George weather in June

In June, George sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 39 mm of rain across 6.9 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of June to 9 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is George's 2nd-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see George's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 3rd coldest
Rainfall: 39 mm; 6.9 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 48 min; 7:38 AM – 5:23 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 8th windiest
Solar energy: 2.66 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.5; out of 10

George is town in the Western Cape, South Africa.

Density: 2,436/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1811

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical June day in George reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 8°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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	11
2	18	11
3	18	11
4	18	11
5	18	11
6	18	11
7	18	10
8	18	10
9	18	10
10	18	10
11	18	10
12	18	10
13	18	10
14	18	10
15	18	10
16	18	10
17	18	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	18	10
21	18	10
22	17	10
23	17	10
24	17	10
25	17	10
26	17	10
27	17	10
28	17	10
29	17	10
30	17	10

George weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	23° / 17°	51	9.1	14	7.4
Feb	24° / 17°	42	8.1	13.3	7.5
Mar	23° / 16°	54	8.7	12.3	7.3
Apr	21° / 14°	53	7.5	11.2	7.0
May	20° / 12°	45	6.5	10.3	7.0
Jun	18° / 10°	39	6.9	9.8	6.5
Jul	17° / 9°	40	7.4	10	6.2
Aug	17° / 10°	53	8.1	10.7	6.2
Sep	18° / 11°	44	8	11.8	6.4
Oct	19° / 13°	62	8.7	12.9	6.5
Nov	20° / 14°	70	9.3	13.8	6.7
Dec	22° / 16°	47	9.1	14.2	7.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	68	69	70	70	70	71	70	70	70	70	70	70	71	71	71	71	71	71	71	72	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73	74	74
Cloudier (%)	32	31	30	30	30	29	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	26	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	69	31
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	74	26
30	74	26

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

George gets around 39 mm of rain over 6.9 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 23% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	23	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	25
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	25
8	25
9	25
10	25
11	25
12	25
13	24
14	24
15	23
16	23
17	22
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	21
22	21
23	21
24	21
25	21
26	21
27	21
28	21
29	22
30	22

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.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

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 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	13	light breeze
20	13	light breeze
21	13	light breeze
22	13	light breeze
23	13	light breeze
24	13	light breeze
25	13	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of June to 9 h 48 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 7:30 AM to 7:41 AM, and sunset from 5:25 PM to 5:26 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.8	9.8
Sunrise (AM)	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:32	7:33	7:33	7:34	7:34	7:35	7:35	7:36	7:36	7:37	7:37	7:37	7:38	7:38	7:38	7:39	7:39	7:39	7:40	7:40	7:40	7:40	7:40	7:40	7:40	7:41	7:41
Sunset (PM)	5:25	5:25	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:23	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:24	5:25	5:25	5:25	5:26	5:26

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	7:30	5:25
2	9.9	7:31	5:25
3	9.9	7:32	5:24
4	9.9	7:32	5:24
5	9.9	7:33	5:24
6	9.8	7:33	5:24
7	9.8	7:34	5:23
8	9.8	7:34	5:23
9	9.8	7:35	5:23
10	9.8	7:35	5:23
11	9.8	7:36	5:23
12	9.8	7:36	5:23
13	9.8	7:37	5:23
14	9.8	7:37	5:23
15	9.8	7:37	5:23
16	9.8	7:38	5:23
17	9.7	7:38	5:23
18	9.7	7:38	5:23
19	9.7	7:39	5:23
20	9.7	7:39	5:23
21	9.7	7:39	5:24
22	9.7	7:40	5:24
23	9.7	7:40	5:24
24	9.7	7:40	5:24
25	9.7	7:40	5:24
26	9.7	7:40	5:25
27	9.7	7:40	5:25
28	9.7	7:40	5:25
29	9.8	7:41	5:26
30	9.8	7:41	5:26

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 2.66 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.66 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in December across the year — June's 2.66 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.8	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.8	Moderate
2	2.8	Moderate
3	2.7	Moderate
4	2.7	Moderate
5	2.7	Moderate
6	2.7	Moderate
7	2.7	Moderate
8	2.7	Moderate
9	2.7	Moderate
10	2.7	Moderate
11	2.7	Moderate
12	2.7	Moderate
13	2.7	Moderate
14	2.7	Moderate
15	2.6	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.6	Moderate
19	2.6	Moderate
20	2.6	Moderate
21	2.6	Moderate
22	2.6	Moderate
23	2.6	Moderate
24	2.7	Moderate
25	2.7	Moderate
26	2.7	Moderate
27	2.7	Moderate
28	2.7	Moderate
29	2.7	Moderate
30	2.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit George?

