Nkowakowa weather in June

In June, Nkowakowa sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 9°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.3 wet days and about 10.6 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 79% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 36 min at the start of June to 10 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Nkowakowa's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nkowakowa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 9°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 10 mm; 2.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 30 min; 6:43 AM – 5:15 PM
Cloud cover: 19%; 1st clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 3.83 kWh/m²
Travel score: 8.6; out of 10

Nkowakowa is human settlement in South Africa.

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 Nkowakowa reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 9°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°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	23	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	21
Avg low (°C)	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8

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

Nkowakowa 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° / 19°	148	16.4	13.3	5.6
Feb	27° / 19°	126	13.2	12.8	5.9
Mar	27° / 18°	85	12	12.2	6.5
Apr	25° / 15°	47	8	11.5	7.5
May	24° / 11°	19	3.8	10.9	8.7
Jun	22° / 9°	10	2.3	10.6	8.6
Jul	21° / 8°	12	2.5	10.7	8.5
Aug	23° / 10°	16	3.2	11.2	8.6
Sep	25° / 13°	33	6.1	11.9	8.0
Oct	26° / 15°	63	10.9	12.6	6.8
Nov	26° / 17°	124	15.2	13.2	5.8
Dec	27° / 18°	156	17.9	13.4	5.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 79% of the time in June, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	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	88	89	90	90	90	90	90	91	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	89
Cloudier (%)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	89	11

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Nkowakowa gets around 10 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 (%)	7	7	8	8	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

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
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	8
17	8
18	8
19	8
20	8
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 98% 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 (%)	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	99	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
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 36 min at the start of June to 10 h 30 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 6:37 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 5:18 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)	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:40	6:40	6:41	6:41	6:41	6:42	6:42	6:42	6:43	6:43	6:43	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:44	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:45	6:46	6:46	6:46	6:46
Sunset (PM)	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:15	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:16	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:17	5:18	5:18	5:18

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.6	6:37	5:15
2	10.6	6:38	5:15
3	10.6	6:38	5:15
4	10.6	6:39	5:15
5	10.6	6:39	5:15
6	10.6	6:39	5:15
7	10.6	6:40	5:15
8	10.6	6:40	5:15
9	10.6	6:41	5:15
10	10.6	6:41	5:15
11	10.6	6:41	5:15
12	10.6	6:42	5:15
13	10.5	6:42	5:15
14	10.5	6:42	5:15
15	10.5	6:43	5:15
16	10.5	6:43	5:15
17	10.5	6:43	5:15
18	10.5	6:44	5:15
19	10.5	6:44	5:16
20	10.5	6:44	5:16
21	10.5	6:44	5:16
22	10.5	6:45	5:16
23	10.5	6:45	5:16
24	10.5	6:45	5:17
25	10.5	6:45	5:17
26	10.5	6:45	5:17
27	10.5	6:46	5:17
28	10.5	6:46	5:18
29	10.5	6:46	5:18
30	10.5	6:46	5:18

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 3.83 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.83 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in January across the year — June's 3.83 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)	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8
Level	Bright	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	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Moderate
3	4.0	Moderate
4	3.9	Moderate
5	3.9	Moderate
6	3.9	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	3.9	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.8	Moderate
27	3.8	Moderate
28	3.8	Moderate
29	3.8	Moderate
30	3.8	Moderate

Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Nkowakowa

In seasonPeak

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

Nkowakowa's rainy season runs November–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 Nkowakowa?

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

9th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Nkowakowa in June

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

In June, Nkowakowa sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 9°C. Little to plan around — just the basics.

UV index in Nkowakowa 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 Nkowakowa peaks around January 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 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)	14	13	12	8	6	5	5	7	9	10	12	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High	High	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	14	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	Very high
Nov	12	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Nkowakowa 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 Nkowakowa is worst in July — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.2× 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	10	12	17	22	23	26	24	23	14	10	8
Level	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	8	Good
Feb	10	Good
Mar	12	Good
Apr	17	Moderate
May	22	Moderate
Jun	23	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	14	Moderate
Nov	10	Good
Dec	8	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Nkowakowa?

Nkowakowa sits at 23.9°S, 30.3°E, 584 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Tzaneen, 14 km away.

Topography around Nkowakowa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nkowakowa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 122 m around an average of 553 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 734 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,790 m.

The land around Nkowakowa is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, shrubs (38%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (54%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

122 m

artificial surfaces 33%

16 km

734 m

shrubs 38%

80 km

1,790 m

shrubs 54%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

June weather nearby: Tzaneen 14 km · Duiwelskloof 26 km · Mankweng 59 km · Praktiseer 77 km · Giyani 79 km · Polokwane 83 km · Phalaborwa 87 km · Lebowakgomo 93 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 Nkowakowa (-23.8878°, 30.2871°, elevation 584 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	10
2	23	9
3	22	9
4	22	9
5	22	9
6	22	9
7	22	9
8	22	9
9	22	9
10	22	9
11	22	9
12	22	9
13	22	9
14	22	9
15	22	9
16	22	9
17	22	9
18	22	9
19	22	8
20	22	8
21	22	8
22	22	8
23	21	8
24	21	8
25	21	8
26	21	8
27	21	8
28	21	8
29	21	8
30	21	8

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
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	8
17	8
18	8
19	8
20	8
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
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	8
17	8
18	8
19	8
20	8
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	88	12
2	88	12
3	88	12
4	88	12
5	88	12
6	88	12
7	88	12
8	89	11
9	90	10
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	90	10
13	90	10
14	91	9
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	92	8
19	92	8
20	92	8
21	92	8
22	92	8
23	91	9
24	91	9
25	91	9
26	91	9
27	90	10
28	90	10
29	90	10
30	89	11

	Rain chance (%)
1	7
2	7
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	8
17	8
18	8
19	8
20	8
21	7
22	7
23	7
24	7
25	7
26	7
27	7
28	7
29	7
30	7

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	97	3
2	97	3
3	97	3
4	97	3
5	98	2
6	98	2
7	98	2
8	98	2
9	97	3
10	97	3
11	97	3
12	97	3
13	97	3
14	97	3
15	98	2
16	98	2
17	98	2
18	98	2
19	98	2
20	98	2
21	98	2
22	99	1
23	99	1
24	99	1
25	99	1
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0