Sokoni weather in June

In June, Sokoni sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 55 mm of rain across 14.4 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of June to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Sokoni's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sokoni's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
8th warmest
Overnight low
25°
4th coldest
Rainfall
55 mm
14.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 36 min
6:33 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
45%
6th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Sokoni is Tanzanian settlement.

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 26°C through the month.

A typical June day in Sokoni reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Sokoni

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 ≤ 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.

Sokoni weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 8th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 27°387.112.36.2
Feb29° / 27°305.812.26.1
Mar29° / 27°13319.3124.6
Apr28° / 26°27926.711.94.0
May27° / 25°2082211.74.9
Jun26° / 25°5514.411.66.2
Jul25° / 24°3711.811.76.7
Aug25° / 24°299.511.87.3
Sep26° / 24°237127.8
Oct26° / 25°5710.612.17.1
Nov27° / 26°8115.512.35.9
Dec28° / 26°7916.112.45.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17624
27624
37624
47723
57624
67624
77624
87525
97525
107426
117327
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137327
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Sokoni gets around 55 mm of rain over 14.4 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 48% and peaks near 55% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
155
253
352
450
549
648
747
846
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1145
1244
1345
1445
1545
1646
1747
1847
1948
2049
2149
2249
2349
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2549
2649
2748
2848
2947
3046

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
101288
201387
301585
401783
501882
602080
702278
802377
902476
1002575
1102674
1202773
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1402872
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2203070
2303169
2403367
2503466
2613663
2713960
2814158
2914356
3014653

Wind in June

Winds average 23 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 24 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
122breezy
222breezy
322breezy
422breezy
522breezy
622breezy
723breezy
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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 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:306:09
211.76:306:09
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411.66:306:09
511.66:316:09
611.66:316:09
711.66:316:10
811.66:316:10
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1411.66:336:11
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1811.66:346:11
1911.66:346:11
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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 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.66 kWh/m² to a high of 6.49 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 4.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
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44.9Bright
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284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Sokoni

In seasonPeak

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

Sokoni sits in the South Indian Ocean cyclone belt; the season peaks January–March.

Sokoni's monsoon runs March–May, when most of the year's rain falls.

Cyclone
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Sokoni?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Sokoni for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sokoni in June

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

In June, Sokoni sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 25°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes, sun protection and a windbreaker. About 14 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protectiona windbreaker

Sea temperature near Sokoni in June

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 25°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May28Tropical
Jun27Warm
Jul26Warm
Aug25Warm
Sep26Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Warm
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Sokoni 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 Sokoni peaks around March 16 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 17 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan13Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec12Extreme

Air quality in Sokoni 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 Sokoni is worst in January — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.9× the cleanest month (November, 10 µg/m³).

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

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateGoodModerateJan 1919 µg/m³Nov 1110 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan19Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr12Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov10Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sokoni?

Sokoni sits at 6.4°S, 39.5°E, 24 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Zanzibar, 49 km away.

VikinduBagamoyoKibaha

Topography around Sokoni

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sokoni has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 37 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 306 m.

The land around Sokoni is covered by trees (39%), water (26%) and shrubs (24%) within 3 km, water (71%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and water (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
37 m
16 km
55 m
80 km
306 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
June weather nearby: Zanzibar 49 km · Magomeni 53 km · Dar es Salaam 53 km · Mapinga 57 km · Mwandege 67 km · Vikindu 70 km · Bagamoyo 71 km · Kibaha 79 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 Sokoni (-6.4333°, 39.55°, elevation 24 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).