Kitama weather in June

In June, Kitama sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 4 mm of rain across 1.1 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in June, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of June to 11 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Kitama's 1st-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kitama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
4 mm
1.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:40 AM – 6:03 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10
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Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°C through the month.

A typical June day in Kitama reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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How June really feels in Kitama

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 0°C
0
wind chill below the day's low

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Kitama 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 23°20022.612.63.3
Feb30° / 23°18720.512.43.4
Mar30° / 23°1922612.13.2
Apr29° / 22°8617.811.84.4
May29° / 20°24511.56.3
Jun29° / 19°41.111.47.2
Jul28° / 18°41.111.47.5
Aug29° / 18°51.311.67.0
Sep30° / 19°9311.96.2
Oct31° / 20°236.712.25.3
Nov31° / 22°5211.512.54.3
Dec31° / 23°13720.312.63.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in June, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 18%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Kitama gets around 4 mm of rain over 1.1 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 4% and peaks near 5% on the wettest days.

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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 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 27% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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311342422
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511644381
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Wind in June

Winds average 11 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in June

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of June to 11 h 24 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 6:36 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:01 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:366:01
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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.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.25 kWh/m² in November 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 Kitama

In seasonPeak

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

Kitama'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 Kitama?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Kitama in June

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

In June, Kitama sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kitama 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 Kitama peaks around March 12 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 21 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 12UV 15Jun 21UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Kitama 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 Kitama is worst in November — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 9 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateNov 1715 µg/m³May 229 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr10Good
May9Good
Jun9Good
Jul11Good
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct10Good
Nov16Moderate
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Kitama?

Kitama sits at 10.7°S, 39.7°E, 264 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Tandahimba, 12 km away.

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Topography around Kitama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kitama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 63 m around an average of 256 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 261 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 936 m.

The land around Kitama is covered by trees (40%), shrubs (28%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, trees (42%), shrubs (30%) and grassland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) within 80 km.

3 km
63 m
16 km
261 m
80 km
936 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
← MayKitama year-round climateJuly →Best places to visit in June
June weather nearby: Tandahimba 12 km · Nanyamba 12 km · Luchingu 48 km · Newala 53 km · Newala Kisimani 56 km · Nyangao 65 km · Mtwara 70 km · Nanganga 74 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 Kitama (-10.7167°, 39.7333°, elevation 264 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).