Burgersdorp weather in June

In June, Burgersdorp sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 16 mm of precipitation across 3 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of June to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Burgersdorp's 3rd-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Burgersdorp's year-round climate.

Daytime high
16°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
16 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
10 hours
7:15 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover
26%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
3.32 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Burgersdorp is town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Founded
1846

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 16°C through the month.

A typical June day in Burgersdorp reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1173
2172
3172
4162
5162
6162
7162
8162
9162
10162
11161
12161
13161
14161
15161
16151
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28151
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How June really feels in Burgersdorp

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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
30
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Burgersdorp weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 15°8410.413.85.5
Feb29° / 15°801113.15.8
Mar26° / 13°679.312.27.1
Apr22° / 446.811.37.6
May19° / 203.610.57.5
Jun16° / 163106.2
Jul16° / 132.210.26.3
Aug18° / 18310.97.5
Sep22° / 21311.88.3
Oct25° / 416.412.87.8
Nov27° / 11°567.313.67.3
Dec29° / 13°658.3146.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 71% 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 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28416
38317
48317
58317
68317
78218
88218
98218
108119
118020
128020
138119
148119
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308614

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Burgersdorp gets around 16 mm of rain and snow over 3 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 10% and peaks near 11% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
18
29
39
49
510
610
710
810
910
1011
1111
1211
1311
1411
1511
1611
1711
1811
1910
2010
2110
2210
2310
249
259
269
278
288
297
307

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100

Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 12 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
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812calm
912calm
1012calm
1112calm
1212calm
1312calm
1412calm
1512calm
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3012calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 min at the start of June to 10 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 7:08 AM to 7:18 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:18 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.17:085:16
210.17:095:16
310.17:095:16
410.17:105:16
510.17:105:16
610.17:115:15
710.17:115:15
810.17:125:15
910.07:125:15
1010.07:135:15
1110.07:135:15
1210.07:135:15
1310.07:145:15
1410.07:145:15
1510.07:155:15
1610.07:155:15
1710.07:155:15
1810.07:165:15
1910.07:165:15
2010.07:165:15
2110.07:165:16
2210.07:175:16
2310.07:175:16
2410.07:175:16
2510.07:175:16
2610.07:175:17
2710.07:175:17
2810.07:185:17
2910.07:185:18
3010.07:185:18

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 3.32 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.32 kWh/m² to a high of 8.05 kWh/m² in December across the year — June's 3.32 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.4Moderate
73.4Moderate
83.4Moderate
93.4Moderate
103.3Moderate
113.3Moderate
123.3Moderate
133.3Moderate
143.3Moderate
153.3Moderate
163.3Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.3Moderate
203.3Moderate
213.3Moderate
223.3Moderate
233.3Moderate
243.3Moderate
253.3Moderate
263.3Moderate
273.3Moderate
283.4Moderate
293.4Moderate
303.4Moderate
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Burgersdorp?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Burgersdorp for sightseeing.

What to pack for Burgersdorp in June

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

In June, Burgersdorp sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 1°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Burgersdorp in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Burgersdorp peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 15Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7Very high
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Burgersdorp?

Burgersdorp sits at 31.0°S, 26.3°E, 1,405 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Aliwal North, 50 km away.

Topography around Burgersdorp

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Burgersdorp has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 1,448 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m.

The land around Burgersdorp is covered by grassland (66%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, grassland (83%) within 16 km, and grassland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
555 m
80 km
1,001 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Aliwal North 50 km · Zastron 106 km · Queenstown 113 km · Queensdale 115 km · Lady Frere 116 km · Middelburg 137 km · Whittlesea 139 km · Cala 142 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / M / N
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
68%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
43.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
22.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

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 Burgersdorp (-30.9977°, 26.3286°, elevation 1,405 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).