Mbombela weather in June

In June, Mbombela sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of June to 10 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Mbombela's 1st-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbombela's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 9 mm; 2.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 6:44 AM – 5:09 PM
Cloud cover: 18%; 1st clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 3.71 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.6; out of 10

Mbombela is city in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Density: 1,517/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1905

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 22°C through the month.

A typical June day in Mbombela reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°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)	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21
Avg low (°C)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

Mbombela 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	27° / 18°	155	17.5	13.4	5.3
Feb	27° / 18°	134	14.8	12.9	5.6
Mar	27° / 17°	107	14	12.2	6.2
Apr	25° / 14°	53	8.4	11.4	7.4
May	24° / 11°	19	3.5	10.8	8.7
Jun	22° / 8°	9	2.3	10.4	8.6
Jul	21° / 7°	12	2.6	10.6	8.4
Aug	23° / 9°	17	3.8	11.1	8.5
Sep	25° / 12°	34	6.6	11.8	7.8
Oct	25° / 14°	71	13.3	12.6	6.4
Nov	26° / 16°	122	16.3	13.2	5.5
Dec	27° / 17°	152	18.4	13.6	5.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in June, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

	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 (%)	88	88	88	88	88	88	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	88	88	87	86	86	86	86	85
Cloudier (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	87	13
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	85	15

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Mbombela gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 8% 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 (%)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7

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

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 (%)	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
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 6 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of June to 10 h 24 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 6:38 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 5:10 PM to 5:12 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)	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.4
Sunrise (AM)	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46
Sunset (PM)	5:10	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:09	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:10	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:11	5:12	5:12

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.5	6:38	5:10
2	10.5	6:38	5:09
3	10.5	6:39	5:09
4	10.5	6:39	5:09
5	10.5	6:40	5:09
6	10.5	6:40	5:09
7	10.5	6:40	5:09
8	10.5	6:41	5:09
9	10.5	6:41	5:09
10	10.5	6:42	5:09
11	10.4	6:42	5:09
12	10.4	6:42	5:09
13	10.4	6:43	5:09
14	10.4	6:43	5:09
15	10.4	6:43	5:09
16	10.4	6:44	5:09
17	10.4	6:44	5:09
18	10.4	6:44	5:09
19	10.4	6:45	5:09
20	10.4	6:45	5:10
21	10.4	6:45	5:10
22	10.4	6:45	5:10
23	10.4	6:46	5:10
24	10.4	6:46	5:10
25	10.4	6:46	5:11
26	10.4	6:46	5:11
27	10.4	6:46	5:11
28	10.4	6:46	5:11
29	10.4	6:46	5:12
30	10.4	6:46	5:12

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 5.83 kWh/m² in January 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	3.9	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	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6
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	3.9	Moderate
3	3.9	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	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	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	3.6	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate
29	3.6	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Mbombela

In seasonPeak

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

Mbombela'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 Mbombela?

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

8.6

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.7

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mbombela in June

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

In June, Mbombela sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Mbombela 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 Mbombela peaks around December 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 5 (high).

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)	13	13	12	8	6	5	5	7	9	10	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	13	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	8	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	5	High
Jul	5	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	9	Very high
Oct	10	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Mbombela 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 Mbombela is worst in July — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.9× the cleanest month (December, 13 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)	20	18	24	26	34	37	52	43	34	23	30	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	20	Moderate
Feb	18	Moderate
Mar	24	Moderate
Apr	26	Moderate
May	34	Moderate
Jun	37	Poor
Jul	52	Poor
Aug	43	Poor
Sep	34	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	30	Moderate
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Mbombela?

Mbombela sits at 25.5°S, 31.0°E, 658 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is White River, 16 km away.

Topography around Mbombela

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbombela has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 354 m around an average of 709 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 895 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,053 m.

The land around Mbombela is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (28%) within 16 km, and grassland (45%) and trees (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

354 m

trees 49%

16 km

895 m

trees 48%

80 km

2,053 m

grassland 45%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

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

June weather nearby: White River 16 km · Tekwane 18 km · Barberton 36 km · Matsulu 39 km · Sabie 46 km · Schoemansdal 60 km · Mkhuhlu 61 km · Hlanganani 61 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 Mbombela (-25.4751°, 30.9693°, elevation 658 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	23	8
2	22	8
3	22	8
4	22	8
5	22	8
6	22	8
7	22	8
8	22	8
9	22	8
10	22	8
11	22	8
12	22	8
13	22	8
14	22	8
15	22	8
16	22	8
17	22	7
18	22	7
19	22	7
20	22	7
21	22	7
22	22	7
23	22	7
24	21	7
25	21	7
26	21	7
27	21	7
28	21	7
29	21	7
30	21	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	87	13
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	85	15

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
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	23	8
2	22	8
3	22	8
4	22	8
5	22	8
6	22	8
7	22	8
8	22	8
9	22	8
10	22	8
11	22	8
12	22	8
13	22	8
14	22	8
15	22	8
16	22	8
17	22	7
18	22	7
19	22	7
20	22	7
21	22	7
22	22	7
23	22	7
24	21	7
25	21	7
26	21	7
27	21	7
28	21	7
29	21	7
30	21	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	87	13
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	85	15

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
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	23	8
2	22	8
3	22	8
4	22	8
5	22	8
6	22	8
7	22	8
8	22	8
9	22	8
10	22	8
11	22	8
12	22	8
13	22	8
14	22	8
15	22	8
16	22	8
17	22	7
18	22	7
19	22	7
20	22	7
21	22	7
22	22	7
23	22	7
24	21	7
25	21	7
26	21	7
27	21	7
28	21	7
29	21	7
30	21	7

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	89	11
8	89	11
9	89	11
10	89	11
11	89	11
12	89	11
13	89	11
14	89	11
15	89	11
16	90	10
17	90	10
18	90	10
19	90	10
20	89	11
21	89	11
22	89	11
23	88	12
24	88	12
25	87	13
26	86	14
27	86	14
28	86	14
29	86	14
30	85	15

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	98	2
2	98	2
3	99	1
4	99	1
5	99	1
6	99	1
7	99	1
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	99	1
16	99	1
17	99	1
18	99	1
19	99	1
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