Harrismith weather in June

In June, Harrismith sees average daytime highs of 17°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 10 mm of precipitation across 1.9 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 17°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% 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 Harrismith's 2nd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Harrismith's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 17°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 10 mm; 1.9 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 12 min; 6:57 AM – 5:10 PM
Cloud cover: 17%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.1; out of 10

Harrismith is town in the Free State, South Africa.

Founded: 1849

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 17°C through the month.

A typical June day in Harrismith reaches about 17°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 20°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	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

How June really feels in Harrismith

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 20 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Harrismith 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	25° / 14°	171	19.5	0	13.6	5.5
Feb	24° / 14°	126	15	0	13	6.0
Mar	23° / 13°	99	13.9	0	12.2	6.5
Apr	21° / 10°	47	7.7	0	11.3	7.2
May	19° / 6°	18	3	0.1	10.6	7.8
Jun	17° / 3°	10	1.9	0.1	10.2	7.1
Jul	17° / 3°	11	1.5	0.5	10.4	7.2
Aug	19° / 5°	23	3.9	0.3	11	7.7
Sep	22° / 8°	32	5	0.3	11.8	8.0
Oct	23° / 10°	90	12.3	0	12.7	6.7
Nov	24° / 12°	125	15.4	0	13.4	6.1
Dec	24° / 13°	173	18.8	0	13.8	5.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 83% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 9%.

	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 (%)	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	91	92	91	91	91	92	92	91	91	91	91	92	92	91	91	91	91	91
Cloudier (%)	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	92	8
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Harrismith gets around 10 mm of rain and snow over 1.9 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 precipitation averages around 6% and peaks near 7% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

	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 (%)	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5

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

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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

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

Wind in June

Winds average 13 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	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	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	13	light breeze
9	13	light breeze
10	13	light breeze
11	13	light breeze
12	13	light breeze
13	13	light breeze
14	13	light breeze
15	13	light breeze
16	13	light breeze
17	13	light breeze
18	13	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	13	light breeze
27	13	light breeze
28	13	light breeze
29	13	light breeze
30	12	light breeze

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 6:51 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 5:11 PM to 5:13 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)	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.2
Sunrise (AM)	6:51	6:51	6:52	6:52	6:53	6:53	6:54	6:54	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00
Sunset (PM)	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12	5:12	5:13	5:13	5:13

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	6:51	5:11
2	10.3	6:51	5:11
3	10.3	6:52	5:11
4	10.3	6:52	5:11
5	10.3	6:53	5:10
6	10.3	6:53	5:10
7	10.3	6:54	5:10
8	10.3	6:54	5:10
9	10.3	6:55	5:10
10	10.2	6:55	5:10
11	10.2	6:55	5:10
12	10.2	6:56	5:10
13	10.2	6:56	5:10
14	10.2	6:57	5:10
15	10.2	6:57	5:10
16	10.2	6:57	5:10
17	10.2	6:58	5:10
18	10.2	6:58	5:10
19	10.2	6:58	5:11
20	10.2	6:58	5:11
21	10.2	6:59	5:11
22	10.2	6:59	5:11
23	10.2	6:59	5:11
24	10.2	6:59	5:11
25	10.2	6:59	5:12
26	10.2	7:00	5:12
27	10.2	7:00	5:12
28	10.2	7:00	5:13
29	10.2	7:00	5:13
30	10.2	7:00	5:13

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 3.71 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 6.74 kWh/m² in December across the year — June's 3.71 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)	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7
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	3.9	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.7	Moderate
24	3.7	Moderate
25	3.7	Moderate
26	3.7	Moderate
27	3.7	Moderate
28	3.7	Moderate
29	3.7	Moderate
30	3.7	Moderate

Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Harrismith

In seasonPeak

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

Harrismith'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 Harrismith?

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

7.1

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

1.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Harrismith in June

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

In June, Harrismith sees daytime highs around 17°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Harrismith 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 Harrismith peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 5 (moderate).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	15	13	11	8	6	5	5	6	8	10	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	Moderate
Jul	5	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	10	Very high
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Air quality in Harrismith 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 Harrismith is worst in September — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.1× the cleanest month (January, 8 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	8	11	13	16	20	26	34	35	42	25	10	8
Level	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	11	Good
Mar	13	Moderate
Apr	16	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	34	Moderate
Aug	35	Moderate
Sep	42	Poor
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Harrismith?

Harrismith sits at 28.3°S, 29.1°E, 1,643 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Tshiame, 15 km away.

Topography around Harrismith

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Harrismith has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 282 m around an average of 1,663 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 802 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,391 m.

The land around Harrismith is covered by grassland (67%) within 3 km, grassland (73%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

282 m

grassland 67%

16 km

802 m

grassland 73%

80 km

2,391 m

grassland 73%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

June weather nearby: Tshiame 15 km · Phuthaditjhaba 42 km · Ladysmith 71 km · Bethlehem 81 km · Reitz 87 km · Vrede 94 km · Newcastle 97 km · Fouriesburg 98 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 Harrismith (-28.2728°, 29.1295°, elevation 1,643 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	92	8
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	92	8
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9

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

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	89	11
2	89	11
3	89	11
4	89	11
5	90	10
6	90	10
7	90	10
8	90	10
9	91	9
10	91	9
11	91	9
12	91	9
13	91	9
14	92	8
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	91	9
21	91	9
22	91	9
23	91	9
24	92	8
25	92	8
26	91	9
27	91	9
28	91	9
29	91	9
30	91	9

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

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