Mbeya weather in June

In June, Mbeya sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.7 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 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 Mbeya's 4th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbeya's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
7:02 AM – 6:31 PM
Cloud cover
46%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
8.1
out of 10

Mbeya is city in Tanzania.

Founded
2005

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 21°C through the month.

A typical June day in Mbeya reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 23°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Mbeya 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
Jan23° / 15°42628.112.53.8
Feb23° / 15°34624.212.34.0
Mar23° / 15°40028.212.13.9
Apr22° / 14°19823.711.84.4
May22° / 13°338.211.66.9
Jun21° / 11°30.711.58.1
Jul21° / 10°10.111.58.2
Aug23° / 11°3111.78.6
Sep25° / 13°92.111.98.4
Oct26° / 15°499.712.26.9
Nov25° / 15°1791812.45.4
Dec24° / 15°37425.912.54.3

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Mbeya gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.7 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 3% and peaks near 8% on the wettest days.

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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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
18515
28713
38911
4919
5928
6946
7955
8964
9973
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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 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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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 6:29 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:586:29
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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 5.21 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.21 kWh/m² to a high of 6.97 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 5.21 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Mbeya

In seasonPeak

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

Mbeya'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 Mbeya?

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

8.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Mbeya in June

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

In June, Mbeya sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: sun protection.

sun protection

UV index in Mbeya 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 Mbeya peaks around February 22 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeFeb 22UV 16Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb16Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Mbeya 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 Mbeya 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).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateGoodOct 1219 µg/m³May 198 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar11Good
Apr9Good
May7Good
Jun8Good
Jul11Good
Aug15Moderate
Sep18Moderate
Oct19Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Mbeya?

Mbeya sits at 8.9°S, 33.5°E, 1,697 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Utengule, 13 km away.

Topography around Mbeya

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbeya has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 534 m around an average of 1,747 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,503 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,454 m.

The land around Mbeya is covered by artificial surfaces (56%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (35%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), cropland (33%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
534 m
16 km
1,503 m
80 km
2,454 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
June weather nearby: Utengule 13 km · Kiwira 32 km · Katumba 41 km · Igurusi 44 km · Tukuyu 45 km · Mlowo 52 km · Matundasi 53 km · Vwawa 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
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 Mbeya (-8.9°, 33.45°, elevation 1,697 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).