Thohoyandou weather in June

In June, Thohoyandou sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 15 mm of rain across 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 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 73% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 42 min at the start of June to 10 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Thohoyandou's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Thohoyandou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
10°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
15 mm
3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 36 min
6:40 AM – 5:16 PM
Cloud cover
23%
1st clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.7
out of 10

Thohoyandou is town.

Founded
1979

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 23°C through the month.

A typical June day in Thohoyandou reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12411
22411
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42411
52411
62410
72410
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112310
122310
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222310
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272310
282310
292310
302310

Thohoyandou 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 20°17915.313.35.1
Feb28° / 20°15513.412.85.3
Mar28° / 19°9712.712.26.2
Apr26° / 16°478.311.57.2
May25° / 13°244.410.98.4
Jun23° / 10°15310.68.7
Jul23° / 10°214.110.78.4
Aug25° / 11°173.611.28.6
Sep27° / 14°36611.97.6
Oct28° / 16°559.512.56.6
Nov28° / 18°12012.413.15.4
Dec28° / 19°16114.513.45.1

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 13% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18614
28515
38515
48515
58515
68515
78515
88515
98515
108614
118614
128614
138614
148614
158713
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198812
208812
218812
228713
238614
248515
258515
268416
278317
288218
298218
308020

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Thohoyandou gets around 15 mm of rain over 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 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
410
59
69
79
89
99
109
119
129
139
1410
1510
169
179
189
1910
2010
2110
2210
2311
2411
2512
2612
2712
2813
2913
3013

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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1919
2919
3919
4919
5919
6928
7928
8928
9928
10928
11928
12928
13928
14928
15928
16937
17937
18937
19937
20937
21937
22937
23946
24946
25946
26946
27955
28955
29955
30955

Wind in June

Winds average 8 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 42 min at the start of June to 10 h 36 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 6:35 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.76:355:16
210.76:355:16
310.76:365:16
410.76:365:16
510.76:365:16
610.76:375:16
710.66:375:16
810.66:385:16
910.66:385:16
1010.66:385:16
1110.66:395:16
1210.66:395:16
1310.66:395:16
1410.66:405:16
1510.66:405:16
1610.66:405:16
1710.66:415:16
1810.66:415:17
1910.66:415:17
2010.66:415:17
2110.66:425:17
2210.66:425:17
2310.66:425:17
2410.66:425:18
2510.66:425:18
2610.66:435:18
2710.66:435:18
2810.66:435:19
2910.66:435:19
3010.66:435:19

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 3.81 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.81 kWh/m² to a high of 5.9 kWh/m² in January across the year — June's 3.81 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.8Moderate
123.8Moderate
133.8Moderate
143.8Moderate
153.8Moderate
163.8Moderate
173.8Moderate
183.8Moderate
193.8Moderate
203.8Moderate
213.8Moderate
223.8Moderate
233.8Moderate
243.7Moderate
253.7Moderate
263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Thohoyandou

In seasonPeak

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

Thohoyandou'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 Thohoyandou?

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

8.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Thohoyandou in June

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

In June, Thohoyandou sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: light clothes. About 3 days see rain.

light clothes

UV index in Thohoyandou in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Thohoyandou peaks around January 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighVery highExtremeJan 22UV 14Jun 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr9Very high
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep9Very high
Oct10Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Thohoyandou 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 Thohoyandou is worst in July — around 23 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.1× the cleanest month (January, 7 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1622 µg/m³Jan 137 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar10Good
Apr15Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct14Moderate
Nov9Good
Dec8Good
Location & terrain

Where is Thohoyandou?

Thohoyandou sits at 22.9°S, 30.5°E, 724 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Tshitereke, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Thohoyandou

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Thohoyandou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 655 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 964 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,423 m.

The land around Thohoyandou is covered by trees (50%) and artificial surfaces (27%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and shrubs (22%) within 16 km, and shrubs (59%) and trees (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
964 m
80 km
1,423 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Tshitereke 7.0 km · Malamulele 20 km · Giyani 46 km · Louis Trichardt 61 km · Musina 81 km · Duiwelskloof 90 km · Beitbridge 95 km · Tzaneen 104 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 Thohoyandou (-22.9456°, 30.485°, elevation 724 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).