Mtubatuba weather in June

In June, Mtubatuba sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 36 mm of rain across 6 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in June, and the air most often feels comfortable.

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 Mtubatuba's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mtubatuba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
11th warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
36 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
6:45 AM – 4:58 PM
Cloud cover
25%
1st clearest
Wind
15 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.3
out of 10

Mtubatuba is small town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Founded
1903

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical June day in Mtubatuba reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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112416
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Mtubatuba 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 23°10312.913.65.2
Feb29° / 23°9811.5135.2
Mar29° / 22°10212.512.25.7
Apr27° / 20°7410.211.36.8
May25° / 18°506.810.67.8
Jun24° / 16°36610.28.3
Jul23° / 16°406.210.48.2
Aug24° / 17°345.9118.2
Sep25° / 18°487.711.87.5
Oct25° / 19°7110.712.76.7
Nov26° / 20°8711.713.46.1
Dec28° / 22°8511.213.85.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in June, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 13%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18416
28614
38614
48614
58614
68713
78812
88812
98812
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Mtubatuba gets around 36 mm of rain over 6 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 20% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2019
2120
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2521
2621
2721
2821
2921
3021

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the comfortable band about 41% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12836352
23036332
33236311
43337291
53537271
63637261
73837251
83937231
94037221
104138210
114138200
124238200
134239190
144240190
154140180
164141180
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254046140
264046140
274146130
284245130
294345120
304444120

Wind in June

Winds average 15 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
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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 6:39 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 4:59 PM to 5:01 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.36:394:59
210.36:394:58
310.36:404:58
410.36:404:58
510.36:414:58
610.36:414:58
710.36:424:58
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910.26:434:58
1010.26:434:57
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2010.26:474:58
2110.26:474:58
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 3.17 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.06 kWh/m² in January across the year — June's 3.17 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.3Moderate
23.3Moderate
33.3Moderate
43.3Moderate
53.3Moderate
63.3Moderate
73.2Moderate
83.2Moderate
93.2Moderate
103.2Moderate
113.2Moderate
123.2Moderate
133.2Moderate
143.2Moderate
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163.2Moderate
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183.2Moderate
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203.1Moderate
213.1Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.1Moderate
253.1Moderate
263.1Moderate
273.1Moderate
283.1Moderate
293.1Moderate
303.1Moderate
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Mtubatuba

In seasonPeak

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

Mtubatuba sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Cyclone
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Mtubatuba?

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

8.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Mtubatuba for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Mtubatuba in June

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

In June, Mtubatuba sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 16°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 6 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Mtubatuba in June

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 30 km away) is warmest in February at about 27°C and coldest in August near 22°C.

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

20°22°24°26°28°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr26Warm
May25Warm
Jun24Refreshing
Jul23Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct23Refreshing
Nov24Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Mtubatuba 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 Mtubatuba peaks around February 10 at about 12 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighVery highExtremeFeb 10UV 12Jun 22UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7High
Oct10Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Mtubatuba 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 Mtubatuba is worst in July — around 25 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.4× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1424 µg/m³Jan 187 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb8Good
Mar11Good
Apr18Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun23Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep20Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov11Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mtubatuba?

Mtubatuba sits at 28.4°S, 32.2°E, 66 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Richards Bay, 43 km away.

Topography around Mtubatuba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mtubatuba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 69 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,046 m.

The land around Mtubatuba is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (31%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and water (31%), trees (29%) and grassland (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
120 m
16 km
209 m
80 km
1,046 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Richards Bay 43 km · Empangeni 48 km · eSikhaleni 58 km · Ulundi 76 km · Eshowe 87 km · Mandeni 111 km · KwaDukuza 134 km · Ncotshane 134 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
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

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 Mtubatuba (-28.4179°, 32.1848°, elevation 66 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). 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).