Middelburg weather in June

In June, Middelburg sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 2.3 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 06 min at the start of June to 10 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Middelburg's 3rd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Middelburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 2°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 13 mm; 2.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 7:21 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover: 28%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 13 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.26 kWh/m²
Travel score: 6.2; out of 10

Middelburg is town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Founded: 1852

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 16°C through the month.

A typical June day in Middelburg reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°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)	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

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

How June really feels in Middelburg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 30 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.

Middelburg weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 15°	76	10.5	13.8	5.6
Feb	29° / 15°	73	10.5	13.2	5.9
Mar	26° / 13°	59	9.1	12.2	7.1
Apr	22° / 9°	33	6.1	11.3	7.7
May	19° / 5°	15	3.3	10.4	7.5
Jun	16° / 2°	13	2.3	10	6.2
Jul	16° / 1°	12	2.3	10.2	6.2
Aug	18° / 3°	14	2.6	10.9	7.3
Sep	22° / 7°	18	2.8	11.8	8.2
Oct	24° / 9°	30	5.2	12.8	8.1
Nov	27° / 11°	46	6.3	13.6	7.5
Dec	29° / 13°	51	7.8	14	6.3

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 70% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 19%.

	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	80	80	80	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	78	79	79	79	79	80	80	81	81	82	82	83	83	84	84	84	84	85	85
Cloudier (%)	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	85	15
30	85	15

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Middelburg gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 2.3 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 7% and peaks near 8% 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 (%)	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7

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

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 06 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 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 5:21 PM to 5:22 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)	10.1	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	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:16	7:17	7:17	7:18	7:18	7:19	7:19	7:19	7:20	7:20	7:21	7:21	7:21	7:22	7:22	7:22	7:23	7:23	7:23	7:23	7:23	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24	7:24
Sunset (PM)	5:21	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:19	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:20	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:21	5:22	5:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	7:14	5:21
2	10.1	7:15	5:20
3	10.1	7:16	5:20
4	10.1	7:16	5:20
5	10.1	7:17	5:20
6	10.0	7:17	5:19
7	10.0	7:18	5:19
8	10.0	7:18	5:19
9	10.0	7:19	5:19
10	10.0	7:19	5:19
11	10.0	7:19	5:19
12	10.0	7:20	5:19
13	10.0	7:20	5:19
14	10.0	7:21	5:19
15	10.0	7:21	5:19
16	10.0	7:21	5:19
17	10.0	7:22	5:19
18	10.0	7:22	5:19
19	10.0	7:22	5:19
20	9.9	7:23	5:20
21	9.9	7:23	5:20
22	9.9	7:23	5:20
23	9.9	7:23	5:20
24	9.9	7:23	5:20
25	9.9	7:24	5:21
26	10.0	7:24	5:21
27	10.0	7:24	5:21
28	10.0	7:24	5:21
29	10.0	7:24	5:22
30	10.0	7:24	5:22

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 3.26 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.26 kWh/m² to a high of 8.18 kWh/m² in December across the year — June's 3.26 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)	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.3
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	3.4	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.3	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.3	Moderate
11	3.3	Moderate
12	3.3	Moderate
13	3.3	Moderate
14	3.2	Moderate
15	3.2	Moderate
16	3.2	Moderate
17	3.2	Moderate
18	3.2	Moderate
19	3.2	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	3.3	Moderate
29	3.3	Moderate
30	3.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Middelburg?

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

6.2

Sightseeing

9th-best month of the year

0.6

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Middelburg for sightseeing.

What to pack for Middelburg in June

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

In June, Middelburg sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Middelburg 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 Middelburg peaks around January 14 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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	5	4	4	6	7	11	12	14
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	High	Moderate	Moderate	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	15	Extreme
Feb	13	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	7	High
May	5	High
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	6	High
Sep	7	Very high
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	14	Extreme

Location & terrain

Where is Middelburg?

Middelburg sits at 31.5°S, 25.0°E, 1,253 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Cradock, 94 km away.

Topography around Middelburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Middelburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 1,263 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 686 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,530 m.

The land around Middelburg is covered by grassland (61%) within 3 km, grassland (85%) within 16 km, and grassland (90%) within 80 km.

3 km

150 m

grassland 61%

16 km

686 m

grassland 85%

80 km

1,530 m

grassland 90%

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

June weather nearby: Cradock 94 km · Graaff Reinet 96 km · De Aar 133 km · Burgersdorp 137 km · Somerset East 147 km · Queenstown 182 km · Aliwal North 185 km · Whittlesea 188 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 Middelburg (-31.4929°, 25.0063°, elevation 1,253 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. 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	17	3
2	17	3
3	17	3
4	16	3
5	16	2
6	16	2
7	16	2
8	16	2
9	16	2
10	16	2
11	16	2
12	16	2
13	16	2
14	16	2
15	16	2
16	16	2
17	16	2
18	16	2
19	16	2
20	16	2
21	15	2
22	15	1
23	15	1
24	15	1
25	15	1
26	15	1
27	15	1
28	15	1
29	15	1
30	15	1

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	85	15
30	85	15

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	85	15
30	85	15

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	80	20
2	80	20
3	80	20
4	80	20
5	79	21
6	79	21
7	79	21
8	79	21
9	79	21
10	78	22
11	78	22
12	78	22
13	79	21
14	79	21
15	79	21
16	79	21
17	80	20
18	80	20
19	81	19
20	81	19
21	82	18
22	82	18
23	83	17
24	83	17
25	84	16
26	84	16
27	84	16
28	84	16
29	85	15
30	85	15

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

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
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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
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