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

6.5

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

2.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit George for sightseeing.

What to pack for George in June

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

In June, George sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 10°C. Little to plan around — just the basics. About 7 days see rain.

Sea temperature near George in June

The nearest coast averages about 17°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 20 km away) is warmest in January at about 21°C and coldest in August near 16°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Dec 13 to Mar 19 — about 3.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	21	21	20	18	17	17	16	16	17	17	19	20
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	21	Refreshing
Feb	21	Refreshing
Mar	20	Refreshing
Apr	18	Cool
May	17	Cool
Jun	17	Cool
Jul	16	Cool
Aug	16	Cool
Sep	17	Cool
Oct	17	Cool
Nov	19	Cool
Dec	20	Refreshing

UV index in George in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in George peaks around January 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	13	11	10	6	4	3	3	4	6	10	11	12
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	6	High
May	4	Moderate
Jun	3	Moderate
Jul	3	Moderate
Aug	4	Moderate
Sep	6	High
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	12	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is George?

George sits at 34.0°S, 22.5°E, 232 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Groot-Brakrivier, 24 km away.

Topography around George

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around George has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 227 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,541 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,099 m.

The land around George is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (29%), grassland (27%) and water (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (30%), grassland (27%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

208 m

artificial surfaces 48%

16 km

1,541 m

trees 29%

80 km

2,099 m

shrubs 30%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← May George year-round climate July →Best places to visit in June

June weather nearby: Groot-Brakrivier 24 km · Mossel Bay 38 km · Dysselsdorp 43 km · Oudtshoorn 47 km · Knysna 55 km · Plettenberg Bay 84 km · Riversdale 112 km · Beaufort West 179 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

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 George (-33.963°, 22.4617°, elevation 232 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	11
2	18	11
3	18	11
4	18	11
5	18	11
6	18	11
7	18	10
8	18	10
9	18	10
10	18	10
11	18	10
12	18	10
13	18	10
14	18	10
15	18	10
16	18	10
17	18	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	18	10
21	18	10
22	17	10
23	17	10
24	17	10
25	17	10
26	17	10
27	17	10
28	17	10
29	17	10
30	17	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	69	31
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	74	26
30	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	25
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	25
8	25
9	25
10	25
11	25
12	25
13	24
14	24
15	23
16	23
17	22
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	21
22	21
23	21
24	21
25	21
26	21
27	21
28	21
29	22
30	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	11
2	18	11
3	18	11
4	18	11
5	18	11
6	18	11
7	18	10
8	18	10
9	18	10
10	18	10
11	18	10
12	18	10
13	18	10
14	18	10
15	18	10
16	18	10
17	18	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	18	10
21	18	10
22	17	10
23	17	10
24	17	10
25	17	10
26	17	10
27	17	10
28	17	10
29	17	10
30	17	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	69	31
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	74	26
30	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	25
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	25
8	25
9	25
10	25
11	25
12	25
13	24
14	24
15	23
16	23
17	22
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	21
22	21
23	21
24	21
25	21
26	21
27	21
28	21
29	22
30	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	18	11
2	18	11
3	18	11
4	18	11
5	18	11
6	18	11
7	18	10
8	18	10
9	18	10
10	18	10
11	18	10
12	18	10
13	18	10
14	18	10
15	18	10
16	18	10
17	18	10
18	18	10
19	18	10
20	18	10
21	18	10
22	17	10
23	17	10
24	17	10
25	17	10
26	17	10
27	17	10
28	17	10
29	17	10
30	17	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	68	32
2	69	31
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	71	29
7	70	30
8	70	30
9	70	30
10	70	30
11	70	30
12	70	30
13	71	29
14	71	29
15	71	29
16	71	29
17	71	29
18	71	29
19	71	29
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	72	28
24	73	27
25	73	27
26	73	27
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	74	26
30	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	25
2	25
3	25
4	25
5	25
6	25
7	25
8	25
9	25
10	25
11	25
12	25
13	24
14	24
15	23
16	23
17	22
18	22
19	22
20	22
21	21
22	21
23	21
24	21
25	21
26	21
27	21
28	21
29	22
30	22

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	99	1
2	99	1
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	99	1
9	99	1
10	99	1
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0