Postmasburg weather in June

In June, Postmasburg sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 11 mm of precipitation across 1.6 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Postmasburg's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Postmasburg's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
11 mm
1.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
7:22 AM – 5:34 PM
Cloud cover
18%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Postmasburg is town in South Africa.

Founded
1892

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 19°C through the month.

A typical June day in Postmasburg reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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How June really feels in Postmasburg

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 16 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
16
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Postmasburg weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 18°7310.913.64.6
Feb30° / 18°6510.5135.0
Mar28° / 16°579.412.26.3
Apr25° / 11°365.911.38.0
May22° / 142.410.68.6
Jun19° / 111.610.28.1
Jul19° / 51.310.48.1
Aug21° / 51.2118.7
Sep25° / 101.711.88.9
Oct28° / 12°223.712.77.6
Nov30° / 15°335.813.46.1
Dec31° / 17°548.413.84.9

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 82% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 10%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Postmasburg gets around 11 mm of rain and snow over 1.6 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
14
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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.

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Dry (%)
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Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612calm
712calm
812light 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 7:15 AM to 7:24 AM, and sunset from 5:35 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.37:155:35
210.37:165:35
310.37:165:35
410.37:175:35
510.37:175:35
610.37:185:34
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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 3.73 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.73 kWh/m² to a high of 8.18 kWh/m² in December across the year — June's 3.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.8Moderate
63.8Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.7Moderate
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Postmasburg?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.2
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Postmasburg in June

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

In June, Postmasburg sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Postmasburg 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 Postmasburg peaks around January 13 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 20 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 13UV 15Jun 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr8Very high
May6High
Jun4Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug7High
Sep9Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec14Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Postmasburg?

Postmasburg sits at 28.3°S, 23.1°E, 1,305 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Pampierstad, 171 km away.

PampierstadKimberleyWarrentonUpingtonChristianaVryburgSchweizer-RenekeBloemhof

Topography around Postmasburg

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Postmasburg has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 79 m around an average of 1,315 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 387 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 848 m.

The land around Postmasburg is covered by shrubs (49%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (60%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and grassland (55%) and shrubs (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
79 m
16 km
387 m
80 km
848 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Pampierstad 171 km · Kimberley 172 km · Warrenton 176 km · Upington 177 km · Christiana 211 km · Vryburg 224 km · Schweizer-Reneke 257 km · Bloemhof 261 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 Postmasburg (-28.3339°, 23.0654°, elevation 1,305 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).