Greytown weather in June

In June, Greytown sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 2.5 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of June to 10 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Greytown's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Greytown's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
13 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
6:53 AM – 5:02 PM
Cloud cover
23%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.2
out of 10

Greytown is town in South Africa.

Founded
1854

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 20°C through the month.

A typical June day in Greytown reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 6°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Greytown 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
Jan28° / 17°10616.613.65.4
Feb28° / 17°9113.8135.7
Mar27° / 16°7512.212.26.4
Apr24° / 13°447.811.37.5
May23° / 193.710.68.3
Jun20° / 132.510.28.2
Jul20° / 182.410.38.2
Aug22° / 224.3118.2
Sep25° / 11°336.111.87.8
Oct25° / 12°691212.76.5
Nov26° / 14°9415.213.55.7
Dec27° / 16°10717.113.85.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 77% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 14%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Greytown gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 2.5 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 precipitation averages around 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
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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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Wind in June

Winds average 7 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of June to 10 h 12 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 6:47 AM to 6:56 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 5:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.36:475:04
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310.36:485:03
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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 3.4 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.4 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in December across the year — June's 3.4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Greytown

In seasonPeak

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

Greytown'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 Greytown?

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

8.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Greytown in June

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

In June, Greytown sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Greytown 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 Greytown peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near July 10 at about 4 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 14UV 14Jul 10UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr7High
May6High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Greytown 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 Greytown is worst in July — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (January, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1399 µg/m³Jan 1222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan22Moderate
Feb28Moderate
Mar42Poor
Apr60Unhealthy
May91Unhealthy
Jun92Unhealthy
Jul100Unhealthy
Aug77Unhealthy
Sep62Unhealthy
Oct39Poor
Nov35Moderate
Dec23Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Greytown?

Greytown sits at 29.1°S, 30.6°E, 1,050 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Howick, 58 km away.

Topography around Greytown

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Greytown has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 407 m around an average of 1,082 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 812 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,775 m.

The land around Greytown is covered by trees (44%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
407 m
16 km
812 m
80 km
1,775 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Howick 58 km · Mooi River 60 km · Pietermaritzburg 64 km · Mpophomeni 69 km · Estcourt 71 km · KwaDukuza 74 km · Shakaskraal 74 km · Tongaat 76 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 Greytown (-29.0642°, 30.5928°, elevation 1,050 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).