Mata-Utu weather in June

In June, Mata-Utu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 145 mm of rain across 19.6 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 18 min at the start of June to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Mata-Utu's 4th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mata-Utu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
8th warmest
Overnight low
26°
6th coldest
Rainfall
145 mm
19.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:08 AM – 5:22 PM
Cloud cover
56%
4th clearest
Wind
26 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.29 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Mata-Utu is capital of Wallis and Futuna.

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 28°C through the month.

A typical June day in Mata-Utu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 1°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°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)
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How June really feels in Mata-Utu

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.

Mata-Utu weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 8th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 26°35526.212.73.7
Feb28° / 26°33023.612.43.7
Mar28° / 26°30425.812.13.7
Apr28° / 26°23424.311.73.9
May28° / 26°18121.711.44.6
Jun28° / 26°14519.611.25.0
Jul27° / 26°12218.711.35.4
Aug27° / 26°11619.211.65.3
Sep27° / 26°14520.611.95.0
Oct27° / 26°21723.212.34.5
Nov28° / 26°26124.212.64.2
Dec28° / 26°32425.412.84.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15149
25248
35248
45347
55347
65446
75446
85545
95644
105743
115743
125941
135941
145941
156139
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Mata-Utu gets around 145 mm of rain over 19.6 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 65% and peaks near 68% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
168
268
368
468
568
668
768
868
968
1067
1167
1267
1366
1465
1565
1664
1763
1863
1963
2063
2163
2263
2363
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2764
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2964
3064

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 58% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
134947
235047
335047
425147
525147
625147
725147
825246
925246
1025246
1125345
1225345
1325444
1425543
1525642
1635740
1735839
1835938
1936136
2036235
2146234
2246333
2346432
2446630
2546729
2646729
2746828
2846927
2946927
3047026

Wind in June

Winds average 26 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 23 km/h on the calmest days to 27 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
224breezy
324breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 18 min at the start of June to 11 h 12 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 6:04 AM to 6:11 AM, and sunset from 5:20 PM to 5:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.36:045:20
211.36:045:20
311.36:055:20
411.36:055:21
511.36:055:21
611.36:055:21
711.26:065:21
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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 4.29 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.29 kWh/m² to a high of 5.97 kWh/m² in November across the year — June's 4.29 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
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224.3Bright
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244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
Planning a trip in June

Is June a good time to visit Mata-Utu?

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

5.0
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Mata-Utu for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mata-Utu in June

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

In June, Mata-Utu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Mata-Utu in June

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 28°C.

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

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun29Tropical
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Mata-Utu 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 Mata-Utu peaks around February 14 at about 17 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 18 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 highExtremeFeb 14UV 17Jun 18UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan16Extreme
Feb17Extreme
Mar16Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun9Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug11Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct15Extreme
Nov13Extreme
Dec13Extreme
Location & terrain

Where is Mata-Utu?

Mata-Utu sits at 13.3°S, 176.2°W, 15 m above sea level, in Wallis and Futuna. The nearest listed city is Apia, 480 km away.

Topography around Mata-Utu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mata-Utu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m around an average of 28 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 141 m.

The land around Mata-Utu is covered by trees (46%) and water (46%) within 3 km, water (91%) within 16 km, and water (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
142 m
16 km
147 m
80 km
141 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
June weather nearby: Apia 480 km · Labasa 594 km · Pago Pago 601 km · Levuka 718 km · Funafuti 732 km · Nasinu 779 km · Lami 790 km · Suva 791 km

Wallis and Futuna travel facts

Religion
Roman Catholic 99%other 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 Mata-Utu (-13.2816°, -176.1745°, elevation 15 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. 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. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).