Driefontein weather in June

In June, Driefontein sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 10.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of June to 10 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Driefontein's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Driefontein's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.1 wet days
Daylight
10 h 18 min
6:49 AM – 5:08 PM
Cloud cover
18%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
3.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.9
out of 10

Driefontein is human settlement in South Africa.

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 19°C through the month.

A typical June day in Driefontein reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1195
2195
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4195
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Driefontein weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan25° / 15°14718.813.55.5
Feb25° / 15°11414.6136.0
Mar24° / 14°10413.412.26.6
Apr22° / 11°488.111.47.2
May20° / 173.110.78.0
Jun19° / 102.110.37.9
Jul19° / 111.910.57.9
Aug21° / 193.7118.1
Sep24° / 10°387.111.87.8
Oct24° / 11°10414.712.66.3
Nov24° / 13°1391813.35.6
Dec25° / 14°17020.213.75.3

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in June, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48812
58812
68812
78812
88812
98812
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Driefontein gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.1 wet days in June, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
17
27
37
47
57
67
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117
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136
146
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286
296
306

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 (%)
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Wind in June

Winds average 10 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
1310calm
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279calm
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309calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of June to 10 h 18 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 6:43 AM to 6:52 AM, and sunset from 5:09 PM to 5:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:435:09
210.46:435:08
310.46:445:08
410.46:445:08
510.46:455:08
610.46:455:08
710.46:465:08
810.46:465:08
910.46:475:08
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2910.36:525:11
3010.36:525:11

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 3.73 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 6.2 kWh/m² in December across the year — June's 3.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.7Moderate
163.7Moderate
173.7Moderate
183.7Moderate
193.7Moderate
203.7Moderate
213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
233.7Moderate
243.7Moderate
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263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Driefontein

In seasonPeak

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

Driefontein's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Driefontein?

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

7.9
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Driefontein for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Driefontein in June

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

In June, Driefontein sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 4°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Driefontein in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Driefontein peaks around January 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 14Jun 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun5High
Jul5High
Aug7Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Very high
Nov11Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Driefontein 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 Driefontein is worst in May — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (December, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateModerateMay 1754 µg/m³Dec 2319 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan20Moderate
Feb19Moderate
Mar26Moderate
Apr38Poor
May56Unhealthy
Jun38Poor
Jul36Poor
Aug30Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct28Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec19Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Driefontein?

Driefontein sits at 27.0°S, 30.4°E, 1,405 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Piet Retief, 38 km away.

Topography around Driefontein

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Driefontein has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m around an average of 1,360 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 508 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,763 m.

The land around Driefontein is covered by grassland (55%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (44%), trees (28%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (64%) within 80 km.

3 km
137 m
16 km
508 m
80 km
1,763 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Piet Retief 38 km · Daggakraal 49 km · Ermelo 66 km · Frischgewaagd 70 km · Volksrust 71 km · Fernie 73 km · Empuluzu 81 km · Breyten 86 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 Driefontein (-26.965°, 30.4357°, 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. 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).