Piton Saint-Leu weather in June

In June, Piton Saint-Leu sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 24 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in June, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 48 min at the start of June to 10 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Piton Saint-Leu's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Piton Saint-Leu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
9th warmest
Overnight low
20°
4th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:57 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
36%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.01 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical June day in Piton Saint-Leu reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 24°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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Piton Saint-Leu weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 9th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 24°20622.713.14.7
Feb26° / 24°18718.912.75.0
Mar26° / 24°15417.612.25.6
Apr25° / 23°6012.111.56.6
May24° / 21°458.5117.5
Jun22° / 20°246.310.77.7
Jul22° / 19°185.810.87.6
Aug21° / 19°287.511.37.3
Sep22° / 19°32911.97.1
Oct23° / 20°441212.56.8
Nov24° / 21°6713.4136.5
Dec25° / 23°1241913.35.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in June, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 30% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 11%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48812
58812
68812
78911
88911
98911
108911
118911
129010
139010
149010
159010
169010
179010
189010
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209010
219010
229010
239010
249010
259010
269010
279010
289010
299010
308911

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Piton Saint-Leu gets around 24 mm of rain over 6.3 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 20% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
124
224
324
424
524
624
724
823
923
1023
1123
1222
1322
1421
1521
1620
1720
1819
1919
2019
2118
2218
2318
2418
2517
2617
2717
2816
2916
3016

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the humid band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 10% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12215225
22225224
32235322
42255221
52265319
63285118
73305116
83315115
93335113
103355012
113365011
123374910
13338499
14339499
15340498
16341497
17342487
18342486
19343486
20343486
21444475
22444475
23444475
24545464
25545464
26646453
27747443
28747433
29848413
30849402

Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
110calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
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2012calm
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2512light breeze
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2712light breeze
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2912light breeze
3012light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 48 min at the start of June to 10 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 5:40 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.86:525:40
210.86:535:40
310.86:535:40
410.86:535:40
510.86:545:40
610.86:545:40
710.86:545:40
810.86:555:40
910.76:555:40
1010.76:565:40
1110.76:565:40
1210.76:565:40
1310.76:575:40
1410.76:575:40
1510.76:575:40
1610.76:575:40
1710.76:585:41
1810.76:585:41
1910.76:585:41
2010.76:595:41
2110.76:595:41
2210.76:595:41
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2510.77:005:42
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2710.77:005:43
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3010.77:005:43

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.01 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in November across the year — June's 4.01 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
24.1Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
74.1Bright
84.0Bright
94.0Bright
104.0Bright
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294.0Bright
304.0Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Piton Saint-Leu

In seasonPeak

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

Piton Saint-Leu sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Piton Saint-Leu's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is June a good time to visit Piton Saint-Leu?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Piton Saint-Leu for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Piton Saint-Leu in June

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

In June, Piton Saint-Leu sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Piton Saint-Leu in June

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in February at about 28°C and coldest in August near 23°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Tropical
Mar28Warm
Apr27Warm
May26Warm
Jun25Warm
Jul24Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep23Refreshing
Oct24Warm
Nov25Warm
Dec27Warm

UV index in Piton Saint-Leu 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 Piton Saint-Leu peaks around January 17 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 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 highExtremeJan 17UV 16Jul 10UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr10Very high
May8Very high
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Piton Saint-Leu?

Piton Saint-Leu sits at 21.2°S, 55.3°E, 350 m above sea level, in Reunion. The nearest listed city is Saint-Leu, 6.0 km away.

Saint-LeuSaint-LouisSaint-PierreLe TamponSaint-PaulLe PortLa PossessionSaint-Joseph

Topography around Piton Saint-Leu

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Piton Saint-Leu.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Piton Saint-Leu has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 897 m around an average of 293 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,875 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,030 m.

The land around Piton Saint-Leu is covered by trees (47%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (31%) within 16 km, and water (79%) within 80 km.

3 km
897 m
16 km
2,875 m
80 km
3,030 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Saint-Leu 6.0 km · Saint-Louis 12 km · Saint-Pierre 22 km · Le Tampon 22 km · Saint-Paul 24 km · Le Port 31 km · La Possession 32 km · Saint-Joseph 36 km

Reunion travel facts

Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz

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 Piton Saint-Leu (-21.2196°, 55.3151°, elevation 350 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).