Kismayo weather in June

In June, Kismayo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 33 mm of rain across 10.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of June to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kismayo's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kismayo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
25°
4th coldest
Rainfall
33 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:11 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover
63%
11th clearest
Wind
20 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.9
out of 10

Kismayo is port city in the southern Lower Juba province of Somalia and capital of Jubaland.

Density
5,592/km²
people per km²

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 30°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kismayo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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How June really feels in Kismayo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 29 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
29
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.

Kismayo weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 25°151.5125.3
Feb32° / 25°20.3125.1
Mar33° / 26°92.4124.3
Apr33° / 26°7314.3123.3
May31° / 25°8918.5123.8
Jun30° / 25°3310.1124.9
Jul29° / 24°217.2125.5
Aug30° / 24°197125.6
Sep31° / 24°185.3125.4
Oct31° / 25°399.3124.5
Nov32° / 25°6914124.0
Dec32° / 25°357.6124.7

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% 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 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
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45347
55248
65149
75050
84951
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kismayo gets around 33 mm of rain over 10.1 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 34% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
110891
211881
313861
414851
516840
618820
719810
821790
923770
1024760
1125750
1226740
1328720
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1831690
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2033670
2134660
2235650
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2438620
2540600
2642580
2745550
2847530
2949510
3052480

Wind in June

Winds average 20 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 21 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
119light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

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Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of June to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:07 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 5.23 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.81 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 5.23 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Kismayo?

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

4.9
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.7
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kismayo in June

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

In June, Kismayo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Kismayo in June

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

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

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar28Warm
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov27Warm
Dec28Warm

UV index in Kismayo 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 Kismayo peaks around April 9 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeApr 9UV 15Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kismayo 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 Kismayo is worst in January — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (October, 6 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodJan 2015 µg/m³Oct 156 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr6Good
May7Good
Jun10Good
Jul10Good
Aug8Good
Sep7Good
Oct6Good
Nov8Good
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kismayo?

Kismayo sits at 0.4°S, 42.5°E, 11 m above sea level, in Somalia. The nearest listed city is Jamaame, 53 km away.

JilibBu’aaleKaambooniLamuBaardheereMasalani

Topography around Kismayo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kismayo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 57 m around an average of 14 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m.

The land around Kismayo is covered by artificial surfaces (36%) and water (36%) within 3 km, water (50%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (58%) and water (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
57 m
16 km
83 m
80 km
84 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Jamaame 53 km · Jilib 98 km · Bu’aale 160 km · Kaambooni 178 km · Lamu 280 km · Baardheere 302 km · Masalani 303 km · Hola 306 km

Somalia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / G
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 52% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$661
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Road deaths
27.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 399
Religion
Muslim 100%ethnic religionist 0%

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 Kismayo (-0.3582°, 42.5454°, elevation 11 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).