Kiratu weather in June

In June, Kiratu sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 35 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of June to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kiratu's 11th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiratu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
35 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:43 AM – 6:32 PM
Cloud cover
72%
11th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 20°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kiratu reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Kiratu 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
Jan24° / 14°30514.412.26.2
Feb25° / 14°20011.512.16.4
Mar24° / 14°24516.8125.8
Apr22° / 14°21725.711.94.2
May21° / 13°13219.411.95.0
Jun20° / 11°35911.86.1
Jul19° / 10°23611.86.5
Aug20° / 10°226.411.96.7
Sep22° / 11°164.1127.6
Oct23° / 12°481012.16.9
Nov24° / 14°12916.412.25.8
Dec24° / 14°24817.312.25.8

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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

Any precipitation

Kiratu gets around 35 mm of rain over 9 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 30% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 87% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
16634
26832
37030
47228
57426
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Wind in June

Winds average 7 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
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of June to 11 h 48 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 6:40 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.88 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.88 kWh/m² to a high of 6.59 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 4.88 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Kiratu

In seasonPeak

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

Kiratu's monsoon runs December–April, 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 Kiratu?

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

6.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Kiratu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kiratu in June

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

In June, Kiratu sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Kiratu 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 Kiratu peaks around March 13 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 at about 10 (extreme).

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

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar17Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Kiratu?

Kiratu sits at 3.3°S, 35.7°E, 1,541 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Mto wa Mbu, 20 km away.

MaguguDongobeshBabatiDaredaBashanet

Topography around Kiratu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiratu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 181 m around an average of 1,536 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,370 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,981 m.

The land around Kiratu is covered by trees (35%) and cropland (28%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
181 m
16 km
1,370 m
80 km
2,981 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Mto wa Mbu 20 km · Makuyuni 54 km · Mbulu 59 km · Magugu 77 km · Dongobesh 87 km · Babati 99 km · Dareda 99 km · Bashanet 104 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 Kiratu (-3.3333°, 35.6667°, elevation 1,541 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).