Kigoma weather in June

In June, Kigoma sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 11 mm of rain across 2.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in June, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of June to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kigoma's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kigoma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
11 mm
2.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
7:10 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
45%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.54 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.1
out of 10

Kigoma is city in Tanzania.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kigoma reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Kigoma weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 21°2542812.33.7
Feb27° / 22°20123.812.24.0
Mar27° / 21°27127.9123.8
Apr27° / 21°26426.311.93.8
May28° / 21°10415.611.85.6
Jun28° / 21°112.211.77.1
Jul29° / 20°10.311.77.3
Aug30° / 21°61.211.86.5
Sep30° / 22°244.9125.5
Oct28° / 22°1421812.14.7
Nov26° / 21°2762712.23.7
Dec26° / 21°29829.512.33.6

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 48% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16535
26535
36733
46733
56832
66832
76832
86931
96931
106931
116832
126931
136931
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277030
287030
297129
307129

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Kigoma gets around 11 mm of rain over 2.2 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 8% and peaks near 20% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
120
219
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515
613
712
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910
109
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146
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264
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284
294
304

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels humid — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the humid band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 31% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1043462
2043660
3053956
4064153
5064351
6074548
7084745
8084943
9095140
100105238
110115336
120115534
130125632
140135730
150145828
160155926
170165925
180175924
190185923
200186121
210196120
220206119
230216118
241235917
251246015
261265914
271285813
281295812
291315711
301345510

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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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126calm
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of June to 11 h 42 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 7:07 AM to 7:13 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:56 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:076:51
211.77:076:51
311.77:076:51
411.77:076:51
511.77:086:52
611.77:086:52
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1211.77:096:53
1311.77:096:53
1411.77:106:53
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1711.77:106:54
1811.77:116:54
1911.77:116:54
2011.77:116:54
2111.77:116:54
2211.77:116:55
2311.77:126:55
2411.77:126:55
2511.77:126:55
2611.77:126:55
2711.77:126:56
2811.77:136:56
2911.77:136:56
3011.77:136:56

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.5 kWh/m² in September across the year — June's 5.54 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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55.6Bright
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115.6Bright
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145.5Bright
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285.6Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kigoma

In seasonPeak

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

Kigoma's rainy season runs October–April, 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 Kigoma?

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

7.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.2
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kigoma in June

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

In June, Kigoma sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kigoma in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kigoma peaks around March 15 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near August 14 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 15UV 15Aug 14UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Kigoma 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 Kigoma is worst in August — around 51 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 5.5× the cleanest month (April, 9 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModeratePoorModerateGoodAug 1450 µg/m³Apr 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar12Good
Apr9Good
May11Good
Jun25Moderate
Jul45Poor
Aug51Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct19Moderate
Nov12Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kigoma?

Kigoma sits at 4.9°S, 29.6°E, 769 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mwandiga, 6.0 km away.

VyandaUvinzaRumongeKalemieNgurukaGitega

Topography around Kigoma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kigoma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 177 m around an average of 820 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 607 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,930 m.

The land around Kigoma is covered by artificial surfaces (38%) and water (32%) within 3 km, water (56%) within 16 km, and water (44%), grassland (24%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
177 m
16 km
607 m
80 km
1,930 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Mwandiga 6.0 km · Kasulu 62 km · Vyanda 86 km · Uvinza 88 km · Rumonge 103 km · Kalemie 128 km · Nguruka 159 km · Gitega 165 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
Christian 63%Muslim 34%folk religion 1%

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 Kigoma (-4.8769°, 29.6267°, elevation 769 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).