Waterloo weather in June

In June, Waterloo sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 426 mm of rain across 29.7 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 24 min at the start of June to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Waterloo's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Waterloo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
9th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
426 mm
29.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
6:38 AM – 7:07 PM
Cloud cover
85%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Waterloo is city in 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 Waterloo reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°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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22825
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42825
52825
62824
72824
82824
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212824
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232724
242724
252724
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282724
292724
302724

How June really feels in Waterloo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 4 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
4
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.

Waterloo 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
Jan30° / 24°164.111.66.2
Feb30° / 25°112.211.76.0
Mar30° / 25°204.711.95.6
Apr30° / 25°478.412.25.0
May29° / 25°21625.212.43.5
Jun28° / 24°42629.712.53.2
Jul27° / 24°60629.912.43.4
Aug26° / 24°70529.712.33.4
Sep27° / 24°50129.4123.3
Oct28° / 24°26629.611.83.3
Nov29° / 24°13024.811.63.7
Dec29° / 25°4211.111.55.5

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 7% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3793
4793
5892
6892
7892
8892
9991
10991
11991
12991
13892
14892
15991
16892
17892
18892
19892
20892
21793
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24694
25694
26694
27595
28595
29595
30595

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Waterloo gets around 426 mm of rain over 29.7 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 98% and peaks near 99% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
195
296
396
496
597
697
798
898
998
1099
1199
1299
1399
1499
1599
1699
1799
1899
1999
2099
2199
2299
2399
2499
2599
2699
2799
2899
2998
3098

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 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
15941
26139
36337
46535
56733
66931
77129
87327
97525
107624
117822
127921
138119
148218
158416
168515
178614
188812
198911
209010
21919
22928
23937
24946
25955
26955
27964
28973
29973
30982

Wind in June

Winds average 8 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
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309calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:36 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 7:03 PM to 7:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:367:03
212.56:367:04
312.56:367:04
412.56:377:04
512.56:377:04
612.56:377:05
712.56:377:05
812.56:377:05
912.56:377:05
1012.56:377:06
1112.56:377:06
1212.56:377:06
1312.56:387:06
1412.56:387:07
1512.56:387:07
1612.56:387:07
1712.56:387:07
1812.56:387:07
1912.56:397:08
2012.56:397:08
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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 4.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 4.19 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.2Bright
184.2Bright
194.2Bright
204.2Bright
214.1Bright
224.1Bright
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244.1Bright
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264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Waterloo

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is June a good time to visit Waterloo?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Waterloo.

What to pack for Waterloo in June

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

In June, Waterloo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Waterloo in June

The nearest coast averages about 28°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 25 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 27°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Warm
Feb28Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr28Warm
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Waterloo 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 Waterloo peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 20UV 13Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Waterloo 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 Waterloo is worst in April — around 217 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 19.6× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyVery unhealthyUnhealthyModerateGoodModeratePoorApr 14200 µg/m³Aug 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar106Unhealthy
Apr217Very unhealthy
May43Poor
Jun20Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep12Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec54Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Waterloo?

Waterloo sits at 8.3°N, 13.1°W, 23 m above sea level, in Sierra Leone. The nearest listed city is Freetown, 24 km away.

FreetownGoderichPort LokoLunsarMile 91NjalaForécariahMakeni

Topography around Waterloo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Waterloo has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 419 m around an average of 52 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 899 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 885 m.

The land around Waterloo is covered by artificial surfaces (46%), grassland (23%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (48%) within 16 km, and water (41%) and trees (39%) within 80 km.

3 km
419 m
16 km
899 m
80 km
885 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetlandmangroves
June weather nearby: Freetown 24 km · Goderich 26 km · Port Loko 57 km · Lunsar 70 km · Mile 91 95 km · Njala 117 km · Forécariah 121 km · Makeni 128 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 Waterloo (8.3389°, -13.0709°, elevation 23 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. 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. 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).