Chunga weather in June

In June, Chunga sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of June to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Chunga's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chunga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
11th warmest
Overnight low
11°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 06 min
6:34 AM – 5:40 PM
Cloud cover
26%
3rd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
9.2
out of 10

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical June day in Chunga reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 2°C cooler than May and on par with July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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Chunga weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 19°22224.812.84.1
Feb27° / 19°16921.112.54.4
Mar27° / 18°10616.912.15.5
Apr26° / 16°22511.77.6
May25° / 13°30.811.38.8
Jun23° / 11°10.111.19.2
Jul23° / 11°10.111.29.1
Aug26° / 13°0011.59.1
Sep29° / 17°20.311.97.2
Oct31° / 20°112.412.35.4
Nov30° / 20°8212.612.74.6
Dec27° / 19°1922312.94.3

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 69% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 15%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18713
28713
38713
48614
58614
68614
78614
88614
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308020

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Chunga gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1937
2937
3946
4946
5955
6955
7964
8964
9973
10973
11973
12982
13982
14982
15982
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
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Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412calm
512calm
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of June to 11 h 06 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 6:37 AM, and sunset from 5:39 PM to 5:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:305:39
211.26:305:39
311.16:305:39
411.16:315:39
511.16:315:39
611.16:315:39
711.16:325:39
811.16:325:39
911.16:325:39
1011.16:335:39
1111.16:335:39
1211.16:335:40
1311.16:335:40
1411.16:345:40
1511.16:345:40
1611.16:345:40
1711.16:355:40
1811.16:355:40
1911.16:355:41
2011.16:355:41
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2211.16:365:41
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2611.16:365:42
2711.16:375:42
2811.16:375:43
2911.16:375:43
3011.16:375:43

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.82 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.82 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in October across the year — June's 4.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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34.9Bright
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Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Chunga

In seasonPeak

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

Chunga's monsoon runs December–March, 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 Chunga?

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

9.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

June is one of the better times to visit Chunga for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Chunga in June

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

In June, Chunga sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Chunga 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 Chunga peaks around January 19 at about 16 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 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 highExtremeJan 19UV 16Jun 23UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan17Extreme
Feb15Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep11Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov14Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Chunga 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 Chunga is worst in August — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.2× the cleanest month (December, 14 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateAug 1744 µg/m³Dec 2114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul37Poor
Aug45Poor
Sep38Poor
Oct27Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec14Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Chunga?

Chunga sits at 15.3°S, 28.3°E, 1,197 m above sea level, in Zambia. The nearest listed city is Lusaka, 10 km away.

Topography around Chunga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chunga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 124 m around an average of 1,217 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 230 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,065 m.

The land around Chunga is covered by artificial surfaces (37%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and grassland (34%), shrubs (22%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
124 m
16 km
230 m
80 km
1,065 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
June weather nearby: Lusaka 10 km · Namalombwe 12 km · Madido 12 km · Lusaka West 17 km · Ntandabale 18 km · Chisankane 20 km · Chilanga Township 28 km · Palabana 32 km

Zambia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 30% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,318
2025
Happiness
4.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
5.2
per 100k, 2015
Road deaths
20.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 573
Religion
Protestant 75%Roman Catholic 20%other 3%none 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 Chunga (-15.3174°, 28.2687°, elevation 1,197 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).