Tarakea weather in June

In June, Tarakea sees average daytime highs of 19°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 118 mm of rain across 20.6 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Tarakea's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tarakea's year-round climate.

Daytime high
19°
10th warmest
Overnight low
11°
4th coldest
Rainfall
118 mm
20.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:35 AM – 6:25 PM
Cloud cover
79%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
4.8 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 19°C through the month.

A typical June day in Tarakea reaches about 19°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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Tarakea weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 13°33819.512.25.1
Feb22° / 13°33214.712.15.6
Mar22° / 14°47521.2125.1
Apr21° / 14°59325.111.94.1
May20° / 13°32424.111.94.2
Jun19° / 11°11820.611.84.4
Jul19° / 10°6519.811.84.5
Aug19° / 10°9021.511.94.4
Sep20° / 11°11119.3124.8
Oct21° / 12°21821.612.14.7
Nov21° / 13°36925.612.14.0
Dec21° / 14°37526.312.24.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in June, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Tarakea gets around 118 mm of rain over 20.6 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 68% and peaks near 73% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
165
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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 90% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
17228
27327
37525
47723
57822
68020
78218
88416
98614
108713
118911
129010
13919
14928
15937
16946
17955
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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 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
26calm
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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 6:32 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:28 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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2811.86:386:27
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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 4.8 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.8 kWh/m² to a high of 6.23 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 4.8 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Tarakea

In seasonPeak

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

Tarakea's rainy season runs November–May, 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 Tarakea?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
2.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Tarakea for sightseeing.

What to pack for Tarakea in June

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

In June, Tarakea sees daytime highs around 19°C and nights near 11°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Tarakea 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 Tarakea peaks around March 16 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 16Jun 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan15Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr15Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Tarakea 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 Tarakea is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodGoodModerateJul 1116 µg/m³Nov 1411 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb14Moderate
Mar13Moderate
Apr13Moderate
May12Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct12Moderate
Nov10Good
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Tarakea?

Tarakea sits at 3.0°S, 37.6°E, 1,653 m above sea level, in Tanzania. The nearest listed city is Taveta, 46 km away.

KingoriUsangiMakinduLembeniUsa River

Topography around Tarakea

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tarakea has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 377 m around an average of 1,665 m above sea level; within 16 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,919 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 5,314 m.

The land around Tarakea is covered by cropland (49%) and trees (47%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (34%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and grassland (42%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
377 m
16 km
3,919 m
80 km
5,314 m
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June weather nearby: Taveta 46 km · Moshi 47 km · Boma la Ngombe 59 km · Kingori 72 km · Usangi 79 km · Makindu 85 km · Lembeni 87 km · Usa River 89 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 Tarakea (-3.0008°, 37.5642°, elevation 1,653 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).