Koidu weather in June

In June, Koidu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 335 mm of rain across 28 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 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 Koidu's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Koidu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
22°
9th coldest
Rainfall
335 mm
28 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:29 AM – 6:59 PM
Cloud cover
84%
9th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Koidu is city in Kono District, Sierra Leone.

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 Koidu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°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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42922
52922
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72922
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232822
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252822
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282822
292822
302822

How June really feels in Koidu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 2 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
2
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.

Koidu 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
Jan32° / 20°112.411.64.9
Feb34° / 22°142.911.73.8
Mar33° / 23°6310.311.93.4
Apr32° / 23°10515.712.23.5
May30° / 23°23525.412.43.2
Jun28° / 22°3352812.53.3
Jul27° / 21°36929.312.53.5
Aug27° / 21°41929.712.33.4
Sep28° / 21°42228.812.13.3
Oct29° / 21°32229.511.83.1
Nov29° / 21°12916.411.64.5
Dec30° / 20°163.111.55.9

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5595
6595
7694
8694
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Koidu gets around 335 mm of rain over 28 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 93% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
190
290
391
491
591
692
792
892
993
1093
1193
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1893
1994
2094
2194
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2394
2495
2595
2695
2795
2895
2995
3095

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 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1496
2496
3595
4595
5595
6694
7694
8694
9694
10694
11793
12793
13793
14892
15892
16991
171090
181189
191288
201387
211585
221783
231882
242080
252278
262476
272674
282773
292971
303169

Wind in June

Winds average 6 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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306calm

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 6:27 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 7:02 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.56:276:55
212.56:276:56
312.56:286:56
412.56:286:56
512.56:286:56
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712.56:286:57
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1312.56:296:58
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1812.56:297:00
1912.56:307:00
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2812.56:327:02
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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 4.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.45 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 4.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
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204.0Bright
214.0Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Moderate
284.0Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Koidu

In seasonPeak

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

Koidu's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is June a good time to visit Koidu?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Koidu.

What to pack for Koidu in June

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

In June, Koidu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Koidu in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Koidu peaks around August 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highAug 22UV 13Dec 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Koidu 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 Koidu is worst in March — around 233 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 25.9× the cleanest month (August, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210240JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorMar 18221 µg/m³Aug 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan90Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar233Very unhealthy
Apr151Very unhealthy
May27Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug9Good
Sep10Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec45Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Koidu?

Koidu sits at 8.6°N, 11.0°W, 381 m above sea level, in Sierra Leone. The nearest listed city is Segbwema, 72 km away.

SegbwemaKenemaFoya KamaraYende MillimouGueckedouKissidougouBoMakeni

Topography around Koidu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Koidu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 379 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,783 m.

The land around Koidu is covered by grassland (42%), artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (63%) and grassland (35%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
392 m
80 km
1,783 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Segbwema 72 km · Kenema 89 km · Foya Kamara 90 km · Yende Millimou 92 km · Gueckedou 93 km · Kissidougou 113 km · Bo 113 km · Makeni 121 km

Sierra Leone travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 24% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$846
2025
Happiness
3.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
11%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
2.2
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
33
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 77%Christian 23%

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 Koidu (8.6439°, -10.9714°, elevation 381 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).