 69 km · Mouyondzi 75 km · Belize 76 km

Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$2,515
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
46%
of population, 2021
Road deaths
29.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22%Protestant 20%none 11%

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 Kayes (-4.2049°, 13.2861°, elevation 165 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).