Kokstad weather in June

In June, Kokstad sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 22 mm of precipitation across 3.4 wet days and about 10.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 74% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 12 min at the start of June to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kokstad's 2nd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kokstad's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 18°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 3°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 22 mm; 3.4 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 7:01 AM – 5:04 PM
Cloud cover: 25%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 7th windiest
Solar energy: 3.34 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.3; out of 10

Kokstad is place in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Density: 1,197/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1869

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 Kokstad reaches about 18°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°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)	19	18	18	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
Avg low (°C)	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

How June really feels in Kokstad

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 9 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.

Kokstad 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	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 14°	140	19.5	13.8	5.4
Feb	24° / 14°	123	16.4	13.1	5.6
Mar	23° / 13°	107	16	12.2	6.0
Apr	21° / 10°	58	9.8	11.3	6.7
May	20° / 6°	24	5	10.5	7.5
Jun	18° / 3°	22	3.4	10.1	7.3
Jul	18° / 2°	22	3.1	10.2	7.3
Aug	19° / 5°	33	5.6	10.9	7.3
Sep	21° / 8°	49	8.6	11.8	6.9
Oct	22° / 9°	94	16.1	12.7	5.7
Nov	22° / 11°	119	18.4	13.5	5.2
Dec	24° / 13°	142	20.9	13.9	5.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 74% 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 17%.

	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 (%)	80	81	81	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	83	83	83	83	84	84	84	83	84	84	85	85	85	85	85	85	85
Cloudier (%)	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	83	17
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitationSnow

Kokstad gets around 22 mm of rain and snow over 3.4 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 11% and peaks near 12% 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 (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10
Snow chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2

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

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 7 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

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

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 12 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 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 7:04 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:07 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)	10.2	10.2	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:57	6:57	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04
Sunset (PM)	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:04	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.2	6:55	5:05
2	10.2	6:55	5:05
3	10.1	6:56	5:05
4	10.1	6:56	5:04
5	10.1	6:57	5:04
6	10.1	6:57	5:04
7	10.1	6:58	5:04
8	10.1	6:58	5:04
9	10.1	6:59	5:04
10	10.1	6:59	5:04
11	10.1	7:00	5:04
12	10.1	7:00	5:04
13	10.1	7:00	5:04
14	10.0	7:01	5:04
15	10.0	7:01	5:04
16	10.0	7:01	5:04
17	10.0	7:02	5:04
18	10.0	7:02	5:04
19	10.0	7:02	5:04
20	10.0	7:03	5:04
21	10.0	7:03	5:04
22	10.0	7:03	5:05
23	10.0	7:03	5:05
24	10.0	7:04	5:05
25	10.0	7:04	5:05
26	10.0	7:04	5:05
27	10.0	7:04	5:06
28	10.0	7:04	5:06
29	10.0	7:04	5:06
30	10.0	7:04	5:07

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 3.34 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.34 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in December across the year — June's 3.34 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)	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4
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	3.5	Moderate
2	3.5	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.4	Moderate
6	3.4	Moderate
7	3.4	Moderate
8	3.4	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.4	Moderate
14	3.3	Moderate
15	3.3	Moderate
16	3.3	Moderate
17	3.3	Moderate
18	3.3	Moderate
19	3.3	Moderate
20	3.3	Moderate
21	3.3	Moderate
22	3.3	Moderate
23	3.3	Moderate
24	3.3	Moderate
25	3.3	Moderate
26	3.3	Moderate
27	3.3	Moderate
28	3.4	Moderate
29	3.4	Moderate
30	3.4	Moderate

Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kokstad

In seasonPeak

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

Kokstad'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 Kokstad?

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

7.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

2.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kokstad in June

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

In June, Kokstad sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Kokstad 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 Kokstad peaks around January 14 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (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	7	6	4	4	6	7	11	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	7	High
May	6	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	7	High
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Kokstad 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 Kokstad is worst in July — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.3× 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	9	12	15	20	26	32	32	27	16	11	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	9	Good
Mar	12	Good
Apr	15	Moderate
May	20	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	32	Moderate
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	11	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Kokstad?

Kokstad sits at 30.5°S, 29.4°E, 1,316 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Clydesdale, 56 km away.

Topography around Kokstad

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kokstad has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 297 m around an average of 1,308 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,197 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,504 m.

The land around Kokstad is covered by grassland (53%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (71%) within 80 km.

3 km

297 m

grassland 53%

16 km

1,197 m

grassland 75%

80 km

2,504 m

grassland 71%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

June weather nearby: Clydesdale 56 km · Qacha’s Nek 85 km · Tlokoeng 89 km · Ga-Malakhe 92 km · Margate 97 km · Port Shepstone 101 km · Richmond 111 km · eMuziwezinto 122 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 Kokstad (-30.5472°, 29.4241°, elevation 1,316 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	19	4
2	18	4
3	18	3
4	18	3
5	18	3
6	18	3
7	18	3
8	18	3
9	18	3
10	18	3
11	18	3
12	18	3
13	18	3
14	18	2
15	18	2
16	18	2
17	18	2
18	18	2
19	18	2
20	18	2
21	18	2
22	18	2
23	18	2
24	18	2
25	17	2
26	17	2
27	17	2
28	17	2
29	17	2
30	17	2

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	83	17
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	83	17
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	81	19
3	81	19
4	82	18
5	82	18
6	82	18
7	82	18
8	82	18
9	82	18
10	82	18
11	82	18
12	82	18
13	82	18
14	83	17
15	83	17
16	83	17
17	83	17
18	84	16
19	84	16
20	84	16
21	83	17
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	85	15
25	85	15
26	85	15
27	85	15
28	85	15
29	85	15
30	85	15

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

	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