Wembesi weather in June

In June, Wembesi sees average daytime highs of 18°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 13 mm of precipitation across 2.6 wet days and about 10.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% 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 Wembesi's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Wembesi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
18°
11th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
13 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
10 h 12 min
6:56 AM – 5:06 PM
Cloud cover
19%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
3.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.7
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 18°C through the month.

A typical June day in Wembesi reaches about 18°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 14°C and 22°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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2194
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Wembesi 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
Jan26° / 16°15919.613.65.2
Feb26° / 16°13516.4135.5
Mar25° / 14°10814.812.26.2
Apr23° / 11°55911.37.2
May21° / 193.810.67.9
Jun18° / 132.610.27.7
Jul18° / 152.510.37.7
Aug20° / 233.9117.9
Sep23° / 305.911.87.8
Oct24° / 11°8113.612.76.5
Nov25° / 13°10616.413.55.7
Dec26° / 15°15019.913.85.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 80% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 12%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18812
28812
38812
48812
58812
68812
78911
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Wembesi gets around 13 mm of rain and snow over 2.6 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 precipitation averages around 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
39
49
59
69
79
89
99
109
119
129
138
148
158
168
178
188
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208
218
228
238
248
258
268
278
288
298
308

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 (%)
1100
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Wind in June

Winds average 5 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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65calm
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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 6:50 AM to 6:59 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:09 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.36:505:07
210.36:505:07
310.36:515:06
410.26:515:06
510.26:525:06
610.26:525:06
710.26:535:06
810.26:535:06
910.26:545:06
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1710.26:575:06
1810.16:575:06
1910.16:575:06
2010.16:585:06
2110.16:585:06
2210.16:585:07
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2410.16:595:07
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2610.16:595:08
2710.16:595:08
2810.26:595:08
2910.26:595:08
3010.26:595:09

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 3.58 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.58 kWh/m² to a high of 6.39 kWh/m² in December across the year — June's 3.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.6Moderate
73.6Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.6Moderate
123.6Moderate
133.6Moderate
143.6Moderate
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243.6Moderate
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263.6Moderate
273.6Moderate
283.6Moderate
293.6Moderate
303.6Moderate
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Wembesi

In seasonPeak

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

Wembesi's rainy season runs October–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 Wembesi?

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

7.7
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
2.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Wembesi in June

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

In June, Wembesi sees daytime highs around 18°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer.

a warm layer

UV index in Wembesi 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 Wembesi peaks around January 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 5 (moderate).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highHighModerateHighVery highExtremeJan 15UV 15Jun 23UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr7Very high
May6High
Jun5Moderate
Jul5Moderate
Aug6High
Sep8Very high
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec14Extreme

Air quality in Wembesi 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 Wembesi is worst in July — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1769 µg/m³Dec 2317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr37Poor
May51Poor
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul71Unhealthy
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Wembesi?

Wembesi sits at 29.0°S, 29.8°E, 1,254 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Estcourt, 9.0 km away.

Topography around Wembesi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wembesi has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m around an average of 1,304 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 966 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,962 m.

The land around Wembesi is covered by grassland (71%) within 3 km, grassland (68%) within 16 km, and grassland (65%) within 80 km.

3 km
286 m
16 km
966 m
80 km
2,962 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Estcourt 9.0 km · Mooi River 27 km · Ladysmith 55 km · Howick 65 km · Mpophomeni 70 km · Greytown 79 km · Pietermaritzburg 87 km · Richmond 103 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 Wembesi (-29.0491°, 29.7823°, elevation 1,254 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).