Mthatha weather in June

In June, Mthatha sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 6°C, with 24 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 10 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 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 Mthatha's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mthatha's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 20°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 6°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 24 mm; 3.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 hours; 7:07 AM – 5:04 PM
Cloud cover: 28%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.14 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.9; out of 10

Mthatha is town in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Density: 2,999/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1876

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 20°C through the month.

A typical June day in Mthatha 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 15°C and 25°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)	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Avg low (°C)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

Mthatha weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 12th-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	25° / 16°	145	18.8	13.8	5.3
Feb	26° / 16°	131	15.9	13.2	5.5
Mar	25° / 15°	120	16.2	12.2	6.0
Apr	23° / 12°	76	9.9	11.2	6.9
May	22° / 9°	27	5	10.4	7.8
Jun	20° / 6°	24	3.3	10	7.9
Jul	20° / 6°	22	3.2	10.1	7.9
Aug	21° / 8°	32	5.5	10.8	7.7
Sep	23° / 10°	56	8.4	11.8	7.1
Oct	23° / 11°	96	14.9	12.8	6.0
Nov	23° / 13°	129	16.4	13.6	5.7
Dec	24° / 14°	140	18.5	14	5.5

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 18%.

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

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

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Mthatha gets around 24 mm of rain over 3.3 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 12% 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 (%)	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8

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

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 9 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 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)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
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	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
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6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
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27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm

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 6:59 AM to 7:09 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)	10.1	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	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0
Sunrise (AM)	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05	7:05	7:06	7:06	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:07	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:08	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09	7:09
Sunset (PM)	5:05	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	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:05	5:06	5:06	5:06	5:07

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.1	6:59	5:05
2	10.1	7:00	5:05
3	10.1	7:01	5:05
4	10.1	7:01	5:05
5	10.0	7:02	5:04
6	10.0	7:02	5:04
7	10.0	7:03	5:04
8	10.0	7:03	5:04
9	10.0	7:04	5:04
10	10.0	7:04	5:04
11	10.0	7:05	5:04
12	10.0	7:05	5:04
13	10.0	7:05	5:04
14	10.0	7:06	5:04
15	10.0	7:06	5:04
16	10.0	7:07	5:04
17	9.9	7:07	5:04
18	9.9	7:07	5:04
19	9.9	7:07	5:04
20	9.9	7:08	5:04
21	9.9	7:08	5:04
22	9.9	7:08	5:05
23	9.9	7:08	5:05
24	9.9	7:09	5:05
25	9.9	7:09	5:05
26	9.9	7:09	5:05
27	9.9	7:09	5:06
28	9.9	7:09	5:06
29	10.0	7:09	5:06
30	10.0	7:09	5:07

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 3.14 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.14 kWh/m² to a high of 5.68 kWh/m² in December across the year — June's 3.14 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)	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.2
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	3.3	Moderate
2	3.2	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.2	Moderate
8	3.2	Moderate
9	3.2	Moderate
10	3.1	Moderate
11	3.1	Moderate
12	3.1	Moderate
13	3.1	Moderate
14	3.1	Moderate
15	3.1	Moderate
16	3.1	Moderate
17	3.1	Moderate
18	3.1	Moderate
19	3.1	Moderate
20	3.1	Moderate
21	3.1	Moderate
22	3.1	Moderate
23	3.1	Moderate
24	3.1	Moderate
25	3.1	Moderate
26	3.1	Moderate
27	3.1	Moderate
28	3.2	Moderate
29	3.2	Moderate
30	3.2	Moderate

Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Mthatha

In seasonPeak

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

Mthatha's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Mthatha?

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

7.9

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mthatha in June

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

In June, Mthatha sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 6°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Mthatha in June

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 64 km away) is warmest in February at about 26°C and coldest in August near 21°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	25	26	26	25	24	23	22	21	21	22	23	24
Comfort	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	25	Warm
Feb	26	Warm
Mar	26	Warm
Apr	25	Warm
May	24	Refreshing
Jun	23	Refreshing
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	21	Refreshing
Sep	21	Refreshing
Oct	22	Refreshing
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	24	Warm

UV index in Mthatha 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 Mthatha peaks around January 15 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 22 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)	14	12	10	7	5	4	4	5	6	11	11	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	High	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	7	High
May	5	Moderate
Jun	4	Moderate
Jul	4	Moderate
Aug	5	High
Sep	6	High
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Mthatha 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 Mthatha is worst in August — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.1× the cleanest month (December, 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)	9	10	12	14	17	20	25	34	24	16	13	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	9	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	12	Good
Apr	14	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	20	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	34	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	16	Moderate
Nov	13	Moderate
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Mthatha?

Mthatha sits at 31.6°S, 28.8°E, 694 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Ugie, 68 km away.

Topography around Mthatha

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mthatha has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 164 m around an average of 706 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 688 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,012 m.

The land around Mthatha is covered by artificial surfaces (41%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and cropland (30%) within 16 km, and grassland (52%) and trees (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

164 m

artificial surfaces 41%

16 km

688 m

grassland 55%

80 km

2,012 m

grassland 52%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

June weather nearby: Ugie 68 km · Khowa 93 km · Butterworth 102 km · Tlokoeng 103 km · Cala 103 km · Kokstad 131 km · Lady Frere 147 km · Qacha’s Nek 164 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 Mthatha (-31.5889°, 28.7844°, elevation 694 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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	21	7
2	21	7
3	20	7
4	20	7
5	20	7
6	20	7
7	20	7
8	20	7
9	20	7
10	20	7
11	20	6
12	20	6
13	20	6
14	20	6
15	20	6
16	20	6
17	20	6
18	20	6
19	20	6
20	20	6
21	20	6
22	20	6
23	20	6
24	20	6
25	20	6
26	20	6
27	20	6
28	20	6
29	20	6
30	20	6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	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