Gombe weather in June

In June, Gombe sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 62 mm of rain across 16.6 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-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 14% of the time in June, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of June to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Gombe's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gombe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
10th warmest
Overnight low
17°
4th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
16.6 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:52 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
70%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.94 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Gombe is town in Butambala, Uganda.

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 Gombe reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12618
22618
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42617
52617
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Gombe weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 18°6914.7125.6
Feb28° / 18°6815.3125.1
Mar27° / 18°11722.2124.5
Apr26° / 18°15326.1123.9
May25° / 18°12624.9124.4
Jun26° / 17°6216.6125.5
Jul26° / 17°4712.6126.1
Aug26° / 17°8720.2125.0
Sep27° / 17°11124.3124.3
Oct26° / 18°14726.7124.0
Nov26° / 18°14125.4124.0
Dec26° / 18°9319.2125.1

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13565
23664
33763
43664
53664
63664
73664
83565
93466
103367
113367
123268
133169
143169
153070
162971
172971
182971
192971
202971
213070
223169
233268
243268
253367
263565
273664
283664
293763
303862

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Gombe gets around 62 mm of rain over 16.6 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 56% and peaks near 65% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
165
264
364
463
562
661
760
859
958
1058
1157
1257
1357
1457
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1656
1756
1856
1955
2055
2154
2253
2352
2451
2550
2649
2748
2846
2945
3044

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 30% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
114455
214653
314950
425048
525345
625543
735641
835938
936037
1046135
1146333
1256332
1356431
1456530
1566529
1666628
1766727
1866826
1976825
2077023
2177122
2287121
2387220
2497219
25107218
26117316
27127315
28137413
29147412
30167410

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 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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188calm
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218calm
228calm
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268calm
278calm
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308calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of June to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 6:54 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:55 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:496:50
212.06:496:50
312.06:496:50
412.06:496:50
512.06:496:50
612.06:506:50
712.06:506:50
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1112.06:516:51
1212.06:516:51
1312.06:516:52
1412.06:516:52
1512.06:516:52
1612.06:526:52
1712.06:526:52
1812.06:526:53
1912.06:526:53
2012.06:526:53
2112.06:536:53
2212.06:536:54
2312.06:536:54
2412.06:536:54
2512.06:536:54
2612.06:546:54
2712.06:546:55
2812.06:546:55
2912.06:546:55
3012.06:546:55

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.94 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.79 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 4.94 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
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285.0Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Gombe?

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

5.5
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Gombe for sightseeing.

What to pack for Gombe in June

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

In June, Gombe sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Gombe 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 Gombe 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 (extreme).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeMar 16UV 15Jun 17UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan12Extreme
Feb14Extreme
Mar15Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct14Extreme
Nov12Extreme
Dec11Extreme

Air quality in Gombe 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 Gombe is worst in January — around 49 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.8× the cleanest month (May, 27 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 1648 µg/m³May 1127 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb41Poor
Mar32Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May27Moderate
Jun35Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct37Poor
Nov38Poor
Dec42Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Gombe?

Gombe sits at 0.2°N, 32.1°E, 1,190 m above sea level, in Uganda. The nearest listed city is Mityana, 25 km away.

NamayumbaKakiriLukayaKatabiKiziba

Topography around Gombe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gombe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m around an average of 1,220 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 540 m.

The land around Gombe is covered by shrubs (48%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, shrubs (44%) and trees (41%) within 16 km, and trees (26%), shrubs (26%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
166 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
540 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Mityana 25 km · Mpigi 25 km · Kasanje 35 km · Namayumba 40 km · Kakiri 41 km · Lukaya 44 km · Katabi 44 km · Kiziba 45 km

Uganda travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 35% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,206
2025
Happiness
4.5 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
18%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
9
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
29.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 518
Religion
Protestant 45%Roman Catholic 39%Muslim 14%other 2%

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 Gombe (0.2033°, 32.0881°, elevation 1,190 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).