Katumba weather in June

In June, Katumba sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 9 mm of rain across 3.3 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-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 32% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of June to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Katumba's 5th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Katumba's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 19°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 9 mm; 3.3 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 30 min; 7:02 AM – 6:30 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 5th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 5th windiest
Solar energy: 4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 7.2; out of 10

Katumba is ward of Tanzania.

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 19°C through the month.

A typical June day in Katumba reaches about 19°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 22°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)	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Avg low (°C)	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

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

Katumba 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.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	24° / 16°	456	29.4	12.5	3.7
Feb	24° / 16°	366	25.7	12.3	3.8
Mar	23° / 16°	362	29.1	12.1	3.7
Apr	22° / 15°	186	24.5	11.8	4.2
May	21° / 13°	44	11.6	11.6	6.2
Jun	19° / 10°	9	3.3	11.5	7.2
Jul	19° / 10°	10	3.4	11.5	7.2
Aug	21° / 11°	8	2.4	11.7	8.0
Sep	24° / 13°	11	3	11.9	8.4
Oct	25° / 15°	48	10	12.2	7.0
Nov	25° / 16°	179	18.7	12.4	5.4
Dec	24° / 16°	400	27	12.5	4.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 29% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 39%.

	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 (%)	59	59	59	60	61	61	61	60	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	62	62	62	62	63	63	63	64	64
Cloudier (%)	41	41	41	40	39	39	39	40	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	38	38	38	38	37	37	37	36	36

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	64	36

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Katumba gets around 9 mm of rain over 3.3 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 12% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	12

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

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 84% 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 (%)	51	55	59	63	67	70	74	77	80	83	85	87	89	90	91	92	92	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	95	95	95	95
Comfortable (%)	48	45	41	37	33	30	26	23	20	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5
Humid (%)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	51	48	1
2	55	45	0
3	59	41	0
4	63	37	0
5	67	33	0
6	70	30	0
7	74	26	0
8	77	23	0
9	80	20	0
10	83	17	0
11	85	15	0
12	87	13	0
13	89	11	0
14	90	10	0
15	91	9	0
16	92	8	0
17	92	8	0
18	93	7	0
19	93	7	0
20	93	7	0
21	93	7	0
22	94	6	0
23	94	6	0
24	94	6	0
25	94	6	0
26	94	6	0
27	95	5	0
28	95	5	0
29	95	5	0
30	95	5	0

Wind in June

Winds average 8 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	8	calm
2	8	calm
3	8	calm
4	8	calm
5	8	calm
6	8	calm
7	8	calm
8	8	calm
9	8	calm
10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of June to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 7:05 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:33 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)	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:58	6:58	6:59	6:59	6:59	6:59	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:00	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:01	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:02	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:03	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:04	7:05	7:05
Sunset (PM)	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.5	6:58	6:28
2	11.5	6:58	6:28
3	11.5	6:59	6:28
4	11.5	6:59	6:28
5	11.5	6:59	6:28
6	11.5	6:59	6:28
7	11.5	7:00	6:28
8	11.5	7:00	6:29
9	11.5	7:00	6:29
10	11.5	7:00	6:29
11	11.5	7:01	6:29
12	11.5	7:01	6:29
13	11.5	7:01	6:29
14	11.5	7:01	6:29
15	11.5	7:02	6:30
16	11.5	7:02	6:30
17	11.5	7:02	6:30
18	11.5	7:02	6:30
19	11.5	7:03	6:30
20	11.5	7:03	6:30
21	11.5	7:03	6:31
22	11.5	7:03	6:31
23	11.5	7:03	6:31
24	11.5	7:04	6:31
25	11.5	7:04	6:32
26	11.5	7:04	6:32
27	11.5	7:04	6:32
28	11.5	7:04	6:32
29	11.5	7:05	6:32
30	11.5	7:05	6:33

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.84 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.95 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 4.84 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)	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8	4.8
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.9	Bright
2	4.9	Bright
3	4.9	Bright
4	4.9	Bright
5	4.9	Bright
6	4.9	Bright
7	4.9	Bright
8	4.9	Bright
9	4.9	Bright
10	4.9	Bright
11	4.8	Bright
12	4.8	Bright
13	4.8	Bright
14	4.8	Bright
15	4.8	Bright
16	4.8	Bright
17	4.8	Bright
18	4.8	Bright
19	4.8	Bright
20	4.8	Bright
21	4.8	Bright
22	4.8	Bright
23	4.8	Bright
24	4.8	Bright
25	4.8	Bright
26	4.8	Bright
27	4.8	Bright
28	4.8	Bright
29	4.8	Bright
30	4.8	Bright

Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Katumba

In seasonPeak

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

Katumba's monsoon runs December–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is June a good time to visit Katumba?

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

7.2

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

3.2

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Katumba in June

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

In June, Katumba sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

sun protection

UV index in Katumba in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Katumba peaks around February 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 16 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	16	16	16	14	11	10	11	12	12	14	13	13
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	16	Extreme
Feb	16	Extreme
Mar	16	Extreme
Apr	14	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	14	Extreme
Nov	13	Extreme
Dec	13	Extreme

Air quality in Katumba 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 Katumba is worst in October — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (May, 7 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)	12	13	11	9	7	8	11	15	18	19	14	10
Level	Good	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	12	Good
Feb	13	Moderate
Mar	11	Good
Apr	9	Good
May	7	Good
Jun	8	Good
Jul	11	Good
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	18	Moderate
Oct	19	Moderate
Nov	14	Moderate
Dec	10	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Katumba?

Katumba sits at 9.2°S, 33.6°E, 1,387 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Tukuyu, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Katumba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katumba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m around an average of 1,378 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,150 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,473 m.

The land around Katumba is covered by trees (77%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and shrubs (23%) within 16 km, and trees (36%), cropland (27%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

237 m

trees 77%

16 km

2,150 m

trees 68%

80 km

2,473 m

trees 36%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

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

June weather nearby: Tukuyu 4.0 km · Kiwira 11 km · Mbeya 41 km · Ipinda 42 km · Kyela 47 km · Utengule 48 km · Igurusi 50 km · Chimala 61 km

Tanzania travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 29% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,319; 2025
Happiness: 3.9 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 31%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 3.7; per 100k, 2020
Road deaths: 31.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: Low; EF EPI 479
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 Katumba (-9.2333°, 33.6167°, elevation 1,387 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	20	12
2	20	12
3	20	11
4	20	11
5	20	11
6	20	11
7	20	11
8	20	11
9	20	11
10	19	11
11	19	11
12	19	10
13	19	10
14	19	10
15	19	10
16	19	10
17	19	10
18	19	10
19	19	10
20	19	10
21	19	10
22	19	10
23	19	10
24	19	10
25	19	10
26	19	10
27	19	10
28	19	10
29	19	10
30	19	10

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	64	36

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	51	48	1
2	55	45	0
3	59	41	0
4	63	37	0
5	67	33	0
6	70	30	0
7	74	26	0
8	77	23	0
9	80	20	0
10	83	17	0
11	85	15	0
12	87	13	0
13	89	11	0
14	90	10	0
15	91	9	0
16	92	8	0
17	92	8	0
18	93	7	0
19	93	7	0
20	93	7	0
21	93	7	0
22	94	6	0
23	94	6	0
24	94	6	0
25	94	6	0
26	94	6	0
27	95	5	0
28	95	5	0
29	95	5	0
30	95	5	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	64	36

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	51	48	1
2	55	45	0
3	59	41	0
4	63	37	0
5	67	33	0
6	70	30	0
7	74	26	0
8	77	23	0
9	80	20	0
10	83	17	0
11	85	15	0
12	87	13	0
13	89	11	0
14	90	10	0
15	91	9	0
16	92	8	0
17	92	8	0
18	93	7	0
19	93	7	0
20	93	7	0
21	93	7	0
22	94	6	0
23	94	6	0
24	94	6	0
25	94	6	0
26	94	6	0
27	95	5	0
28	95	5	0
29	95	5	0
30	95	5	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	59	41
2	59	41
3	59	41
4	60	40
5	61	39
6	61	39
7	61	39
8	60	40
9	61	39
10	61	39
11	61	39
12	61	39
13	61	39
14	61	39
15	61	39
16	61	39
17	61	39
18	61	39
19	61	39
20	61	39
21	61	39
22	62	38
23	62	38
24	62	38
25	62	38
26	63	37
27	63	37
28	63	37
29	64	36
30	64	36

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

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	51	48	1
2	55	45	0
3	59	41	0
4	63	37	0
5	67	33	0
6	70	30	0
7	74	26	0
8	77	23	0
9	80	20	0
10	83	17	0
11	85	15	0
12	87	13	0
13	89	11	0
14	90	10	0
15	91	9	0
16	92	8	0
17	92	8	0
18	93	7	0
19	93	7	0
20	93	7	0
21	93	7	0
22	94	6	0
23	94	6	0
24	94	6	0
25	94	6	0
26	94	6	0
27	95	5	0
28	95	5	0
29	95	5	0
30	95	5	0